. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . The task of General Hardee in defendingSavannah was one of peculiar had only eighteen thousand men, andhe was uncertain where Sherman wouldstrike. Some supposed that Shermanwould move at once upon Charleston,but Hardee argued that the Union armywould have to establish a new base ofsupplies on the seacoast before attempt-ing to cross the numerous deep riversand swamps of South Caiolina. Har-dees task therefore was to hold Savan-nah just as long as possible, and then towithdraw northward to unite with thetroops which Ge
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . The task of General Hardee in defendingSavannah was one of peculiar had only eighteen thousand men, andhe was uncertain where Sherman wouldstrike. Some supposed that Shermanwould move at once upon Charleston,but Hardee argued that the Union armywould have to establish a new base ofsupplies on the seacoast before attempt-ing to cross the numerous deep riversand swamps of South Caiolina. Har-dees task therefore was to hold Savan-nah just as long as possible, and then towithdraw northward to unite with thetroops which General Bragg was as-sembling, and with the detachment?scattered at this time over the protecting his position around Savan-nah, Fort McAllister was of prime im-portance, since it commanded the GreatOgeechee River in such a way as to pre-vent the approach of the Federal THE DEFENDER OF SAVANNAH Shermans dependence for supplies. Itwas accordingly manned by a force oftwo hundred under command of MajorG. W. Anderson, provided with fiftydays rations for use in case the workbecame isolated. This contingency didnot arrive. About noon of December13th, Major .Andersons men saw troopsin blue moving about in the number increased. The artilleryon the land side of the fort was turnedupon them as they advanced from oneposition to another, and sharpshooterspicked off some of their officers. Athalf-past four oclock, however, thelong-expected charge was made fromthree different directions, so that thedefenders, too few in number to holdthe whole line, were soon now had to consider more nar-rowly the best time fcr withdrawingfrom the lines at Savannah.
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