The sun., 1897-12-05

khNoe ana torkn. and cnstor arc inside. Sometimes
we get good thines. bdt generally We don't The cook
an oid negro. black and grimy. The cooking ia not
a clean a. u might be. but In war you can't be par.
ticular about such things.
The pinms and peaches here pretty nearly ripe
Thestrawberres have been ripe these few days. but
the soldiers eat them up before We get sight or
them. The ngs are big as the end of your thumb
ana the gteen pears big enough to cat. But you
don't Know what beautiful flower gardens there arc
here. mover saw such roses and tho other day
tound a lily as big a. q tiger lily, only It was
| magnificent rod.
OUR COMMUNICATIONS ARE CUT.
1t was week after we reached Hankinson's
FERRY before word came to headquarters that
the army and supplies were all across the Mis-
sissippi. As soon Grant learned this he gave
orders that the bridges In our rear be burned,
guards abandoned and communications cut.
Ho intended to depend thereafter upon the
country for meat and even for bread. So COM
plete was our isolation that 1t was ten days
after this order was givon, on May IL, before
was able TO scnd another despatch to Mr.. Stan.
| ton.
Tho march which we now made was toward
jackson, and 1t proved to be no easy affair
Moro than one night Ibivouackcd on tho ground
in the rain after being all day in my saddle
| The most comfortable night had, in fact, was
In a church Of which tho officers had taken pos
session. Having no pillow. went up to the
pulpit and borrowed the Biblo for tho night
DR.. II. s. Hewitt, who was medical director on
| Grants staff, slept near me. and he always
charged mo afterward with stealing that Bible
In spite of tho roughness Of our life, 1t was
all Of intense interest to me, particularly tho
| condition Of the people over whose country we
wero marching. A fact which impressed me
| was tie total absence of men capable of bearing
arms. Only old men and children remained
! The young men wero all in the army or had per-
ished in It. The South was drained of Its youth.
| An army OF half million with . white popula-
| tion Of ouly five millions to draw upon must
finish the st ock of raw material for soldiers
| Another fact of moment was that we found mon
| who had at the first sympathized with the re-
| bellion and even Joined In II, but now of their
own accord rendered us tho most valuable as
| sistance. in order that the rebellion might be
| ended rs speedily possible and something
saved by the Southern people out OF the other
| wise total and hopeless ruin. "Savery is gone,
other property is mainly gene" they said; but,
| for Gods sake, let us save some relic of our
former means Of living
WE ENTER THE CAPITAL. OF MISSISSIPPI.
It was on the 1st day of May that Grant had
| made his first advance into Mississippi. Two
| weeks later-the evening of May 14th-we en-.
| tered tho capital OF the State Here received
| an important telegram from Mr.. Stanton.
| though how 1t got to me there do not remem-
| her Gen Grant had he.n much trouh,ed nv m.
deI,v Ncr,lernand Ind caused AZ New Carthage
| hut ho h,d ,o,t ro,uct,rt 70 r.,,ov. hin, a, h.
| had he.n a.a,on,d to his command bv tho pres,.
dent NV renorts IN tho secretorv IN the s,tn..
| tion had convinced him that Grant ought to
have perfect independence In tho matter, SO he
telegraphed me as follows:
|
| n q NAV A. la6s
O.. A.. Oona' 1'Q" smit"s f'd"fdso"' Ld''
con. arAh' mas run anu absolute eu'hor''y 70 en-
~ ~. wv .o'u"a., a"u W io"o,o "ay pe..on
! ~, =, $50 ~ .., VI ~ 80 s'.m 80"
d.,.. =, .h. coro,r,.n, =. .,,.o,.d a., .,ror,. NJ,
antho1,v and vii h. ormIv and heartily sunnort.d
bu, he will be responspe for any failure to exert his
povors. You may communicate this 70 him.
| EN- STANTON Secretary OF War
Inc 'ery e'ehins VI tno ua' 'n"e "e fo1ohoo
jackson Grant learned that LieuI'aen. rom
oerton had oeeh oraereo oy zen. JOG .onn
Stoh 10 col'e ou. Vi 'icAsours ahu e'taoA oui
rear' he"rihs ohor rni"u -, osoA'oi " 'oof W
the RAILROADS. ana oestroy al tne puolo property
tnero .nae oouiu DO ot uso 70 .ne onouy' oIan.
inarnooie.e' iaoeu sno ou'A VI ni' ~ins "oou'
meo' renioefton.
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hose iorha"oio posi'io' oh 'no Sross @ Vi
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oa''io oos@n, anu ~ Al .no Hlnoon !.
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