Identifier: lifedeedsofgener02nort (find matches)
Title: Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Generals
Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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rly set forth in thetabular statements of heavy ordnance and otherpubHc property acquired, and it will suffice here tostate that the important city of Savannah, with itsvaluable harbor and river, was the chief object of thecampaign. With it we acquired all the forts and heavy ordnance,n its vicinity, with large stores of ammunition, shot^nd shells, cotton, rice, and other valuable productsof the country. We also gain locomotives and cars,which, though of little use to us in the present condi-tion of the railroads, are a serious loss to the enemy,as well as four steamboats gained, and the loss to theenemy of the iron-clad Savannah, one ram, and threetransports blown up or burned by them the nightbefore. Formal demand havlnor been made for the surren- MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA. 443 der, and having been refused, I contend that every-thing within the line of intrenchments belongs to theUnired States, and I shall not hesitate to use it, ifnecessary, for public purposes. But, inasmuch as the
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. inhabitants generally have manifested a friendly dis-position, I shall disturb them as little as possible con-sistently with the military rights of present and futuremilitary commanders, without remitting in the leastour just rights as captors. ^44 GENERAL SHERMAN. Our Army in Savannah. After having made the necessary orders for thedisposition of the troops in and about Savannah, Iordered Captain O. M. Poe, chief engineer, to makea thorough examination of the enemys works in andabout Savannah, with a view to makinor it conform toour future uses. New Hnes of defences will be built,embracing the city proper, Forts Jackson, Thunder-bolt, and Pulaski retained, with slight modifications in;heir armament and rear defences. All the rest ofthe enemys forts will be dismantled and destroyed,and their heavy ordnance transferred to Hilton Head,where it can be more easily guarded. Our base of supplies will be established in Savannahas soon as the very difficult obstructions plac

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