...his, to sally forth and make a hole in Georgia and Alabama that will be hard to mend. I will, probably, about November 1st, break up the railroads and bridges, destroy Atlanta, and make a break for Mobile , Savannah, or Charleston. * * * * Under date of October 19, 1864, General Sherman wrote General Halleck as follows: I must have alternatives; else, being confined to one route, the enemy ...