Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-04

attractive streets on that December day
We felt that our long tramp had brought
US to place where we could fully enjoy
season of rest. Private and public
property within the city was respected
by it's conquerors and acts of vandalism
were omitted. Sayaanah's beauty saved
it, from our deseefatipg hands.
The army which had marched from
Atlanta to the sea and had overcome aH
opposition in It's progress was by this
time becoming very hungry. IT had no
ratione yet and since it had occupied the
city the rice fields were not readily avail
able. Christmas came and we tasted on
and thought of better days ID the past
and hoped for an improvement in the
future. Our duties were light during
this restful period and short supplies
was the only cause for complaint.
On one of those days of abbreviated
rations / was wandering somewhat
aimlessly along the Savannah dock,
seeking what / might devour, when d
small, trim looking ship rounded to in
the harbor, fred O salute from it's several
port holes and then gracefully glided up
to the wharf and put out its lines. This
| unusual demonstration provoked in
curry as to the cause, and 1t was ascer-
tanned that the ship was laden with
provisions of all sorts, sent by the ten
der hearted citizens of the city OF Boston
to the suffering residents of the city OF
Savannah. \ | reasorad with myself and
reached The temporary conclusion that
| it was better to be rebel resident Of the
city of Savannah than a loyal soldier
| within it's gates and l wished i might
swap places with one of them until after
the Bostonian offer had been disposed
Of l went Back to camp and told the
boys about this cnnrilabis act of the
baked bean metropolis. They marvelled
Iamong themselves and swore 80 vocifer-
ously and SO continuously that the
iatmosphere pertook of the hue of theil
| uniforms and / verify believed they
would have sacked the city of Boston il
it had been handy. Hunger alone
licould excuse such disloyaity to peo.
pie whose homes are beneath the
shadow of the cradle of liberty. Wf
went down to the market place the next
day and saw the suffering inhabitants
| of Savannah there in force appropfia.
ting the Bostonian contribution. The
4 supplies consisted largely of flour and
lsugar and we got some OF them after /
J while. The ladies Of Savannah made
.itheir Boston rations up into cookies ane
kindly sold the product to MS, from thei
, basement windows, at two dollars pei
dozen.
! Our season of hunger ended with th
year 1864. On the night of Decembe
. 3lst full rations were issued and on Ney
Years day we gorged ourselves will
s hard tack and salt meat, with beans an,
: coffee ard sugar, and right royal feas
we had under the live oak trees OF th
8 umbrageous parks of the wel
r kept city. The delay in the il
|, sue Of supplies resulted, presume
3 from the confused order of things al
+ tendant upon the establishment of
S new base of supplies.
Il / have followed Sherman's s army in il
: march to the sea somewhat beyord tI
i real close of the cazapalgn. Its en-
g came on the 2lst Of December, when W
6 followed our waving banners into th
Y conquered city of Savannah and extend
g ed federal authority over all the Georgi
e coast. Back in the interisr of Georgi,
y whence we camel we left region col
y quered and helpless and no longs
ie worth holding. All the confederae
i, was thsn ours, excepting tn5 Inree cOas
g States ',f South Carolina, Nortts Cososin
~ and Virginia, and we were destined soo
ii to turn our conquering steps northwar
t. and by campaign even more startlin
eli in lis execatioh ard itg results than II
one known ss Sherra an march to the Sc
Of to compel ths final W
tsl "a atlar r. of arniGd ~. re bsllo