The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-11


ditch Of great depth. n whose bottom were
driven thick palisades. torn them away
surmOunted the crest ana palisades, shot
and bayonete1 the Sunners who refused 10
surrender al their posts. and planted the
stars and stripes upon The work IA triumph.
The assault was made WIKI single me,
which approached the FORK from al sides
but thar Ut the river al the same instant
never for m instant wayer.uE. no man lur-
king shelter. boat facin- the fire maniully.
The explosion # tOrpeioe- nj this point
lid n0t deter them. Gen. >herman's old
division and corps had been told that he
had said. d" Carry the place by assault To-
night IL possible. they resolved 10 ia.nl
their old commanders WISH. ANA they did
il. Perhaps In The history ofthis war there
has not been more striking example or
the evidence o. Quic1 determined action.
Had We waited rut up entertainments.
shellel Tie place. and made tne usual APP
proaches. We should have lost many more
lives. anu time tl4t was invaluable. ~ L
s. our entire loss is not more than ninety
men killed ANA wounded ana we have
gained a necessity 81 base az supplies. Oar
whole army are eager 90 emulate such gio-
riOus example. and their rsr~- a. corps
has been "a SCI CD the -rllics, hight
ruE NAErI AID MuLrucEfl-lE-
Nr-zr1r,ulx Nov - 1854
We are in fall possession OF the capital Of
the state of Georgia. and without firing
gun In rs conquest on Friday last the
legislature which had been IN session.
hearing Of our approach. hastily decamped
without any adjournment. The legislative
panic spread among the citizens 20 such an
extent us 20 lepopu'Ate the place except
4 Of a few OH gentlemen and ladies' and The
negroes the latter welcoming our approach
wiki ecstactics K carnations of JOY. Dress
de Lord, tanks Doe % Almighty God. the
Yanks is come. de day 90 jubilee hab ar
rihed:" and then accompanied their words
with rather embarrassing hugs. which those
nearest the sidewalks received quite liberal
~.
Gen. Slocum. with the 2oth Corps. first
entered the city. arriving by way OF Madi-
son. having accomplished his mission 90
DESTROYING the railroads and valuable prdg-
es NJ Madison The fright OF the leg.sla-
tors. a. described by witnesses, must have
been cOmical in The extreme. They little
imagined the movement OF our Ten WING.
hearing first OF the advance of fitzpatrick
on the extreme right toward Macon. and
supposed that 20 be another raid. What
their opinion was when UOwarI'~ army app
pearel az McDonnough Dc would hc difficult
% say: and their establishment must have
approached insanity when thc o;her t~e
columns We're heard from -ono directed to-
ward Augusta and the other swiftly march
ing upon their devoted city.
Ii seemed as though they were surrounded
on all sides except toward the east. aud
that their doom was sealed. With the Ger
ID
up before them. they sought every possihi,
+. means Of escape Private effects house
hold furniture. books. pictures. everything
was conveyed 10 the depot. and loaded into
the cars until they were filled and heaped
and the flying people could NOT ind stand
ing room.
ANY and every price was obtained for q
vehicle 4 thousand dollars was cheap ion
a common buggy. and men rushed about
the streets in agony OF fear lest they Should
"mll victims 10 the ferocity OF the Yam
KEGS"
Several days of perfect quiet passed az
ter this exodus, when. on bright. sun
shiny morning. "a regiment entered The city
with band PLAYING national airs which
music had many a day since been hnshed ir
the capital of Georgia.
But few OF the troops were marched
through the city. some two or three reyi-
ments were detailed under the orders OF ths
engineers TO destroy certain property des-
ignated hy tle general commanding The
magazines. ar-enals. depot buildings fac
tories Of one kind and another. with store
houses containing large amounts Of govern
ment property. and some J, ZOO bales of cot
ton burned Private houses were respected
everywhere-ov those OF noted Rebels
and ! heard 0i uo Instance ~ pllIre or In
suit % the inhabitants. one or tvO OF the
latter. known as having been IN The Rebo
army. were made prisoners OF war. bat the
surgeons an the hospitals. the principal OF
the insane asylum. ana others. expressed
their gratitude that such perfect order was
maintained throughout the city.
Gen. sherman is nj The Executive Man.
sion its former occupant having with ex
tremely bad grace fed from his di-iin
gulshed visitor taking with him The eniir,
furniture OF the building. As Gen. Shcr
man travels with nennyc. Ia roll ~ blank
cts and havcr-lck full of h8rl-tack which
il as complete for die ont in the open ala
rs ia - palace. this lisc0urtcSy of Gov
Brown was not a serious Inconvenience.
Gen. Shermau's opening move in Oh,
present campaign has been successful in
the highest degree a. first moving bis
Army iG three columns. with column al
Cavalry on Ais extreme right upon eccen-
tric lines. DE diverted the attention OF the
enemy So that le concentrated Dis iOrce.
AZ extreme points. Macon and Augusta.
leaving unimpe lei the progress 81 the
main body In this campaign the end oI
which does not YET appear-it is not the
purpose OF the General 90 spend his time
before fortified cities nor Yet 20 cucumber
his wagons with wounded men His in-
structiOns % fitzpatrick were 10 demon
strate against Macon getting within lis,
miles Of the city.
FIGlI