The National tribune., 1903-02-05

which had always been Democratic. and
was then represented by an Anti-War
Democrat, elected Union Republican,
Maj. A. J. Kuykendall, to Congress.
Gen. Logan rejoined the army at Sa-
vannah, and resumed command of the Eff
teenth Corps.
When l called upon him to pay my re-
spects he shook me by the hand and said:
Il returned home and followed your ad-
vice"
| The battle of Jonesboro practically end
ed military operations in the neighborhood
of Atlanta. Gen. Hood occupied Lovejoy
Station and points south of there, while
Gen. Sherman's army held Atlanta, West
Point, Decatur and the railroad lines
| northward to Chattanooga, Nashville and
Louisville.
There was a short respite from the ac-
tivities and dangers of war in this field
of operations, but Gen. Wheeler and other
Confederate forces were still in positions
to operate against our railroads; so Gen.
Sherman made certain dispositions to pro-
vide for any emergency that might arise
for the defense of his line of communion
tons. Gen. Corse, with his division of the
Seventeenth Corps, was sent to Rome, and
| Gen. Newton, with his division of the
Fourth Corps, was sent to Chattanooga.
Orders were issued to Gen. Rousseau at
Nashville, to Gen. Steedman at Chatta-
nooga, and to Gen. Granger at Decatur,
| Ala, to take the most active measures
necessary to protect the railroads.
Gen. Sherman had learned from various
sources that there was no cOrdiality of
feeling between Governor Brown, of Geor-
gia, and the Confederate commanders in
his State. He knew also that there was
a strong latent Union sentiment in Geor-
gia, which he thought might be availed of
| in the interest of the Union cause. Gen.
| Sherman decided to have an interview
| with Governor Brown at Atlanta, if it
| was possible to do so. He had sent mes
sages to Governor Brown by Judge
Wright, of Rome, and by Mr. King, of
Marietta. These places were within our
lines, and messages sent through persons
remaining within our lines might have
been received with suspicion; but soon two
prominent citizens of Madison, Ga, came
into the Union lines at Decatur and were
sent over to Atlanta to see Gen. Sherman.
These men were Hon. Joshua Hill and
Hon. Nathaniel G.. Foster, the latter a for
mer member of Congress. Mr.. Hills visit
ing the body Of his son, who was killed at
Resaca in the Spring, in the battle at that
place.
Mr.. Hill expressed himself as fully of
the opinion that further resistance on the
part of the South was useless, and that
an end should be put to the war and save
further effusion of blood and destruction
of property. Gen. Sherman requested
these gentlemen on their return home to
confer with Governor Brown and with
Vice-President Alexander II. Stephens.
and induce them to visit him at Atlanta
under safe conduct, so they might con-
fer in regard to stopping the war.
Gen. Sherman gave Messrs. Hill and
| Foster letter to Gen. John u. Smith at
Gainesville, requesting him to assist Mr..
Hill in his sad work.
1t happened that at the time Messrs.
Hill and Foster reached Gainesville Gen.
Smith was absent, and l was in command
of the Division. These gentlemen called
on me, and 1 entertained them at my
Headquarters. They were at heart Union
men, and were anxious to see the war end
and the Union restored.
! I took their address on a sheet of paper
which l now have before me. / renewed
my acquaintance with Mr.. Hill after the
war in Washington City, while he served
| as Senator of the United States from
Georgia.
GOV. BROWN wITHDRAws GEORGIA MILF
TIA.
Upon their return home they COMMUNE
Gated with Governor Brown and with Mr..
Stephens, but the war spirit was still DOM
inant, and no progress was made toward
peace. Governor Brown, however, week
after the fan Of Atlanta; withdrew the
| Georgia militia from Gen. Hoods army, as
will be seen by the following executive Or
der issued by him:
| Executive Department.
| "N1illedgeville, Ga, Sept. 10, 1864.
"Gen. J. B. Hood, Commanding Army Of
| General: As the militia of the State
were called out for the defense of Atlanta
during the campaign against it, which has
terminated by the fall of the city into the
hands of the enemy, and as many of these
left their homes without preparation lex
pecting to be gone but few weeks, who
have remained in service over three
| months (most of the time in the trenches),
justice requires that they be permitted,
while the enemy are preparing for the
Winter campaign, to return to their
homes, and look for time after important
interests, and prepare themselves for such
service as may be required when another
campaign commences against other i'm
portant points in the State. I therefore
hereby withdraw said organization from
your command.
JOSEPH c. BROWN"
| Gen. Sherman advised Gen. Halleck by
wire of his conferences with these promi-
| icil peOplc, anu oel. AAdHcCh DiouSht thC
subject to the attention of the President,
when the following dispatches passed be-
tween him and Gen. Sherman:
"Washngton, D. c., Sept. II, 1864; 10
| 'Maj. Gen. Sherman: feel great inter-
est in the subject of your dispatch, NEIL
tioning corn and sorghum, and the contem-
plated visit to you.
"a. LINCOLN,
| president of the United States"
Headquarters Military Division of the
! Mississippi.
''In the Field, Atlanta, Ga, Sept. II, 1864.
president Lincoln, Washington, d. c.:
| II will keep the Department fully ad-
vised of all developments connected with
the subject in which you feel interested.
| "Mr. Wright, former member of Con-
gress from Rome, Ga, and Mr.. King, of
Marietta, are now going between Governor
Brown and myself. l have said to them
that some of the people of Georgia are en-
gagged in rebellion, begun in error and per-
petuated in pride, but that Georgia can
save herself from the devastatiOns of war
preparing for her only by Withdrawing
her quota out of the Confederate army,
and aiding me to expel Hood from the bor-
ders of the State; in which event, instead
of desolating the land as we progress, l
will keep our men to the highroads and
commons, and pay for the corn and meat
we need and take.
| 81 am fully conscious of the delicate ma
ture of such assertions, but it would be