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City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
U. S. Grant, commanding United States Army, City Point, Virginia. dear General: We reached this place yest headquarters armies of the United States, City Point, Virginia, February 7, 1865. Major-General W. T. Sherm. headquarters armies of the United States, City Point, Virginia, January 31, 1865. Major-General G. H. Thoma. headquarters armies of the United States, City Point, Virginia, January 31, 1865. Major-General J. M. Schof respective departments, in the field, with me at City Point. Communicate with me by every opportunity, and, . headquarters armies of the United States, City Point, Virginia, March 16, 1865. Major-General W. T. Shermanant-General U. S. Grant, Commander-in-Chief, City Point, Virginia. General: I wrote you from Fayetteville, commanding the Armies of the United States, City Point, Virginia. General: On reaching Goldsboroa this morch 24, 1865. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, City Point, Virginia. General: I have kept Lieutenant Dunn ove
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
nerals Howard and Slocum, and was substantially the same that had marched from Atlanta to Savannah. The same general orders were in force, and this campaign may pro we a song, etc. IV. Still onward we pressed, till our banners Swept out from Atlanta's grim walls, And the blood of the patriot dampened The soil where the traitorill, and this was the prompt reply. As in the case of our former march from Atlanta, intense anxiety had been felt for our safety, and General Terry had been prommy in superb order, and the trains almost as fresh as when we had started from Atlanta. It was manifest to me that we could resume our march, and come within the pplies ready for you wherever you may turn up. I did this before when you left Atlanta, and regret that they did not reach you promptly when you reached salt-water .ad and provided, divided into three parts, of two corps each — much as our old Atlanta army was. I expect to move on in a few days, and propose (if Lee remains in
Cape Fear (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
the passage of such rivers as the Santee and Cape Fear a difficult undertaking. Therefore, I took Bull's Bay, Georgetown, and the mouth of Cape Fear River. Still, it was extremely desirable in ono further great impediment between us and Cape Fear River, which I felt assured was by that time inoldsboroa. If possible, send a boat up Cape Fear River, and have word conveyed to General Schofipton's cavalry, had barely escaped across Cape Fear River, burning the bridge which I had hoped to ardee's army was all across the bridge at Cape Fear River, Hampton, with a small body-guard, had reer small escort, as soon as we are across Cape Fear River. I hope you have not been uneasy about thousand useless mouths; as many to go down Cape Fear as possible, and the rest to go in vehicles ft. Just returned yesterday morning from Cape Fear River. I went there to determine where Schofieneeded. In the first move you will go to Cape Fear River. Your movements are intended as cooper[7 more...]
Bull's Gap (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
l-and break up the Danville and Southside Railroads. These are the last avenues left to the enemy. Recruits have come in so rapidly at the West that Thomas has now about as much force as he had when he attacked Hood. I have stopped all who, under previous orders, would go to him, except those from Illinois. Fearing the possibility of the enemy falling back to Lynchburg, and afterward attempting to go into East Tennessee or Kentucky, I have ordered Thomas to move the Fourth Corps to Bull's Gap, and to fortify there, and to hold out to the Virginia line, if he can. He has accumulated a large amount of supplies in Knoxville, and has been ordered not to destroy any of the railroad west of the Virginia line. I told him to get ready for a campaign toward Lynchburg, if it became necessary. He never can make one there or elsewhere; but the steps taken will prepare for any one else to take his troops and come east or go toward Rome, whichever may be necessary. I do not believe either
Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
tirely impassable. Until they improve, I shall content myself with watching Lee, and be prepared to pitch into him if he attempts to evacuate the place. I may bring Sheridan over-think I will-and break up the Danville and Southside Railroads. These are the last avenues left to the enemy. Recruits have come in so rapidly at the West that Thomas has now about as much force as he had when he attacked Hood. I have stopped all who, under previous orders, would go to him, except those from Illinois. Fearing the possibility of the enemy falling back to Lynchburg, and afterward attempting to go into East Tennessee or Kentucky, I have ordered Thomas to move the Fourth Corps to Bull's Gap, and to fortify there, and to hold out to the Virginia line, if he can. He has accumulated a large amount of supplies in Knoxville, and has been ordered not to destroy any of the railroad west of the Virginia line. I told him to get ready for a campaign toward Lynchburg, if it became necessary. He n
