. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... ttle ; cows dropping creamy milk ;pigs ranging in the woods gorging themselves with nuts and acorns,— all these dainties in the way of food presented themselves to thepalate of the hungry soldiers. Now the night camps were scenes ofrevelry. Fat turkeys, impaled on sharp sticks, revolved over thecoals ; roasts of beef dropped savory juices ; cream softened the flavorof the bitter coffee ; eggs were beaten into omelets; sweet potatoesroasted in hot a
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... ttle ; cows dropping creamy milk ;pigs ranging in the woods gorging themselves with nuts and acorns,— all these dainties in the way of food presented themselves to thepalate of the hungry soldiers. Now the night camps were scenes ofrevelry. Fat turkeys, impaled on sharp sticks, revolved over thecoals ; roasts of beef dropped savory juices ; cream softened the flavorof the bitter coffee ; eggs were beaten into omelets; sweet potatoesroasted in hot ashes ; the fortunate messmate who had a genius for THE MARCH TO THE SEA. 571 cookery, received the blessings of his companions. Thus luxuriously-fed, they went on to Milledgeville, the capital of the State. Littleresistance met them on their way. A few regiments here and there,scattering companies of militia, who had responded to the frantic ap-peals of the Southern leaders to put every obstruction in the pathof the enemy, were all that encountered Shermans army. FromMilledgeville they went to Millen, where one of the Southern prison 4^=-;. Prison Pen at Millen. pens was situated. Here in the midst of all the plenty throughwhich the army had marched, our poor soldiers had died of starva-tion. The Southern newspapers and leaders had pleaded in excusefor their suffering, that lack of food for themselves had preventeda full supply to their prisoners. When Sherman reached Millen, the Union prisoners had beentaken away, and the soldiers were disappointed in their hope of res-cuing them. Much has been said of the lawless march of Shermansarmy through Georgia, and no doubt much happened that was be-yond Shermans control.^ But the sight of that prison pen at Millen,and the remembrance of our soldiers who had starved there in themidst of plenty, tended to excite in the breasts of their fellows adesire for retribution which miUtary discipline could hardly havechecked. From Millen, they
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