The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-13
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PR. Rov.l Ishud, Beaufort, 8. G., / i
January 10. 1865: J Il
We occupied the city Of savannah on
The s.st Of December sud ssft there on
thu 9th of January, taking sea voyage
on tho transport .Louisbarg," q steiner
bu,lt very much like the packets plying
ba,seen New York and Albany, on the
Hudson river,) embarkiDg At the village
Of .Thuuderboli,' Eve miles march irem
Savannah, and arrived at Beaufort the
mex. morning. Our stay at Savannah
was not only agreeable, as the citizens o.
that place are very courteous towards the
.Ysnks," but gave Us the rest We SO
much needed after our long march from
Atlanta.
The rebel shores Of South CatOhna
Law Just across the muddy water Of the
Savannah river. the yellowish colors Of
which reminds one of the Missouri. At
that place it is not apparently wider,
though much deeper than the Des Moines.
On account of the distractions in the
river, which have not yet been removed,
no vessels of heavy tonnage have yet
reached the city.
Captain King, rebel blockade runner,
who came in one night, (supposing the
place WIS still occupied by the Canfeder
ntas, went to his own house and found a
Yankee General talking to his wife, told
bol'ed together with irons, walled 10 with
brick and stone. and when first put down
Que could walk across on top of them.
They can be removed by blowing them
up. The Captain, finding himself sold,
came down gracefully, not Ikea young
lady iaiutiug, Blu. made the best of bad
bargain. delivered over his vessel and car
60 TO the revenue agent. and intends GO
ing into The Uoited States service.
The city was originally laid ont cen
tury and a third ago by Gen. Oglethorp'
on a grand scale, some of the streets bein,
one hundred and thirty feet wide. and al
the principal streets were planted will
shaie trees The evergreen live oak, 0
as they say here, 'sgreen oak" Chin
trees, and occasionally msgnoiias, are me
with everywhere. The sidewalks ar
wide and paved with brick. The princi
pal streets we're once ell paved, the bricl
and stone were, however, taken up TO oil
s.ruct the river
The buildings are substantial, larq
and commodious. Some, however, ha,
brown stone and granite fronts and al
bai't after be style ofthose on 9Th Avenr
New York. Few are magnificent in GU
ward appearance, but the evergreen
shruberfy and flowers, around which tn
icy hand of winter, in this sunny elm,
never twines bis frosty fingers, give thei
the fresh-sud lovely appearance Of .sAowe
crowned Dune in the North.
Savannah has its wstsrworks, gas worl
and numerous public squares. ia one
which is Danieless monument, said I
have l'een erected to the memory of Gel
Greene and Sergeant Jasper. Another
white marble, the most prominent objet
of public interest, to the honor Of the P,
fish patriot, Pulaski. who fell, Oct Gil
1873, MORALLY wounded, at the siege
SavannahlI was told 10 a charge on
redoubt where Fort McAllister no,
stands.
The old wor Ks built by our Gen. Lii
coin in that siege, are still visible, Des
Kings bridge, by which we were bivo,
asked on the Ogeechee river. PulasI
commanded the cavalry, Lincoln the il
fantry. ands d E.tang the French ,Aes
operating with them, which bein
Withdrawn, leaving us with an inferi,
. force, the siege was abandoned.
10 wealth. railroad Communications an
population, as it once contained abor
$4,000 inhabitants before the war, it
the most important city in Georgia.
have no time to describe the counts
with its marble monuments, family vault
and tombstonas, on some Of which Of tho
who had fallen 10 battle, faded and viii
cred lsusel wreath still hang;on the grave
OF others wrdaths of flowers still fresl
were strewed, wQ6ch were often renes e
BY ladies in mourning who daily focke
thither
This Island was the home OF the Rhet
was frt Occupied ia the autumn
1861 By the Federal forces--was confisc
ted and sold on, at. am told, about tu
dollars per mere, to the colored popuiatio
Ysbkees aId New Yurkers Il ia vel
fertile, and ths best sea island cotton
raised here.
We found Gen. Saxton in command
Beaufort, place About one third o. lssI
Is Savannsh.
Our short sea voyage was amusing
enjoyed It hugely, for did not get q
sick nor did lIexpect to, but there vas