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The Daily Dispatch: December 27, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
our scouts, to whom the city was surrendered two days in advance of the approach of the main army. No doubt is entertained of the capture of Savannah; but Sherman never intended more than a demonstration against Macon and Augusta to deceive the enemy, and in this he was perfectly successful. A letter gives the following description of the capture of Fort McAllister--a little earthwork, which was never intended for defence on the land side: Last night, General Sherman's right, Howard's wing, was thrown around the city, and his cavalry and pickets rested on the Ogeechee river. General Sherman made a careful reconnaissance last evening before dusk, detected the weak points of the work, and instantly formed his plan for its capture. He gave his orders to carry out his plan, and designated Hazen's division of the Fifteenth corps to assault it. At half-past 4 o'clock this morning, General Hazen placed his division in position, with another division of the Fifteenth corp