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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
machinery, useful in war to an enemy, but to spare all dwellings, colleges, schools, asylums, and harmless private property. General Sherman's Report, dated April 4, 1865. The commanding general was the first to cross the pontoon bridge, and, in company with General Howard, rode into the city. It was already in possession of Gen; and the left wing was not within two miles of it at any time. His troops, by great exertions, partially subdued the flames. See General Sherman's Report, April 4, 1865. They broke out again, with greater intensity, that night; and the, beautiful capital of South Carolina--the destined seat of Government of the prospective ind that Sherman, After having completed, as far as possible, the destruction of Columbia, continued his march northward. General Sherman, in his Report, dated April 4, 1865, says: Before one single building had been fired by order, the smoldering fires, set by Hampton's order, were rekindled by the wind and communicated to the bui
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 18: capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, and Goldsboroa.--Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--Stoneman's last raid. (search)
our massed artillery drove them back almost before they reached the fire of the infantry, who were burning to avenge the morning's disaster. The National forces received, Sherman said, six distinct assaults by the combined forces of Hoke, Hardee, and Cheatham, under the immediate command of General Johnston himself, without giving an inch of ground, and doing good execution on the enemy's ranks, especially with our artillery, the enemy having little or none. General Sherman's Report, April 4, 1865. With the coming of darkness ended the conflict known as the battle of Bentonsville, The aggregate loss of the National army near Bentonsville was reported by Sherman at 1,648, of which nearly 1,200 were from the divisions of Carlin aid Morgan, of the Fourteenth Corps. which numbered between 10,000 and 12,000 men. The loss of the confederates was never report ted. It must have been heavy. The Nationals captured 1,625 of their men, and buried 267 of their dead. Johnston's force
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
upid officer obeyed, but took with him all the supplies that were to be left at Amelia Court-House for the use of Lee's army on its retreat, and these were among the things destroyed by the conflagration. When Lee arrived at the Court-House April 4, 1865. and discovered the calamity, hope forsook him. He knew that Grant, for the sake of celerity in pursuit, would break up his army in detachments; and Lee intended, with a bountifully supplied force kept well in hand, to fall upon these fragmenal-in-chief, at the front, receiving dispatches from him and transmitting them instantly to the Secretary of War, whence they were diffused over the country, by the telegraph. On the day after Richmond was evacuated, he went up to that city April 4, 1865. in Admiral Porter's flag-ship, the Malvern. Captain Ralph Chandler, with the Sangamon, several tugs, and thirty small boats, with about three hundred men, had already cleared the channel of the river of torpedoes, and made the navigation com