The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-02-02


lose very heavily, July ~.
Unsuccessful attack on the rebel
lines before Atlanta, Aug. 6.
Bombardment ofby Sherman's guns
Aug. 10.
Sherman separates Hoods and Johns
toms armies, getting his whole force
between them, Aug. 30
Rebel army abandons Atlanta, go
Gums Corps marches in, Sept.
Sherman concentrates his army at
Atlanta, Sept. 8.
Armistico Of ten days ct Atlanta to
remove the inhabitants, Sept. u.
Gov. Brown withdraws the Georgia
Militia from Hoods army, Sept. II.
Shcrman's main force crosses the
ChatLahoochio and marches north.
Oct. 3.
Hoods army moving north of At
lanta they take Big Snanty and Ack-
worth, and move on Altoona, Oct 5.
Hood makes an unsuccessful attack
on Altoona, Oct. 8.
Sherman's march he issues his Or
dcrs for the march to the scaboard.
Nov 9.
Order giving details of arrange
ment for, Nov. 0.
His army concentrates at Atlanta
Nov. Is.
Railroad to Chattanooga destroyed
Nov. IS.
City Of Atlanta burned, Nov. 10.
Leaving Thomas to hold Hood,
Sherman puts the Fifteenth aud Sew
snteenth Corps under Howard as his
right, the Fourteenth and Twentieth
under Slocum as his left wing, cav.
airy force under Fitzpatrick. in all A.,
900 men and marches for Savunnah
Nov. IL.
I Railroad from Atlanta to Yellow
River destroyed. Nov. II.
Rightadvance on Jonesboro driving
out Wheeler and Howell Cobb, Nov
II.
Slocum burns depot at Social Circle,
Nov. II.
Breaks up tho Macon Railroad at
Forsyth, Nov. 1S.
The army p.s'cs Covington: right
wing at jackson, Nov. 18.
Legislature of Georgia abandon the
capital, having removed the archives
Nov. IS.
Governor of Georgia orders q levy
en- masse, to oppose the Union army
Nov. 19.
He captures and burns Madison
Nov. 49,
Sherman's march trifing sEirmish.
ing with irregular bodies of rebels
Nov. l9.
MiIIedgeviIo occupied by Slocum's
scouts, Nov. 20.
Howard's corps enter Mllcdgevllc
Nov. 90.
His soldiers hold n mock Legislature
in the capitol at MiIledgeville, Nov
q.
He crosses the Oconoc, arriving a
Greensboro, Nov, 90.
The army leaves Millcdgevillc, Nov
22-23.
Fitzpatrick defeats Whecler's rebe
cavalry near MACON, Nov "a.
Howard's Corps destroying railroads
and sliirmishing near Oconee, Nov
q.
Howard crosses the Oconee, Nov
25.
Wheeler defeated by ono of Shcr
mans foraging parties. Nov. 26.
Howard s column moving upon Mil
len, Nov. %.
Left wing reaches Ogeechec river
Nov, %.
Town of Louisville destroyed, Nov
Twentieth corps tearing up Rail
roads, Nov 29.
Whole army approaching Ogocchcc
Nov 30.
Fourteenth corps threaten Augusta
Dec. l.
; Towards right arrives at Millen
Dec. 2.
Howard marches toward Jackonbor
without attacking MiIIen, Dec, 3,
Skirmish between Fitzpatrick an,
Wheeler near WayneSboro, Dec. 4.
His advance within 16 miles OF Sa
vannah, Dec /.
Fitzpatrick defeats Wheeler a
Waynesboro, Dec 5.
SkirmshinS at q station 90 mile
from Savannah, Dec. 6.
The army contracting and movin
down Savannah River, Dec 6.
Several sliirmishes during the day
Dec. 7,
His army concentrated in the VI
cinity Of Savannah constant skirmisb
ing with the Rebels, Dec. 8.
A small rebel fort, Is miles from Sa
vannah captured, Dec. 8.
The lett wing within 10 miles of ST
vannah scouts sent to communicat
. with the fleet in Ossabaw Sound, De,
. 8.
The Seventeenth corps on tn
Georgia Central Railroad, six mile
from Savannah, Dec, 10,
Three scouts from Gen. Howar
communicate with Admiral Dahlgree
in Ossabaw Sound, Dec. IL.
Savannah and Charleston Railroa
, torn up to within four miles of Savar
nah let'. wing Of the army invcs; til
/, city, Dec. II.
Gunboat Dandelion brings three {
G Sherman's scouts to Port Royal, Dc,
II.