Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20
"REMINISCENCES OF SHERMAN'S
MARCH TO THE SEA.
Roof of q Man he had Made Feel the
Cruelty of War.

Deeth of a Federal officer Under the
Roof of a Man he had Made Feel the
Cruelty of War.
Trim fy lTesas) COR. Houston Post.
Some strange facts have recently come
to light in this section Of the country.
In 1904, just twenty years ago, there
was commanding a regiment in Sherman's
army certain Col. j. c. McCulIogh.
This officer was with Gen. Sherman in
his noted March to the Sea-" and no SOL
der under the General endeavOred more
strictly to carry out the design of the
campaign, which was, as the Federal
commander declared, ''tO leave the cOun-
try through which he marched in such a
devastated condition that crow, in flying
over, would be compelled to carry his ra-
tiOns."
On certain night during this campaign
Col. Mccullough gave orders to his regi-
ment which resulted in the burning of a
certain Mr.. JOhnsOn's residence, and the
exposure Of Mr., JOhnsOn's family to the
rgOrs of a winter night.
Penniless-left without a crust of bread
or a shelter for his wife and children-the
oil man" condition wac euou 40 would
make the tTuest, braVest heart quail.
In his desperation, Johnson sought the
quarters OF the officer whose men had de-
strOyed mis- property and made his family
penniless. 10 the Colonel of the regi-
ment, who was none other than McCul-
lOgh, the old man stated his case,
hoping that in some way Col. McCullOgh
might secure him relief. McCullogh gave
johnson n certificate setting forth the
tact that the old "SOutherner's" property
had been unjustlY destroyed by ''the men
in blue"
The following day Gen. Sherman met
the old man and approved the certificate.
Whether or not johnson was ever bene-
fitted thereby, is not at present known.
: At the close of the war McCul-
Tough located in Iowa, where he engaged
in the practice of law. In that State he
was elected member Of the Legislature,
but becoming involved in some fraudulent
course concerning pensions" McCul-
lOgh ''skipped'' to Texas.
Immediately succeeding the rebellion
Johnson removed to Texas, but died soon
after. lie, however, left son who is
now Justice OF the Peace at our county
seat.
Right here it should he stated that when
Mccullough ''pulled up stakes" and came
to 1.-The Lone Star State" he changed his
name to j. G. Mcconnell. and under that
name was elected County Attorney of
this county. In this capacity Mcconnell
has served since September, 1882. For
the last few months he has given himself
entirely to the demon of intOxication, and
on last Sunday, he succumbed to the de
mands of death, dying in the house of
johnson, whose fathers property he had
been the means of destroying
just twenty years ago. That j. G..
Mccullough and j. c. McConnelliwere one
aud the same party, was not known by
johnson until after McCOnnelrs death.
Upon examination Of the attorneys pa
DerG. however, the fact was discovered.
Mr.. Sloan, of GrOvetOn, was in NcCul-
logh's demonstrating the war, and has
known the identity of Mcconnell and Nc
CullOgh Tor the past six months. He,
from some reason, did not diVulge the fact
until Mcconnell died. Well has it been
said, "Truth is stranger tnan fiction"