New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-01
A FAREWELL ORDEE.
s:eu. sherman to his Men-Words at Part.
img-A Review Of the Pas'-The Flu
Of the Army.

special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. "Wednesday. May 81 lsGj.
The following order has just been issued:
HpoRs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI
IN rHE FIELD VI AsHISGIOs, May ~, 1850.
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS No. 1.-THE General
commanding announces 10 the armies of the Tennessee
and Georgia that the time has come for us to part our
work is done ard armed enemies no longer deiy u.s.
Some Of You will be retained in service until iuIther
orders and now that about TO separate to mnse
with the civil world, it becomes Pieasing du'y 10
recall 70 mind the situation Of national AFFAIRS .,
When but little more than year ago we were gain,
cred about the winiug cliffs OF Lookout Mountain anu
Iii the future was wrapped in doubt and uncertainty
+L-ee armies had come together from distant heids
with separate histories, yet bound py ore co'nn io
cause the union Of our country anu the pCpe'ua'o"
of the Government Of our inheritance ,,,,
There il no need t. recall to your memories iunnei
Hin with II. rocky face mountain and BrzIlrd h'osl
Gap with the ugly forts Of Dalton behind. We WI,
in earnest and paused no; for danger ana dmcuI.!'
but dashed through Snake Greek Gap ana zen on la
sicca then on to the Etowah 10 Dams, IN az ~;
end the heats Of Summer found US on thc oauAs Wv
thatt8hOOchic. lar ron NOnoi III" Wv
Ain We were not to be held bach by any obstacle
crossed over and fought four heavy battles ior he
ssssion OF the citadel OF Atlanta that was me
81 our history doubt sil couded our lut"Ie, DI'
we solved the problem and destroyed AlianIa st.uCn
oldlv across the State OF Georgia secured All me man
arteries Of life to our enemy ana ChfsDas ioupe ~
at Savannah. . en- o-r ,r,co,s
Waiting there only long enough 10 HI 0ti Wdson'
we again began march, when Joy perm iapoI un
csnlts Va m Compare with any made by an organ
fzed army; the foods 81 the SAVANNA me s"hnps ~
enc Coubahee and Edisto. the high hlr ara i9chs o
sb the fat uagmires Of the Peedee ana thpe
Fear Rivers were all passed IN hldWlIt.I' WIN ns
GOODS and rains in the face Of an aceumua'ng ehem{
snd after the battles Of Ayorsbuorgh ana bchlOh'e
we once more came out OF INC &ue'D'sS " iN''' '
yIieBds at GoldsborOngh. -, =. 90. nov,
Even then We paused only long enough 10 g, ne"
clothing to reload our wagops' ana AGAIN pusneu Oh -
u. III nd
Cor peace instead Of war and Offering TO fubt 10 the
Injured laws Of his and our c0nDtr!-as long as lna
enemy was defiant, nor mountains: nor iIfris, noi
a,yaups nor hunger, nor cold hah chech'u ~
ut uben he who had fought hard and pcis!sten'y
offered submission, your General Thought II wrong 70
pursue him further. and negotiailon5 oHo"eu winch
resulted as yOu all know in his SURRENDER. ,
How far the operations O the army have cOnirlbntel
tothe overthrow Of the COnederecy 10 he p'acs Ncn
now dawns on us. must be judged by otnei NOT ny s
lut that Won have done all that men cOtl 90 Hs pSc
admitted y those In authority and we nave rgbt 10
ioin in the universal 10y that fills The and Decass ie
war Is over and our Government s'anu5 Nlluce" w
fore the world by the JOINT aet4ch "a the 'ou'''' "
fnles of the United States. g.
To such AZ remain in the military service your Ten
cral would only remind yon thst ,ucce1ss IN te as
work aud discipline equally important IN tle future
Such as go home will only say that our favored
country is so grand so eItenslve, so asefseu III e
Cd home and occupation suited 70 his tastes and
none should Weld TO the natural Impotence SURE 10 re
sa from our past lie Of excitement ana q. ci'uie.
You will be invited to seek new adventure dDroid
ut do not Weld TO the temptation, for VII iead Only
90 death and disappointment -, -, . q,
Yopi General now bids you al farewell with The iui
elcf that as in you Lave been good soldiers 80 II
reace YOU will make good citizens, ana II nWoru
Sltely rev war should arise N our country sherman
srmy viii be the first 10 buckle on the cld arnoi aio
come forth 10 defend and MAINTAIN the 'o'cf"oh' q
" Du ~ oTdcr Of ""' Msior. Cen W T SHERMAN.
L. NJ. DLYToS Assi..Adj Gen.