Left Prong Catawba River (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
, by night, and to move up to Lancaster, to make believe we were bound for Charlotte, to which point I heard that Beauregard had directed all his detachments, including a corps of Hood's old army, which had been marching parallel with us, but had failed to make junction with the forces immediately opposing us. Of course, I had no purpose of going to Charlotte, for the right wing was already moving rapidly toward Fayetteville, North Carolina. The rain was so heavy and persistent that the Catawba River rose fast, and soon after I had crossed the pontoon-bridge at Rocky Mount it was carried away, leaving General Davis, with the Fourteenth Corps, on the west bank. The roads were infamous, so I halted the Twentieth Corps at Hanging Rock for some days, to allow time for the Fourteenth to get over. General Davis had infinite difficulty in reconstructing his bridge, and was compelled to use the fifth chains of his wagons for anchor-chains, so that we were delayed nearly a week in that ne
Thompson's Creek (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
s already in Cheraw with the Seventeenth Corps, and that the Fifteenth was near at hand. General Hardee had retreated eastward across the Pedee, burning the bridge. I therefore directed the left wing to march for Sneedsboroa, about ten miles above Cheraw, to cross the Pedee there, while I in person proposed to cross over and join the right wing in Cheraw. Early in the morning of the 3d of March I rode out of Chesterfield along with the Twentieth Corps, which filled the road, forded Thompson's Creek, and, at the top of the hill beyond, found a road branching off to the right, which corresponded with the one on my map leading to Cheraw. Seeing a negro standing by the road-side, looking at the troops passing, I inquired of him what road that was. Him lead to Cheraw, master! Is it a good road, and how far? A very good road, and eight or ten miles. Any guerrillas? Oh I no, master, dey is gone two days ago; you could have played cards on der coat-tails, dey was in sich a hurry! I
Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
Ever since you started on the last campaign, and before, I have been attempting to get something done in the West, both to cooperate with you and to take advantage of the enemy's weakness there — to accomplish results favorable to us. Knowing Thomas to be slow beyond excuse, I depleted his army to reenforce Canby, so that he might act from Mobile Bay on the interior. With all I have said, he had not moved at last advices. Canby was sending a cavalry force, of about seven thousand, from Vicksburg toward Selma. I ordered Thomas to send Wilson from Eastport toward the same point, and to get him off as soon after the 20th of February as possible. He telegraphed me that he would be off by that date. Hie has not yet started, or had not at last advices. I ordered him to send Stoneman from East Tennessee into Northwest South Carolina, to be there about the time you would reach Columbia. He would either have drawn off the enemy's cavalry from you, or would have succeeded in destroying
Duck Branch (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
elling trees, but our men picked these up and threw them aside, so that this obstruction hardly delayed us an hour. In person I accompanied the Fifteenth Corps (General Logan) by McPhersonville and Hickory Hill, and kept couriers going to and fro to General Slocum with instructions to hurry as much as possible, so as to make a junction of the whole army on the South Carolina Railroad about Blackville. I spent the night of February 1st at Hickory Hill Post-Office, and that of the 2d at Duck Branch Post-Office, thirty-one miles out from Pocotaligo. On the 3d the Seventeenth Corps was opposite Rivers's Bridge, and the Fifteenth approached Beaufort's Bridge. The Salkiehatchie was still over its banks, and presented a most formidable obstacle. The enemy appeared in some force on the opposite bank, had cut away all the bridges which spanned the many deep channels of the swollen river, and the only available passage seemed to be along the narrow causeways which constituted the common
Iowa (Iowa, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
r took the book, looked at the inscription, and, turning to his fellows, said: Boys, that's so; that's Uncle Billy's writing, for I have seen it often before. He at once commanded the party to stop pillaging, and left a man in charge of the house, to protect her until the regular provost-guard should be established. I then asked her if the regular guard or sentinel had been as good to her. She assured me that he was a very nice young man; that he had been telling her all about his family in Iowa; and that at that very instant of time he was in another room minding her baby. Now, this lady had good sense and tact, and had thus turned aside a party who, in five minutes more, would have rifled her premises of all that was good to eat or wear. I made her a long social visit, and, before leaving Columbia, gave her a half-tierce of rice and about one hundred pounds of ham from our own mess-stores. In like manner, that same evening I found in Mrs. Simons another acquaintance — the wife
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