Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-05
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 and had the honor of placing it's banners upon. the public buildings and arsenals, was the 2d Division of the 2Oth Corps. commanded by Gen. John W. Gealy. This vigilant officer. from his close proximity to the rebel lines ol, the river side, detected, or rather suspic,oned, an intention on their part 10 abandon their po- siti0n during the night of the 20th inst, as eyinced by unusally heavy firing, us if to con ceai . movement, and by certain sounds as it Ia large force were crossing the river on pom ioon bridges. To ascertain the facts strong skirmish line was advanced with the result as already announced. Gen. Hardee's real guard was driven out of the river ior;s. and, wilhoiit opposition, Gen. Geafy occupied them, cap turing aIl the heavy ordinance uninjured. He immediately entered the city with his entire division. and sent parties to occupy Forts Jackson and Brown. and the river batteries south of Savannah, which w.s Accomplished with slight opposition from the ram Savan- nuh. lying abreast Uf Fort Jackson in the river This boat was blown up by the enemy last night. The guns in and around these forts were about sixty in number, most of heavy calibre--all unirjured.
 The main army was notified of Geary's sue cess. and followed him into the town later in the day.
 The citizens seemed we'll satisfied at the en- trance of the Federal forces. The Mayor and five of the City Council formally surrendered to Gen. Geary at daylight.
 Gen. Sloeum placed Geary ia command of the post of Savannah. which appointment ffas confirmed by Gen. Sherman on his arrival.
 IL is impossible as yet to tel the exact amo1nt of our captures. but they may be roughly estimated as follows, VIZ: seventy large guns, several thousand stand of small arms five thousand tierces rice. a tho1sahd barrels -four and meal, three hundred tierces salt. ord nance and quartermasters stores in profusion, and many hundred prisoners.
 A sudden panic seems'i to have seizad the Confederate army. It's pontoons, upon which Il ctossing to the Carolina shore was effected. were not taken up. In their hurry. they for got many Union prisoners; whom we now hsv', rescued.
 Gen. Herdee, who was in com -:anJ; has his army at Harieeville, 5. c.. distant fifteen miles toward Charleston.
 Gen. Howard, with the right ~ine; fcrt,- pies the northwestern half of Saran,a:,. Gen. southeastern portion. All troops are 10 be muved to the suburbs as soon as possible. It is rum0Fed that the citizeBs oi Savannah requested the rebel commander to remove his forces, fearful of the destr action of the city, threatened by Gen. Sherman, if resistance. were made.
 During the evacuation by fhe enemy. and before our prov'.st system was fully orgapiz'd the Irish residents of the city riot, q aul brok. open many stor 8, which they robbed Of their goods. All property is now guarded. The population numbers abnut forty thou sand. But few have left their hons. The people are generally we'll supplied with pro visions.
 Nearly all the steamers composing that DOT. i:on of the expedition against Wim ngton which was under command of Gen. Butler have rs;prBe.l tO Fortress Monroe. The San tiaoo de yuba and Fort Jackson are ihe only vessels under the immediate commend uf Ad- miral Porter which have returrel from of Wilmington, and the latest auvices received from the Admiral represent aim as sulJ"ctine Fort Fisher to a Very severe bon, bardMent. Some of the prisoners taken from I..nod s army passed through Louisville for the No,'h few days ago. When asked what they thought uf Hood, they replied :. Why, bully for Hood ]. sl ssisl !. ssintsr ssiha North, and we iiItend 10 to 1t ' - HE UEA0 OF HE EAh.4 The year just closed has witnessed the death of many persons distinguished in the walks Of fart, scieuce, letters, and all the learned pro Ifessions. Tnnckery. Hawthorne, Morris. Lan tior, Schoolcraff. Mrs. Kirkland and Caiharii.s Sinclair are lost to literature; silliman, Hue lcock and Struye 10 science; Hunt, Robers and l Hussou to art; Mayerbeer 10 music ;.ikobson aud " allack to tue stage, ArchbishouU Uughss, Thomas Starr King. Potts and the Winslows 10 the church Sedgwick, Wadsworth, Rice, IMcPhers11, Birney, Ransom and Rotten iothr army; Slorer, McCiuuey, W. D. Porter and Cravsn 10 ihe navy; Giddings. Lovejoy, Quin- | fcy, fiulsemann. o Brien, Talln,adge and Day ton to staiesmanship or diplomacy = Mudsill' IHammond. Clay. Marsall, T. Buffer King, ,Gist, kStuars, Polk and Morgan 10 the rebels f}1< &ings of the Sandwich Islands, Bavaria E$1 [ #nrtomberg to the throne; Newcastle and Elr4lsie to the English nobility. and Malakoff to the French, Spoke and Gerard to the ranks of intIepid explorers and travellers; flora blower aud Fancy to the bench and Wiltinsn Curtis Moves to the bar Pere Ene:niB, the head of the St. simenians, is also numbered with the dead; and the names of Ticknor, Vat temore. Senior, McCulloek. Ampsrc, Giattan, Sealsield and Lesch swell the list
 Archbishop Hughes died on the ad of Janu ary, at the age of sixty-fve years; and close upon this announcement came me HdlngS ot the death of Thackery on the previous chris mas Eve. Mrs. Kirkland died in April; flaw thornc at Plymouth, New Hampshire. in May; George P. Morris in July; Miss Sinclair in August; Walter Savage Landor in September McCufiock, the statician, in November; and Schoolcraft, and Mrs. E. W. Farnham in De Icsmber.
 During the battles of the Wilderness. in Grants march towards Richmond. the gallant Sedgwick, Wadswortb, Rice and Stevensen feil, McPherson was killed in the battle ct Atianta lin July; Birney died nf desesss in Philadel- Ephia in October; and Ransom at E me, Geor. eia, eleven days later. The rebel Bishop Gen ersi. Leonid4s Polk, was killed in battle in June: J E. B Stewart was killed in the Will tdsrness fight in Virginia in May. and John l Morgan was shot in Tenmessee in September. The following fla classifed summary of the neurological record of shs-ye ssss
 ss,.s xvfnUAs l ". M. Thacksry ihomas Colley Grattan Nathaniel Hawthorne Alaric A. Watts Walter Savage Lsndor Charles Sealsfs!d i a eorge P. Morris John R. McCullosk l Park Beniamin Ampere
 I Henry R. Schoolcraft Catherine Sinclair Mrs E. w. Farnham. CLERGY. Archbishop Hughes Hubbard Winslow Thomas Starr King Miron Winslow I Daniel Waldo Peter BIfiliops 1 George Potts.