New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
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a series Of resolutions repeating and abro-
eating the ordinance of secession. In the
treasury Of the State House were stacks
Of Georgia state bills, mostly unsigned,
representing, it is said, millions of dollars
The men loaded themselves with it, while
the negroes fought for an opportunity TO
be able to say "dey were richer dan poor
massa now" The poor people from whom
chickens bacon and other supplies were
taken later were delighted with the lib-
erality with which they We're paid, the
money being circulated freely on the sec
ond stage Of the Journey to the sea.
Union greenbacks were not always so
acceptable One Southern woman who kept
a young womans boarding house received
some national currency from officers who
had dined at her boarding house. This she
distributed literally among the guards as
signed to protect her home.
"Why do you do that, madam an officer
asked her.
Assuming an expression Of contempt, she
replied haughtily:
Sir. don't keep tho vile trash. I'm no
traitor"
II was here that Sherman heard from
Howards right wing and learned of an al
tack OH a brigade at Griswoldville on NO
vember % by General g. ". smith, who
had come out Of Macon with division OF
state troops for the purpose. The National
troops were equipped with Spe1'cer repeat
ing rifles and fired so rapidly that Cen
eral Smith thought he had encountered an
entire division He was repulsed hand
somely After leaving Milledgeville' Whlle
the army was on its way TO Milen, General
Kilpatrick's cavalry came into contact
with Wheeler's cavalry near Naynes-
boro early In December, and drove the
Confederate troops through the town and
beyond Brier Creek, toward Augusta. This
served 10 continue the delusion that Au-
rusta was Shermans destination, and re-
lieved the infantry column and wagon
trains OF all molestation. On December o
Sherman entered Millen and received re-
ports from all the columns. Everything
was going well He was now on the last
leg Of his journey.
II was December 10 when Sherman 5
army, in even better condition than when
II left Atlanta, gathered around Savannah
between the Savannah and Qgeechee rivers,
seeking to close up the city entirely. The
Georgia state troops and such men as
General Hardee could gather together were
i'm the city and its suburbs about ten thou
sand in all. BY a stroke Of good fortune
for the Confederate commander the Geor-
gia troops had arrived at the opportune
moment and gone out by rail to Graham
Vile. on the Charleston road. They reached
this place just in time to prevent divis-
ion of Union troops under General Hatch
from taking possession OF the turnpike
running toward the northeast along the
coast. This was liIe Of retreat or great
value TO Hardee, who had no idea or being
ah,e 10 hold Savannah indefinitely The
Union causeway by which the Charleston
road was reached. was protected by mum
, dated rice fields for considerable dis
tance and Sherman's trops could not reach
the turnpike except by making long de-
tour 10 the north.
sherman's first and most important step
was that Of getting in communication
with the sea. He would soon need sup
niles for they were scarce in the suburbs
az Savannah An outlet to the sea would
nut him in touch with the world again,
for there had been all sorts Of reports re-
earding the fate OF his army. On the
south side Of the Ogeechee was Fort Nc
AUister. formidable-looking fertilization
intended TO prevent hostile vessels from
approaching the city from the sea. This
work would have 10 be taken before Sher-
man could get into communication with
the Union vessels outside. A few days
before CAPTAIN Duncan, one OF Howard's
hest scouts, accompanied by two men,
had drifted past the fort in Il canoe and
reached the fleet outside with information
of the approach OF the army General
Howard sent a division Of engineers TO
Kings bridge. fourteen and one-half miles
southwest Of Savannah. 10 rebuild H..
sherman selected for the assault on the
fort General Hazen and his division OF
infantry, the Second Of the 18th Corps,