. Popular history of the civil war . Grant thathe was beleaguered, and before that tired commander slept^on the night of the victory at Missionary Ridge, he wrote toSherman, urging him to hasten to the relief of next morning, Sherman was off. Although his troopswere nearly exhausted, they made the march of eighty-fourmiles without resting, and arrived on Dec. 5, to find thatLongstreet had already returned to Virginia. Sherman wassurprised to find the garrison living very comfortably, en-joying luxuries which he had not seen for many a day. Hegrowled a little, because he had hurri
. Popular history of the civil war . Grant thathe was beleaguered, and before that tired commander slept^on the night of the victory at Missionary Ridge, he wrote toSherman, urging him to hasten to the relief of next morning, Sherman was off. Although his troopswere nearly exhausted, they made the march of eighty-fourmiles without resting, and arrived on Dec. 5, to find thatLongstreet had already returned to Virginia. Sherman wassurprised to find the garrison living very comfortably, en-joying luxuries which he had not seen for many a day. Hegrowled a little, because he had hurried his worn-out men sofast, while the besieged garrison was so far from he was no longer needed, Sherman returned to Chatta-nooga, and soon after went into winter quarters at army was not long to remain idle. At the end ofJanuary, 1864, it was ordered back to Vicksburg, where, co-operating with McPherson and Hurlbut, it was to do what-ever came to hand. On the 3d of February, Sherman left Vicksburg, and. 1864.] In Divers and Sundry Places. 415 began a campaign to destroy rebel property and communica-tions, and to cut off rebel supplies; thus driving the enemyfrom that region, thus freeing the Union troops which werenow required to guard it. Shermans force numbered abouttwenty-three thousand, and moved in two columns. Themarch was made as rapidly and with as little baggage aspossible. It was one continual skirmish; for the rebelswere as thick along their path as dandelions in the us follow the line of advance. Crossing the Big BlackRiver, they marched through Jackson, Miss., crossed the PearlRiver, and pushed on through Decatur to Meridian, whereGeneral William Sooy Smith and our old friend (xriersonwere to join Sherman. Rebel cavalry were always at handto annoy the advancing armies. One day Sherman had sta-tioned a regiment at a cross-roads near Decatur, Ala., to waitfor McPhersons column to come up. Sherman, in the meantime, had fallen a
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