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·NO.19. THE CENTURY SERIES, VOL. I, NO. 19, JULY ;0,1894 PUBliSHED WEEKLY , PRICE $7.50 PER YEAR Copyright, ,8g4. by The CenlUry Co. Entered :lt the New York PoSt Office as Sceond 0..» Malter SA TTLES AND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR THE CENTURY WAR BOOK PEOPLE'S PICTORIAL EDITION i PART XIX THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG CONTINUED THE BATTLE OF THE . PETERSBURG CRATER, BY MAJOR WILLIAM H. POWELL, U. S. A. (CONTINUED FROM PART XVIII) THE CHARGE OF THE COLORED DIVISION, BY GENERAL GODDARD THOMAS, U. S. V. (COMMANBING SECOND BRIGADE OF COLORED TROOPS AT THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER) THE DUEL BETWEEN THE "ALABAMA" AND THE "KEARSARGE" FROM THE DECK OF THE" ALABAMA" BY JOHN McINTOSH KELL, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE "ALABAMA" FROM THE DECK OF THE "KEARSARGE" ~Y JOHN M. BROWNE, SURGEON OF THE "KEARSARGE" SHERMAN'S MARCH FROM ATLANTA THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH, BY GENERAL OLIVER O. HOWARD, U. S. A. (COMMANDING THE RIGHT WING OF SHERMAN'S ARMY) FROM SAVANl'lAH TO FAYETTEVILLE, BY GENERAL HENRY W. SLOCUM, U. S. V. (COMMANDING THE LEFT WING OF SHERMAN'S ARMY) MARCHING WITH SHERMAN THROUGH TH'E CAROLINAS BY DANIE~ OAKEY, CAPTAIN 20 MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS

FIVE FORKS AND THE FALL OF PETERSBURG BY GENERAL HORACE , U. S. A., OF GENERAL GRANT'S STAFF (CONTINUW IN PART XX) • i NEW YORK: THE CENTURY CO. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. THE CENTU'RY WAR BOOK. IMPORTAN T FEATURES OF THE "PEOPLE'S PICTO RI AL ED ITION." Fort Sumter. Gettysburg. Tbe Union ~I de . by GEN. ~OUB L EDAY. E:tcontl\"o 081001' fit tho Fort. amI by II RCrj.:cnnt ot th~ garrl. A wonderful dC ACri\ltlOn of thlJol JITCnt hattie lJ.r l enders on both !lldc!l. with conncctin.(t notes 11y" OEN. 80ll; tilt> Cu ufc dl,:role Ride, by GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE, Aidl,.>.dc-Camll to Gell, DCl\urcgnrd. tho COli­ OOUB LEOA Y. IIlnk tlg the whole "tory of the bnttlo cllRlly uudcrstolili. The article" nrc by GEN. rederate Commander. wlJo besieged .Fort Sumt.er. LONGSTREET, CUTIlUHlUdl ug tho First COl'lIS of Leo's arl1l)', GE~ . HENU;Y J. HUN)', chlet of nr'1llcry ot tho Army or tho PO I.(lllll\O (Ulllou) ; GEN. ALEXANDER;. elliot of J,OllgstrQCt'S nrtlllcrs: GEN. KERSH A W, wbo commt\ulled Kt;r,. hnw'!c< Cnnfl'dct"1ttc brlgndc; GEN. E. lol. -LAW, who commAuded 0. Bull Run. Confederate cllvfllioll ill the :lslloult 011 "Hound Top": GEN. IMBODEN. (,'oruIDunrllng a Confederate The UUIOllllhle, by OEN. FRY ot tIlt) stutr at Gen. McDowell. commanding tho Union forces. nnd by cu\"alry brigade; LIEUT.-COL, RICE, U. S. A., etc., etc. Walt W hitman tllo poct who describos tho return of tbo retreating troops to Wusbin~ton as !lecu by 111m \vllllo nursing 10 ihe hospital; Lb e <.:ontedoraLo s ide, by OEN. BEAUREGARD, commonding tho ConCederute Artny ot tho Pot~mae, and by OEN. IMBODEN, emllruullding a but.tery ot artIllory. Vicksburg. '1' ho Uuion !:tlcl e. by GEN. ORANT. eomlllllllde r of the lHlAI(! ldu S IlMuic!I; the Cmltedcrnte side. by COL. Fort Donelson. LOCKETT, abler cllbrinccr ot tho detcnGes of \'i(:k

