Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-01-20
Correspondence of the Delaware Gazette.
THE GREAT MARCH THROUGH GEORGIA.
CAMP NEAR SAVANNAH, GA.
December 23d, 1864.


EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE: Thinking it
might not prove uninterestiDg to some of your
readers to hear from their friends in the
Twentieth, propose to send you few jot-
tings from soldiers diary concerning Sher-
mans triumphant march through the Empire
State of the South. We had made quite an
interesting march through Georgia and AL
ALBANIA, in hopes of inducing Hood to make a
stand and show US some fight. Old Hood
however was too intent on getting up North
to wait for Gen. Sherman to lessen his trans
| portation; so we had to return to Marietta
leaving Maj-Gen. Thomas to look after Hood
! We arrived at Marietta Nov. 9th, 1864, and
went into camp near Rough Station. On
the Stb of November we rallied for Abe and
Andy, and the 2Oth did her whole duty.
Out of 232 votes cast in the Regiment, 2l8
were for Union and right, IA for the Masked
battery Quaker-gun Chickahominy Sexton; so
you see the goth don't want the sympathy Of
the Chicago convention In company 3D."
the grave-digger did not get q single VOTE
In one Co. which cast votes for the fire and
water candidates one Of the voters cannot read
or write and another could not spell the town
ship he lived in Two other Mac Pendleton
voters could not read yet their friends tod
them that Mcclellan was hero and hence
would win them peace. l am ashamed to ad-
NIT that there are men so weak as to be thus
cajoled.
On the evening of Nov. 9th while summing
up the result of our vote (Sergt. Roberts Of
Co. cd" was one of the judges, and your CORES
pOndent clerk of the electiOn@ We received
Al -
Sherman.
"To the Commanders of all Posts.
This is the rain have been waiting for;
when it is over we will be off"
By order of Maj Gen. w. II. Sherman.
(Signed) L. w. Dayton, Aid de Camp
With cheers OF the stroDget enthusiasm, the
whole Army of the Tenn. (of which the la
mented Mcpherson could say, 81 caunot be
too proud of them, every man is a Hero, y re-
eeived the intelligence of the anticipated move
meut. From the 9Th 10 the 18th we lay at
Marietta, when we broke up camp and NOV
ed to Atlanta. The programme of the march
was announced to the army in General Orders
giving US to understand what was lawful and
just travelling through an enemys couutry.-
We were "to forage literally from the wealthy
poor who we're generally either loyal or neu-
trail" I'VE were to march Is miles per day
on an average, to march in three seperate col
umns; to unite at such place as sheuld after
wards be designated by the General Camman-
ding" Ample instructions accompanied these
ORDERS so that NO one could mistake them;
aud every commissioned officer in Sherman s
army was furnished with a copy.
November l4th we lay at Atlanta drawing
ratons and forage and preparing for the grand
campaign.
November 18th Ieft Atlanta and bid fare
well to news from the North for some time.
Made good commencement, marching about
Is miles the first day. The l4th and Goth
corps followed the Augusta R. r. while the
18th and 18th corps moved toward Macon
This double movement left the rebels in uu-
certainty where we were going, and neither
Beaureguard nor Brown could fathom Sher-
mans plans. Nov. 10th up at 513 Il. m., and
on the march. Passed through the little
town of McDonough containing some or 8
wretched houses, yet the place ranks as a
county seat Nov. 18th passed through Jack
son, Ga, another county seat The Jail, an
old fashioned log house was on fire and the
streets literally filled with legal and military
documents. Reached the Ocmulgee river by
4 p. m, halted for rations and supper, aud
then about p. m. commenced crossing on
pontoons. The night was dark and cold, the
ground slippery, and drizzliDg rain rendered
the march dark and gloomy one. especially
as we had to march through lots, over gulIies,
rocks, briars and bushes, stumbling, grum-
bling and jumbling, it reminds me Of the po-
cts description OF the water fall al Lodoor.-