. Savannah and its surroundings . g the coast was a fleet ofironclads, and other war vessels, awaiting the establishmentof communication with Shermans forces to co-operate withhim in the siege. Opposed to these General Hardee had,within the city and its defenses, 10,000 men. Fort McAllis-ter had withstood three attempts to silence it and it had tobe taken. Sherman cautiously enveloped the defenses ofthe city so as to completely isolate the fort, and then sentnine regiments to take it. The fort was held by a garrisonof 150 men. It was captured after a desperate fight andthrough the superiority
. Savannah and its surroundings . g the coast was a fleet ofironclads, and other war vessels, awaiting the establishmentof communication with Shermans forces to co-operate withhim in the siege. Opposed to these General Hardee had,within the city and its defenses, 10,000 men. Fort McAllis-ter had withstood three attempts to silence it and it had tobe taken. Sherman cautiously enveloped the defenses ofthe city so as to completely isolate the fort, and then sentnine regiments to take it. The fort was held by a garrisonof 150 men. It was captured after a desperate fight andthrough the superiority of overwhelming forces. The cap-ture of McAllister was the conquest of Savannah. The citywas evacuated December 20, 1864, and was formally surren-dered the next day. Shermans regime, although brief, wasrigorous in the extreme. Shortly after the fall of the cityLee and Johnston surrendered, and the war ended. Savan- Savannah and Its Surroundings. 17 nahs progress since then has not been less remarkable thanthat of the whole JAMES EDWAED OGLETHORPE. James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah, wasborn in London, December 21, 1688. At the age of sixteenhe was admitted a student of Corpus Christi College, but didnot finish his studies, war having more charms for him thanliterary pursuits. His first commission was that of the death of Queen Anne he entered the service ofPrince Eugene. He was elected to Parliament at the age oftwenty-four, and continued a member thirty-two years. Heestablished the colony at Savannah in 1733. In 1743 he re- 18 Savannah and Its Surroundings. tuined to England. He was oifeied the command of theBritish forces in America operating against the Americansunder Washington, but declined to accept it. He was soonafterward placed in command of an army operating againstthe forces of Charles the Pretender. His Christian forbear-ance toward the unfortunate followers of the Stuarts causedhim to be charged with sympathy with their cause. Aco
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