The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-01-17

| 81. Gen Malone captured $50 pickets In his
/ front without losing man. Gen Forrest captured
land destroyed at Paris Tennessee river, three gun
boats and four transports
-NOVEMBER-5. Forrest captured at John.
sonyile, Tenn, 4 gunboats and "a transports, and
destroyed vast stores of the enemy.
7. Congress met in Richmond.
s. Abraham Lincoln reelected by large ma
jority.
IL. Sherman's forces burned and evacuated
Rome, Ga.
r. Gen Rosser defeated two divisions of the
enemy's cavalry, near Middletown. Sherman
evacuated Atlanta, and started on an expedition
across Georgia.
| ID. Hood commenced the passage of the Ten
nessee river, near Florence
IA. Gen Breckenridge, having turned Bulls
Gap, struck Gillem's column while retreating and
routed it, with heavy loss.
Is. Gen Pagan captured Fayetteville, AK,
with eight hundred prisoners.
II. Gen Pickett captured the enemys pickets
| in his 'front.'
20 Gen Sherman's forces occupied Milledge-
vile.
o. Gen Rosser repulsed Sheridan's cavalry,
driving them through Edinburg. The Georgia
State troops, Gen Phillips, attacked and defeated
column of Shermans forces at Griswoldville.
The enemy abandon the attempt on Macon.
by Major Hartridge.
. 25 Sherman evacuated Milledgeville, after
burning the penitentiary, arsenas and bridges.
26. The enemy evacuated Decatur, burning the
stores.
~. Wheeers cavalry whipped Fitzpatrick at
Waynesborough, Ga. The enemy evacuated
Huntsville, Alabama, and Columbia Tennessee, and
retIeated towards Nashville
49, The Confederate States steamer Florida,
-: L. hoil
by the enemy, was run into by one of their vessels
| and sunk. Gen Rosser captured Fort Kelly at
New Greek depot, and also Piedmont, both on line
of Baltimore and Ohio railroad, with numerous
prisoners and spoils. Gen Merritt, with 5000
cavalry, ravages portions of the counties of Eau
quier and Loudon.
80. Gen Hood attacked the enemy under Scho-
field, at Franklin, Tennessee The enemy retreat
ed during the night to Nashville.
DECEMBER-1. Grants cavalry, General
Gregg, captured and burnt Stony Greek Depot,
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. Hoods army
appeared before Nashville.
2. The enemy, General Foster, attempted to
gain the Charleston and Savannah Railroad at
Grahamville. Heavily repused at Honey Hill by
General W Smith. Admiral Dahlgren repulsed
at Coosawhatchie.
4. General Wheeler repulses and routs Kill
patrick between Milledgeville and MilIen.
6. The enemy driven back from an attempt on
Pocotaligo Charleston and Savannah Railroad. A
heavy column of the enemy, under Warren, start
on expedition against Weldon.
7. Fight near Pocotaligo between the enemy
and the South Carolina Cadets. The enemy in
trenched near the railroad.
s. Warren's expedition at Jarratts Station
Sherman's advance encountered Hardee, twenty
miles from Savannah. Gen Hampton defeated and
drove in on the infantry the cavalry Of Warrens
expedition.
8. Gen Hampton, who had joined the guard at
Meherrin Bridge, repulsed Warren's attack at Bel
| field. Warren abandoned his expedition and set
out on his return, after having torn up six miles of
| railroad track.
IL. Warren rogained Grants lines. Sherman's
forces felt lines around Savannah to-day, but
made no attack.
Is Sherman stormed and captured Fort Nc
Alister at the mouth of the Ogeechee, and opened
Communication with the sea-
IA. Bristol, Tenn, occupied by raiding expe-
dition under Burbridge and Stoneman.
| Is. Thomas attacked Hood near Nashville, and
forced back his left wing.
| Is. Gen Hood falls back to Brentwood ILLS
A raiding expedition of the enemy occupy and
burn Pollard.
II. Hood continues his retreat His rear
guard attacked miles beyond Franklin at D. m
II and Is. Breckenridge in collision with Bur
bridge near Marion. Handled him roughly
10. Hood crossing Duck River at Columbia
Skrmishing at Spring Hill
! 20. Forrest joined Hood at Columbia. Bur
bridge gained possession of the Salt Works, at
Saltville, tonight Gen Hardee commenced to
evacuate Savannah.
! 21. Breckenridge advanced on Saltville Bur
bridge retired at night. Savannah evacuated this
| morning. Sherman receives the surrender of
Savannah from the Mayor. Occupied the city.
| ~. Rosser, nine miles north of Harrsouburg,
| REFUSES and drives back Gustav Hood reported
at Pulaski.
%. Lomax, two miles and half north of
Gordonsvie, defeated and heavily punished Tor
bett, who was moving against Gordonsvlle and
Charlottesville. Torbett retreated with precipita
ton.
"a great land and naval expedition which
left Hampton roads under Butler and Admiral
Porter, on the 18th, commenced to-day furious
bombardment OF Fort Fisher, below Wilmington.
20 Bombardment of Fort Fisher ontinued-
Butler landed three brigades above Fort Fisher
Attacked by our troops but held their ground at
night they assaulted Fort Fisher and were repulsed
IL Buffers troops reenIbarked lombard
ment inflicted but slight injury on Fort Fisher.
rs. Porters fleet no longer visible below Viii
mington. 80
s9@ North Carolinians, true to the last, as the
following extract of letter from an officer of the
Confederate army will show, who was for some
time prisoner at Johnson's Island + After giving
au account of the suffering of the prisoners there,
he says -.
sand | will here state that never saw more