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Ashley Boyet

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"E" Co. GA 1st Reserves Infantry

Enlisted May 6, 1864 at Quitman, captured at Fort McAllister December 13, 1864, exchanged at Coxe's Landing February 13, 1865, admitted to the Receiving & Wayside Hospital, General Hospital No. 9, February 15, 1865 and transferred the next day to the Jackson Hospital, Richmond, diagnosis "Febris Int.," (Intermittent Fever), died March 1, 1865. I would suspect he was buried in either the Hollywood or Oakwood Richmond Confederate Cemeteries. He is not listed on the known Confederate buried at Hollywood, however he may be there as an unknown.

George Martin

FORT McALLISTER, GEORGIA
13 December 1864
{Savannah Campaign} Also Known As March To The Sea
OR-Series I, Volume XLIV, Chapter LVI

Confederate Forces
Garrison --- Major Anderson
CASUALTIES Killed-14; Wounded-21; Captured 195

CHARLESTON, December 14, 1864.
(Received 15th.)
General S. COOPER:
By telegram received to-day Lieutenant-General Hardee reports that enemy carried Fort McAllister by assault yesterday afternoon, and is making preparation to attack Rosedew in reverse. His scouts report an increase in number of steamers and sail vessels about Fort Pulaski and of the force on Tybee Island. All quiet about Coosawhatchie.
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General.

ON BOARD DANDELION,
Ossabaw Sound, December 13, 1864--11.50 p.m.
(Received 15th.)
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War, Washington, D.C.:
To-day, at 5 p.m., General Hazen's division of the Fifteenth Corps carried Fort McAllister by assault, capturing its entire garrison and stores. This opened to us Ossabaw Sound, and I pushed down to this gun-boat to communicate with the fleet. Before opening communication we had completely destroyed all the railroads leading into Savannah and invested the city. The left of the army is on the Savannah River, three miles above the city, and the right on the Ogeechee, at King's Bridge. The army is in splendid order, and equal to anything. The weather has been fine, and supplies were abundant. Our march was most agreeable, and we were not at all molested by guerrillas. We reached Savannah three days ago, but owing to Fort McAllister could not communicate; but now that we have McAllister we can go ahead. We have already captured two boats on the Savannah River, and prevented their gun-boats from coming down. I estimate the population of Savannah at 25,000 and the garrison at 15,000, General Hardee commands. We have not lost a wagon on the trip, but have gathered a large supply of negroes, mules, horses, &c., and our teams are in far better condition than when we started, My first duty will be to clear the army of surplus negroes, mules, and horses. We have utterly destroyed over 200 miles of rails, and consumed stores and provisions that were essential to Lee's and Hood's armies. The quick work made with McAllister, the opening of communication with our fleet, and our consequent independence as to supplies, dissipate all their boasted threats to head us off and starve the army. I regard Savannah as already gained.
Yours, truly,
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major-General.

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