| From the Savannah Republican |
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| December 2, 1864 |
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| Milledgeville, Nov. 27th, 1864 |
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| Editor, Confederate & Telegraph |
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| Sir, |
| For public information we drop you a line
or two from this point that it may be known what the Federal army has
done in passing through this place. The first appearance of Sherman's
cavalry in our city was on the 20th ***** |
| The last of the army left on Friday
forenoon, destroying in its rear the bridge over the Oconee, at this
place, having previously burned the Arsenal with three thousand stand
of arms in it, blew up the Magazine, and burnt the Railroad Depot {Central
(of Georgia) RR}. The Penitentiary was burnt by some of the
convicts, said to be the women. The railroad has been destroyed for
about two and a half miles from this towards Gordon, and for about
four miles from Gordon in this direction. |
| We are informed that the road between this
and Eatonton was undisturbed except the bridge across Little rivers,
which was burned with the depot at Eatonton. ***** |
| R. M. Orme, Sen. |
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