. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ^Spottsylvmiia, Neio Market, Cold Harbor, and Monocacy;had defeated the expeditions into Florida and the Ked Rivercountry, the two attacks upon Petersburg, and one againstFort Fisher, and yet held Grant at bay before had, liowever, lost ground on every side. Of the Stateseast of the Mississippi, only North and South Carolina werefully retained. Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia,Georgia and Florida were overrun by the Union armies. The Federals had gained the battles of Pleasant Hill,Resaca, Da
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ^Spottsylvmiia, Neio Market, Cold Harbor, and Monocacy;had defeated the expeditions into Florida and the Ked Rivercountry, the two attacks upon Petersburg, and one againstFort Fisher, and yet held Grant at bay before had, liowever, lost ground on every side. Of the Stateseast of the Mississippi, only North and South Carolina werefully retained. Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia,Georgia and Florida were overrun by the Union armies. The Federals had gained the battles of Pleasant Hill,Resaca, Dallas,^ Kenesaiu, Atlanta,^ Winchester,^ FishersHill, Cedar Creeh^^ and Nashville.^^ They had capturedFort de Russy,^ the forts in Mobile harbor, and Fort McAl-lister,^^ and had taken Atlanta and Savannah. Sherman hadswept across Georgia; Sheridan had devastated the Shenan-doah, driving its defenders before him; Thomas hadannihilated Hoods army; Grant held Lee firmly graspedat Richmond, and the navy swept tk^ entire coast. STUDY NO. 10 THE LAST YEAR (1865) OF THE 1. Sliermaiis March throug^li the Carolinas, Early in February, GeneralSherman, having taken but amonths rest at Savannah, puthis troops (60,000 strong) inmotion northward. Describ-ing the difficulties which nowbeset him, the General wrote: We began a rnarch ivMch,for perils, labor, and results,will compare ivith any evermade by an organized army,TJie floods of the Savannah, the simmps of the Combahee and the Edisto, the high hills androcks of the Santee, the flat qtiagmirxs of the Pedee and CajoeFear Rivers, were all passed in midtuinter ivith its floods andrains, in the face of an accumulating enemy.^ 2, Columbia* was captured (February 17); andCharleston,! thus threatened in the rear, was evacuated the * The cotton stored in the city was scattered throuj^hout the streets and de-stroyed by fire. The flames quickly spread to the houses adjoining. All efforts toenbdue the conflagration were unsuccessful, a
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