. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Villiam Tecumseh Sherman was given command inthe South, with orders to take Atlanta, and then to marcheastward to Savannah, through the granary of the Confederacy. He at once moved South from Chattanooga and capturedAtlanta, Then he started on his celebratedMarch to the sea, three hundred milesaway. The Union army numbered but sixtythousand soldiers. It cut loose from allcommunication, and, with only ten daysprovisions, advanced in four columns on - n^its dangerous march. Weeks passed, and no news from Sher- Gen. w. T. Sh
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Villiam Tecumseh Sherman was given command inthe South, with orders to take Atlanta, and then to marcheastward to Savannah, through the granary of the Confederacy. He at once moved South from Chattanooga and capturedAtlanta, Then he started on his celebratedMarch to the sea, three hundred milesaway. The Union army numbered but sixtythousand soldiers. It cut loose from allcommunication, and, with only ten daysprovisions, advanced in four columns on - n^its dangerous march. Weeks passed, and no news from Sher- Gen. w. T. Sherman,man reached the waiting North. The people began to growuneasy and anxious. He was in the midst of enemies, whowould do all they could to destroy him. Suddenly the wordsflashed North over the wires, Sherman has taken Savannah (December, 1864). On February 1, 1865, Sherman marched northward fiomSavannah. Columbia was captured on February 15, andCharleston was abandoned by the Confederates the next day. This left the South without a single port on the Gulf 224 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—Grant gradually closed in on Richmond. Sheridans cavalrycut off its supplies. Lees army fled South to meet Johnstons. Grantpursued. Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, and Johnston on April 26. 10. RICHMOND TAKEN. Meanwhile Grant had been gradually closing in on Rich-mond. General Philip H. Sheridan, whose brilliant deeds would fill a volume, Avas sent witli alarge cavalry force down the Shen-andoah valley to Staunton. He de-stroyed the railroads that brought su^i-plies to Richmond. Then he Avas or-dered to the southwest of Petersl)urgto harass the enemy and keep suppliesaAvay. Lee now saw that his condition washopeless. He determined to abandonRichmond and hui-ry south to meet Johnston. On the night of April 2, the Confederates fled from Peters-burg and Richmond. Grant followed hard after the retreat-ing army. Seeing that fuither resistance would be useless, General Leesurr
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