. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . iththe advance against Johnston, but the usual understanding is of the march from Atlanta, which began onNovember loth. On December 10th, Shermans army had closed in on the works around Savannah. Thegenerals first move was to make connections with the fleet and its supplies. The country about Savannahafforded nothing but rice, which did not satisfy an army that for a month had been living on pigs, chickens,and turkeys. But the only convenient channel of communication was the Great Ogeechee, guarded by thefort that had defied the na
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . iththe advance against Johnston, but the usual understanding is of the march from Atlanta, which began onNovember loth. On December 10th, Shermans army had closed in on the works around Savannah. Thegenerals first move was to make connections with the fleet and its supplies. The country about Savannahafforded nothing but rice, which did not satisfy an army that for a month had been living on pigs, chickens,and turkeys. But the only convenient channel of communication was the Great Ogeechee, guarded by thefort that had defied the navy for two years. Its storming by Hazen, on December 17th, was welcome toShermans men above most victories. A foraging party had rowed down the river into Ossabaw Sound andmet a steamer coming in, the crew of which said that it was the Nemeha and had Major-General Fosteron board. The party answered: Oh, weve got twenty-seven major-generals up at camp. What we wantis hardtack! On December 21st, the army entered Savannah. Shermans achievement was EVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. OUR CAMP-FIRES SHONE BRIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN The war-time view of the Chattanooga River, from Lookout Mountain, gives a good notion of the countrythrough which Sherman advanced on the first half of his march to the sea. Byers reckons this famousmilitary operation as beginning with the campaign against Joseph E. Johnston. Shermans forces werecentered at Ringgold, a little south of the point here pictured. The fighting in this campaign was of themost picturesque variety. Johnston was a master of defensive warfare. The mountainous nature of thecountry enabled him to entrench his forces at every step. He could always wait to be attacked, couldalways be sure of having the advantage in position, and could retreat through the passes to a new standbefore the Federal forces could arrive. The Union troops, on the other hand, must advance along therailway to keep in touch with their base of supplies in the rear, m
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