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Cox's Ferry (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
s for the past two months. Yours truly, W. T. Sherman, Major-General commanding. headquarters military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Goldsboroa, North Carolina, March 24, 1865. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, City Point, Virginia. General: I have kept Lieutenant Dunn over to-day that I might report further. All the army is now in, save the cavalry (which I have posted at Mount Olive Station, south of the Neuse) and General Terry's command (which to-morrow will move from Cox's Ferry to Faison's Depot, also on the Wilmington road). I send you a copy of my orders of this morning, the operation of which will, I think, soon complete our roads. The telegraph is now done to Morehead City, and by it I learn that stores have been sent to Kinston in boats, and that our wagons are loading with rations and clothing. By using the Neuse as high up as Kinston, hauling from there twenty-six miles, and by equipping the two roads to Morehead City and Wilmington, I feel certain we c
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
one march to reach Goldsboroa in the State of North Carolina (distant four hundred and twenty-fiveand of the Confederate forces in South and North Carolina. On the 6th of March I crossed the Pedethey should go inside. The railroads of North Carolina are four feet eight and one-half inches gad by telegraph that, for present purposes, North Carolina be erected into a department, and that youity to assume command of all tie troops in North Carolina, dating all official communications, Headqs movement through the States of South and North Carolina. The first point to be obtained is to secand gave daily accounts of movements in West North Carolina. I supposed all the time it was Stonem than you now have. From that point all North Carolina roads can be made useless to the enemy, withe Mississippi, in the field, Goldsboroa, North Carolina, March 23, 1865. Lieutenant-General U. S. the Mississippi, in the field, Goldboroa, North Carolina, April 5, 1865. Major-General George H. Th[2 more...]
Eastport (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
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 railroads, supplies, and other material, which you could not
Resaca (Georgia, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
ghter When Sherman marched down to the sea! II. Then cheer upon cheer for bold Sherman Went up from each valley and glen, And the bugles reechoed the music That came from the lips of the men; For we knew that the stars in our banner More bright in their splendor would be, And that blessings from Northland would greet us, When Sherman marched down to the sea! Then sang we a song, etc. III. Then forward, boys I forward to battle! We marched on our wearisome way, We stormed the wild hills of Resaca-- God bless those who fell on that day! Then Kenesaw frowned in its glory, Frowned down on the flag of the free; But the East and the West bore our standard, And Sherman marched on to the sea! Then sang 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 traitor-flag falls; But we paused not to weep for the fallen, Who slept by each river and tree, Yet we twined them a wreath of the laure
Congaree (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
same morning, but the bulk of his army was back at Lexington. I reached this place early in the morning of the 16th, met General Slocum there, and explained to him the purport of General Order No. 26, which contemplated the passage of his army across Broad River at Alston, fifteen miles above Columbia. Riding down to the river-bank, I saw the wreck of the large bridge which had been burned by the enemy, with its many stone piers still standing, but the superstructure gone. Across the Congaree River lay the city of Columbia, in plain, easy view. I could see the unfinished State-House, a handsome granite structure, and the ruins of the railroad depot, which were still smouldering. Occasionally a few citizens or cavalry could be seen running across the streets, and quite a number of negroes were seemingly busy in carrying off bags of grain or meal, which were piled up near the burned depot. Captain De Gres had a section of his twenty-pound Parrott guns unlimbered, firing into the
Lynch's Creek (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
vague rumors which reached us through rebel sources. General Jeff. C. Davis got across the Catawba during the 27th, and the general march was resumed on Cheraw. Kilpatrick remained near Lancaster, skirmishing with Wheeler's and Hampton's cavalry, keeping up the delusion that we proposed to move on Charlotte and Salisbury, but with orders to watch the progress of the Fourteenth Corps, and to act in concert with it, on its left rear. On the 1st of March I was at Finlay's Bridge across Lynch's Creek, the roads so bad that we had to corduroy nearly every foot of the way; but I was in communication with all parts of the army, which had met no serious opposition from the enemy. On the 2d of March we entered the village of Chesterfield, skirmishing with Butler's cavalry, which gave ground rapidly. There I received a message from General Howard, who reported that he was already in Cheraw with the Seventeenth Corps, and that the Fifteenth was near at hand. General Hardee had retreate
Brown County (Ohio, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
senger came from Colonel Stone on the other side, saying that the Mayor of Columbia had come out of the city to surrender the place, and asking for orders. I simply remarked to General Howard that he had his orders, to let Colonel Stone go on into the city, and that we would follow as soon as the bridge was ready. By this same messenger I received a note in pencil from the Lady Superioress of a convent or school in Columbia, in which she claimed to have been a teacher in a convent in Brown County, Ohio, at the time my daughter Minnie was a pupil there, and therefore asking special protection. My recollection is, that I gave the note to my brother-in-law, Colonel Ewing, then inspector-general on my staff, with instructions to see this lady, and assure her that we contemplated no destruction of any private property in Columbia at all. As soon as the bridge was done, I led my horse over it, followed by my whole staff. General Howard accompanied me with his, and General Logan was ne
Bull's Bay (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
I was at Stono, and a spirited demonstration was made by General Schimmelpfennig and the vessels. He drove the rebels from their rifle-pits in front of the lines, extending from Fort Pringle, and pushed them vigorously. The next day I was at Bull's Bay, with a dozen steamers, among them the finest of the squadron. General Potter had twelve to fifteen hundred men, the object being to carry out your views. We made as much fuss as possible, and with better success than I anticipated, for it seems that the rebs conceived Stono to be a feint, and the real object at Bull's Bay, supposing, from the number of steamers and boats, that we had several thousand men. Now came an aide from General Gillmore, at Port Royal, with your cipher-dispatch from Midway, so I steamed down to Port Royal to see him. Next day was spent in vain efforts to decipher — finally it was accomplished. You thought that the state of the roads might force you to turn upon Charleston; so I went there on the 15th, but t
Raleigh (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
atch us inland somewhere between Columbia and Raleigh? I knew full well at the time that the brokethat, but concentrate his scattered armies at Raleigh, and I will go straight at him as soon as I garmy was supposed to be collecting at or near Raleigh. I was determined, however, to give him as lt of March 15th was thirteen miles out on the Raleigh road. This flank followed substantially a rosend them. My notion is, that you should get Raleigh as soon as possible, and hold the railroad frf all unnecessary wagons, should march toward Raleigh, by way of threat, as far as Averysboroa. Geled yesterday that we could march right on to Raleigh; but we have now been out six weeks, living pch, and will try and be all ready to march to Raleigh or Weldon, as we may determine, by or before short time, be in a position to march against Raleigh, Gaston, Weldon, or even Richmond, as you mayin, but I will gradually push them all out to Raleigh or Wilmington. We will need every house in t[1 more...]
Hilton Head (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): volume 2, chapter 24
leston, or, in his absence, under the charge of Major-General Q. A. Gillmore, commanding the department. Among the ceremonies will be the delivery of a public address by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. 4. That the naval forces at Charleston, and their commander on that station, be invited to participate in the ceremonies of the occasion. By order of the President of the United States, Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. [General order no. 41.] headquarters Department of the South, Hilton head, South Carolina, April 10, 1865. Friday next, the 14th inst., will be the fourth anniversary of the cap. ture of Fort Sumter by the rebels. A befitting celebration on that day, in honor of its reoccupation by the national forces, has been ordered by the President, in pursuance of which Brevet Major-General Robert Anderson, United States Army, will restore to its original place on the fort the identical flag which, after an honorable and gallant defense, he was compelled to lower to th
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