The New York herald., 1865-06-01
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Eloquent Farewell Address OF General
Sherman to His Soldiers.
TROOPS EN- ROUTE 10 THEIR HOMES.
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Dwight's Division Ordered to
Savannah.
Governor Ptnton's Review Of the New York
Troops Of the Fifth Corps,
&C., &C., &C.


an addition TO names already sent General Davis has
~ninated the following members Of his staff for brevet
pr motion
Lieutenant Colonel AcClurg Assistant Adutant General
70 colonel and chief Of staff; Lieutenant Colonel H g.
Lchned, lieutenant Eighteenth United States infantry
TO captaincy and majority in the regular army; Surgeon
Daniels, TO surgeon in the regular army Captain Jesse
Fumer Commssary Of Austsrs Fifteenth United States
10 majority Captain squeir ABIDE Camp 10 majority
Captain Remington, Acting Quartermaster 10 chief
quartermaster.
General Sherman leaves to-day for New York and
the West The following his farewell TO his heroic
army
SPECIAL FTELD ORDERs-NO a.
HEADQUARTERS, MIDDLE DIVISION or THE MIssrsrPPl)
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nay 50, 1895.
The General commanding announces TO the Armies Of
TO part Our work done and armed enemies longer
defy us. Some OF you will be retained in service until
further orders And now that about TO separate
TO mingle with the civil world II becomes pleasing
duty 70 recall TO mind the situation Of national affairs
when but little more than year ago. gathered
about the twning cliffs of Lookout Mountain and all the
future wrapped in doubt and uncertainty Three
armies had come together from distant fields with sepa-
rate histories vet bound by common cause.-the union
OF our country and the pepetuaton Of the
Of our inheritance There is need TO recall to your
memories Tunnel Hill, with it's Rocky Face Mountain,
and Buzzard Roost Gap, with the ugly forts Of Dalton
and difficulty, but dashed through Snake Creek Gap
fe on HesSacca Then the EtOWah, Dallas Ken
nesaw and the heats Of summer found US the banks
Of the Chatah00chee far from home and dependent
single road for supplies Again not To be held
heavy battles for the possession Of the citadel of Atlanta
That was the crss Of history. doubt still couded
sa N he
all the main Arteries Of life TO enemy and Christmas
found at Savannah Waiting there only long enough TO
per labor and results will compare with any ever made
BY an organized army The floods Of the Savannah the
rocks Of The santce the nat quasmiTes Of the Pedee
and Cape Fear rivers I'll passed in midwinteF with
lie floods and rains in the face Of an aecumuasing
louisville ont Of the wilderness 70 meet
our friends u Goldsboro Even thsn We paused only
me. . :.s
mot our enemy, snesne 70! psaoe instead Of war, and
sSss's " ss% = the injured Nv. .: Of his
was defiant, nor mountains nor rivsn nor swanps
nEsssr 90, cola had checked ss but when he Who
ana s.sssssas ee.ss @ks ss:sssa an. = yoa
army have sonbuted to ths overthrow Of the sonfsdes-
acy Of the peaoe which dawns US must judged
could DO has been sdmssd By those m authority and We
have night % Join in the universal Joy that nlls our
vndcsed before Tho world BY shs joint action Of The
volunteer armies Of the United States
raj need ony remind you that Success in thc Uass are
due TO hard worn and discipline and that the work
and d.scpllDo are equally important In tho future To
such as 60 home he will only ay, that favored
country s 90 grand 20 extensive, diversified In cm
ate soil and productions that overy may surely
ind home and occupation suited 70 his tastes; and
none should yield TO the natural impotence result
kom our past life OF excitement and adventure You
will be invited 70 seek new adventure abroad; but do
not yield 70 the temptation for will Iced only 10 death
and disappointment.
Your General bids yon oil farewell with the full
belief that ~ in you have been good soldiers so
in peace you will mako good citizens and IT, unfortu-
nately rev war should arise In country, Shermans
army will be the first 70 buckle the old armor and
come forth 70 defend and maintain the government OF
our inheritance and choice
By order Of MAJOR General W T SHERMAN
l.. NJ DArroR Assistant Adjutant General
The First division Of the Fifteenth army CORDS Ie here
this morning. route for LOUISVILLE They occupied a
tmp OF forty cam. The other divisions viii follow on
consecutive days The Ninety eighth and Fiji second
Ohio will probably 90 home 10 morrow
All OF the Fourteenth corps except tho Seventeenth
New York and Seventy ninth Psnnsyvana 70 W Louis
The Western troop Of the Army Of Georgia broke
camp at Bsdensburg this morning. and commenced
moving West by way Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road
BY direction Of Lieutenant General Grant all places
where liquor s cold along the line Of railroad will 30
closed until the movement In completed
AT the Eastern troops in General Sherman army have
been ordered by the Secretary Of War report TO Gene
raj Augur They will be immediately sent 10 their homes
paid on, and mustered out