speeches promising to "wipe Sherm list of Yankee officers." On the 23d of October Hood beg forces northwesterly through Look towards Gunter's Landing and D Tennessee River. In the meantim General Dick Taylor had quickly Mobile and Ohio Railroad from Eas to Corinth, and thence to Tuscumbi About the 1st of November port army crossed the river at Muscle S Florence and Decatur, and at other the river. His forces were attack points. The Union gunboats took engagements, and in some instances repulsing the enemy, and for the their efforts to cross the river. The dine and transports Venus and Cl captured at Fort Herman, on the riv fight with the enemy's shore batte the crew were killed or wounded. A eight steamboats, loaded with gover were burned by the Union forces, to from falling into the hands of the place was evacuated, and soon occup who captured two of our gunboats t defend the town. movements, and Do said of Hood: LA down South. If he I will give his ' General The of all the trooper 201 About the time TT.. nessee, Sherman sel ach your case by the time your -father. thing in the scamp of the ir horse; and the colonel or him. But I cannot undertake of my own colonels or brigageneration. "When this cruel gives you a parish, I will pro one of Uncle Sam's corrals a ken from you wrongfully, but ig journey before us, and need so look out when the Yanks for my experience is that all search for title. I know that ny advice. rs truly, SHERMAN, Major General. CHAPTER XIII. SHERMAN'S GRAND MARCH FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH. MOVEMENT TOWARDS ATLANTA-PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARCH-THE ARMY - SLOCUM CONCENTRATION OF FORCES- -THE GATE CITY BURNED -COMMUNICATION CUT OFF- UNDER A CLOUD -THE ENEMY DECEIVED -THE REBEL PRESS THE GENERAL LINES OF THE MARCH-PROGRESS OF THE ARMY FIGHT AT GRISWOLD VILLE- ENCAMPED ON HOWELL COBB'S FARM-MILLEDGEVILLE OCCUPIED-INCIDENT -MARCH TO MILLEN AND SAVANNAH SCOUTS SENT OUT-HOWARD'S DISPATCH TO THE NAVY- FORT MC ALJOURNAL OF THE MARCH -INVEST ISTER CAPTURED In the last chapter we left Hood on the banks of the Tennessee, preparing for the invasion and conquest of the middle portions of that State, while Sherman, to the astonishment of the enemy and the whole country, was marching back towards Atlanta. Sherman announced his plans, in part, to his friend Captain Pennock of the United States Navy, in the following letter: KINGSTON, GA., Nov. 3d, 1864. Capt. PENNOCK, U. S. N., Mound City: In a few days I will be off for salt water, and hope to meet my old friend D. D. Porter again. Will you be kind enough to write and tell him to look out for me about Christmas, from Hilton Head to Savannah ? W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General. At the time this letter was written Sherman was making every preparation for his great triumphal march through Georgia. All valuable property was removed to Chattanooga. The bridge across the Chattahoochee was burned, the railroad was torn up for miles and the rails heated and twisted so as to be unfit for future use, and large quantities of them were sent to Chattanooga. Sherman issued the order for his march at Kingston, Ga., Nov. 9th, 1864, from which we learn that the army was to be divided into two wings; the right commanded by Major-General O. 0. Howard; the left by Major-General H. W. Slocum. The right wing was composed of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps; the left of the Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps. In addition to these forces there was, also, a large body of cavalry, commanded by Genciai Kilpatrick, and a brigade of artillery for each corps, and one battery of horse artillery for the cavalry. The Fourteenth Corps was commanded by Brevet Major-General Jeff. C. Davis ; the Fifteenth by Brevet Major-General Osterhaus ; the Seventeenth by Major-General Blair, and the Twentieth by Major-General Slocum. The whole army, estimated by the enemy at thirty-five thousand actually numbered nearly sixty thousand well equipped soldiers, accustomed to long marches, fierce battles and glorious victories. They marched without tents or a general train of supplies. They were ordered to supply themselves from the country through which they marched. The frequent orders and exhortations of the rebel authorities compelling the Southern people to cease the culture of cotton, their late king, and raise breadstuffs, was an assurance to Sherman and his soldiers that they would find bread on the route. We here subjoin the order of Generals Sherman and Slocum, documents well worth reading and preserving. They shed light on all of this grand movement: SHERMAN'S ORDERS FOR HIS MARCH. HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, } IN THE FIELD, Nov. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 120. 1. For the purpose of military operations this army is divided into two wings, viz: The right wing, Major-General (). O. Howard |