Ogeechee

[ oh-gee-chee ]

/ oʊˈgi tʃi /

a river in E Georgia, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. 250 miles (402 km) long.

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We also held the country to the south and west of the Ogeechee as foraging ground.
Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.|W. Fletcher Johnson
On arriving at the Ogeechee river at Summertown I found that it had deborted its banks and was at least a quarter of a mile wide.
Memoirs of a Veteran Who Served as a Private in the 60's in the War Between the States|Isaac Hermann
After the Ogeechee River was crossed, the character of the country was greatly changed from that of central Georgia.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
Sherman did cross the Ogeechee River without having to fight.
Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.|W. Fletcher Johnson

I think the force on the right bank of Ogeechee must be small.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones