...ut he went on to say: I wrote to Sherman on this subject, sending my letter by a staff officer. He is ready to attempt (and feels confident of his ability to succeed) to make his way either to the Savannah river , or any of the navigable streams emptying into the Atlantic or Gulf, if he is only certain of finding a base for him when he arrives. On the 6th of October, the general-in-chief went to Washington,...