Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-08
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Southern Campaigns--OId and
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vannah river to the northern boundary, lona
ago was watered with blood and trodden b,
armed feet. A ''rebel" army was once hem
med 10 close to the mountain range, cut OF
from every seaport, and yet came out victori
Gus. Let US, bearing in mind the relative DO
sitions and probable strategy Of the advers,
forces now, briefly retrace the past At The
end Of l776, Savannah was taken by the Brit
ish almost without a struggle. In March
! l179 Augusta was captured, and not very
long afterward Charleston, which had success
fully resisted assault aud siege, was surren-
dered 10 Sir Henry Clinton In succession
fell Wilmington and Newbern, and later still
Richmond so that literally not foothold on
the coast was in the possession of the rebels
Of those days.
Then began the triumphant march OF Corn
wallis, almost on the track which Sherman ia
now pursuing He advanced on Camden,
and defeated the "rsbels' under Gates =
They fed in disorder to North Carolina as
far as Hillsboroughi and recent historian
thus describes the desperate state Of things
"The three most Southern States, says Mr..
Hildreth chad not single battalion in the
field, nor we're the next three better provided.
The Virginia line had been mostly captured
at. Chsrleston, or dispersed in subsequent en-
gagements. The same was the case with
North Carolina regiments. The recent battle
of Camden had reduced the Maryland line to
a single regiment, the Delaware line TO sin
gle company" Then il WAS that General
Greene was put in command, his right hand
man and main reliance being Henry Lee, OF
Virginia, Washington's friend and Robert E.
Lees illustrious father Aud what did such
men say and think 1t was an hour OF gloom,
but not of despair. The same serene faith
shone in their words as now brightens in the
heroic language OF the Confederate leaders
But we repeat, 1t was day Of sharp trial
lUnless this army wrote General Greene,
''is better supported than | see any prospect
Of, the country is lost beyond redemption, for
It is impossible to struggle much longer un-
der present dificnltiesP "lf the French"
be said again, "ean not afford assistance 10
the Southern States, in my opinion there will
be no opposition this side Of Virginia; and
expect the enemy viii possess all the lower
country. We must take post and fight on the
rivers aboye."
Thus desperate was this. g rebel" cause In
May, 1881. Then came the rehux OF the tide
The assaiing party advanced as far as Salls-
bury, in North Carolina--one hundred and
fifty miles further north than Sherman is nov.
Lord Rawdon and Tarleton we're raiding in
the rear. Richmond was given up to Arnold
Bat the energy Of a brave people was aroused
in defense Of home even in the moment OF dis.
comiture aud dismay A great flank move
ment was conceived and executed The lines
Of the invader we're threatened both in front
and aterally, and the battles Of Ninety-six
and Kings Mountain, the Cowpens, and Gull
ford, and Eutaw were fought and wous South
Carolina was abandoned to the rebels, and
CORVALLIS, crossing to the sea at Wilmington,
and then fighting his way by another route
to the James, met his doom and the war end
ed. These are impressive incidents Of ancient
days, on which in the flush Of apparent sue.
cess it may be well to mediate
We append statement of this chapter Of
the chronology OF the old rebellion in the
South: rt
CHRONOLOGY or THE "oLD REBELLION AT THE
-.gI.rI- SOUTH.
1888. nI
DECEMBER 29.--Savannah falls, .aa
1880.
JANUARY S.--Augusta falls. aat
MARoH 20.-Charleston Harbor taken, and
Washington advises the abandonment of the
city
MAY l2.-ChArleston surrendered Mar.
shall says: rScAfcely the semblanos Of op-
position remained in Georgia and South Car
olipa. The military force was nearly destroy
ed the spirit Of resistance seemed utterly bro
ken and general disposition TO submit dis
played itselfin almost every part of the coun
try,l Vol I, p, 1888, ,YWq4 4ldHwB4F
AUGUsT l6,-Lord CORVALLIS utterly defeats
Gates at Camden. Tarleton defeats Sum
ter on the Catawba, and the Americans re.
treat to Charlotte. Marshall Gays (vol / p
349) SmallWood and Gist arrived at that
place, and about one hundred fifty struggling,
disappointed, half iRmished officers and sol-
diers also dropped in, 1t WAS thought adyiss
BILE TO retreat to Salisbury, North Carolina
and from that place General Gates directed
the remnant OF his troops to march 10 HilsbO-
rough, where he was endeayOring to assemble
another army which might enable him to con
tend for the Southern States" At this date
Washiugton's Northern army chad no meat
and no money, and the Commissary General
had no credit" Vol. |, p. 800. Washing
ton wrote 10 Congress ITO me 1t will ap.
pear miraculous IL our affairs can maintain
themselves much longer. II either the tenn.
per or the resources Of the country will not
admit OF an alienation, we may expect soon
to be reduced to the humiliAting condition OF
seeinga che cause Of America, in America, up.
held BY foreign arms" Vol |, p 3sl
Ao6ur l7--MArion attacks CornWallis
long line Of Communications. Cornwallis en-
ters North Carolina.
ocroBER Sumter defeats Fergusop at
King's Mountain, and Cornwallis is compelled
70 retreat.
l.sr l7el.. sss
JkSUARy, Battle Of the Cowpens. and the
British again defeated. General Greene and
Henry Lee take command and retreat 70