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SHERMAN'S ADVANCE
On the night of Dec. 4, 1864, Hq.
Military Division of the Mississippi, Maj. Gen. w. T. Sherman,
USA, and Hq. 17th Corps, Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, were established
at this point, 1 mile NE of Cameron (Station No. 5 1/2 CRR) and
1 mile S of Paris Hill Academy.
Hq. Right Wing (Howard) and Hq.
15th Corps (Osterhaus) were across the Ogeechee River beyond
Cameron. Hq. Left Wing (Slocum) and Hq. 20th Corps (Williams)
were on the Middle Ground road S of Sylvania. Hq. 14th Corps
was near Jacksonboro, on the old Augusta-Savannah road N of Sylvania.
Next day, Gen. Sherman advanced
to Oliver where a Confederate force was entrenching.
124-24A GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1958
© Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
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