Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

TINS feat, taken in connection with MT.
Lincoln's reelection, which was just then
assured, be thought would constitute such
a logical case for the north that the war
must shortly end.
General Orders Were Vague.
on November II ne telegraphed to Gen
eral Halleck: IAN appearances still indi-
cate that Beauregard has got back to his
old hole at Corinth, and hope he will en-
JOY 1t. My army prefers to enjoy the fresh
sweet potato fields Of the Ocmulgee." Set
ting out for those pleasant fields, Sher-
mans general orders were vague. He
mere said to the army: 1T Is sufficient
for you to know that (the object of our
march, involves a departure from our pres
ent base, and a long, difficult march to a
new one" The general opinion among the
troops was that Richmond. the capital Of
the confederacy, was their destination. The
order of march, so far as practicable, was
to be by four parallel roads, with con-
vergencies at points indicated from time
TO time. No general train of supplies was
10 be taken, merely one wagon and one
! ambulance behind each regiment, and a
due proportion of wagons for ammunition
was TO be taken up at o'clock and ffteen
miles day was to be made
At o'clock on November IS, therefore,
the ruined city Of Atlanta was left behind.
According to a southern historian Sher-
mans troops marched out amid the Grim
son flames Of the city and a volley of ex-
-ploded ammunition that sounded like des-
perate battle, his men singing, John
Browns Soul Goes Marching on" Ac-
cording to northern writer's a band struck
] up John Browns Body Lies Acknowledging
| in the Grave and the soldiers, taking up
the song. the march was begun to the
swelling chorus OF GLORY, Glory. Hallelu-
jah!
What happened on that S0O-mile march is
/ described from two points OF view. In /.
/ w Avery's history Of Georgia from 1850 to
/ 1881, which was published in 1881, sherman's
march was described as easy. but destruc-
tive" A graphic picture OF the progress is
added: Spreading out his columns to a
width of about forty miles dn fact, it was
nearer sixty, foraging his army as he went
along, tearing up every mile Of railroad
track, quitting villages, cleaning up provl-
sions, pillaging houses. destroying furni-
/ ture, gathering hordes of negroes TO be
dropped Cby contrast, the Nicolay- Hay his
\ tory says that the utmost efforts of Sher-
man and his Officers TO induce the negroes
to remain quietly at home were not en-.
| tirely successfully, the jaunty, massive
! column left a blistering devastation for 30
miles upon the fair bosom OF our noble
/ state. There was no opposition tC
speak off," At Milledgeville the Georgia
! legislature was in session. when, on No
vember %. Governor Brown received a tele-
gram saying that Sherman had left Atlanta
on November p. The message came at the
noon hour and the members OF the legisla.
ture did not return to the capitol. The
bills and other matters before the Genera
Assembly at the time it adjourned for din
ner were left lying on the desks and no one
! returned 10 look after them" Transporta
ton OF any sort out OF town was In quick
extravagant demand. Carriages. buggies
wagons and all kinds OF wheeled vehicle.
brought high rentals after the railway hat
| taken away all that Il could.
Saving state Records.
The time for saving the state records a
Miledgeville was very short Governor
Brown did excellent work in getting tn
books and papers on a train for Macon an,
the southwest. IL used TO be said that IN,
governors preparations were 50 eomplet,
that he included a good supply Of cabbage
along with the records Others said tina
he neglected the papers In favor OF tn
greens" Avery has seen al 70 print Il
explanation OF the incident. a letter from
General Foster, the 0uartsrmastsr genera