Z,IAHCRD'"G TlIROUGH GEonG IA.. HAlLWA. Y DE8TIWC'l'ION ,,\ 8 A l\IILITAHY ART,

SHERMAN'S MARCH FROM ATLANTA THROUGH GEORGIA Smith crossed the riYel' and gave us battle nt Gris­ way a nd fl cd, Thcn shortly Olll' bridge was laid a u wold\'ille , I t was an nfl"ail' of one di\'ision,-that thc main I'o:l.d and we marched on. Blair, who had AND THE CAROLINAS, of Charlcs H.. 'Woods,- lIsillg lUftinly Walcutt's returued frOIll his furlough before we Icft Atlanta, b rigade. Smith was badly defeatcd, :\,Ild during crosscd and ke pt" the leit bank of t he O"'C'ec hee FRmr A'l'LA:;TA TO SAVAJ.' Blail"~ and parkcd thcre ill saJety. )1cre, at Gordon, knowledge and hospitality :l.ttl'Olctcd him, So the BY OLIYER O. IIOW,,\I:::D, )L\.T OR,GEXmL\L, U, S. A. Shcrman, f rom "lUillcdgcville, ar.me across to me, armics w('nt on mccting :l.~ 1 increaseil r CS istance, but COlU lU:LllIlill;:" the right will;; (If S ]Wl'rtIHU'!j aI'III.\", Slocum had cnjoycd a finc march, hadll!; had but were not much dcl:l.yed tlll we got to the Sa\":l lIlIah fIE~ Sherman decidcd to nUlI'clI Soutl! ficicl1t m:lllagcmcnt of Coloncl O. hl, P oe, Sher­ littlc resistance, 'l'ho storics of the mock L cgisla­ Canal. Captain DUll can from my c:l\"ah'y CScort from Atlauta, hc ordered to 'l'homas n t I man's chicf cllgi ll cer, all that was of a public n:1tur e ture at tbc Stnte capitnl, of the ltL"'i:ul'ious supplics had clli'l"i ctl Shcrma n's mcssagcs down the O"'ee­ :\'ashvillc, Schofield with the Twc nty­ in Atlanta which could ait! lho cncmy was lIe­ elljoycd all along, and of the constant (11 11 :Imi chee in :t boat p;l~t Confedcmtc g ll ards and to~pe ­ third Corps, Stanley with tho Fourth Corps, a.Jl the stroycd, 'Vrcci;:cd cngillcs, bent and twisted iJ'on pl'llilks of 01 Shcl'mau's BummcI'S/' rathel' belonged (~0c.s , all ~l gone 0 11 1" to sen, H e W:l S picked up by!~ ca'~valry. cxeopt Ki lpnll'ick's division, all thedetach­ rails, blackcncd ruins antl lollCsolllC ehillllle~'S sad­ to that routc thl111 OIll'S, P ossibly wc had more o[ VIllI.cd Statcsvessnl ;lUli his IlI CSSU~o taken [Q the mcnts ell'awn back from tuc railway lillO, and fi nch dened t ho hCill'b:; of thc fcw pcaccfnl citizcns wli o tho throngs of escapill l; slans, froJU the baby ill a(h~l~l':l.l. !Ienl.!e 1Ia\')" :lllll provisio!l s hips wero othel' tl'OOPfl, inclllllillg A. J'. Smjth'~, as Sherman's l'e mai lI cd thcre, :lI'IllS to thc ohlncgl' o hobbling painfully :llong tho milibll'Y lI ivision could furnish. Shel'man rcsel'\'cd ~':\ltUig oil the headlands, unccrtain just where Beholtll1ow t hb \'oteran army thlls reorganized line of march - ll eg1'OCs of all sizes, ill all sorts of ~herll1all would SCCUI'C a hlll'bol', fo1' his l'ight wing my t wo eOI'ps, the Fifteenth and alld cquippcd, \\'illl modcrato baggage autl a fc w patched costumcs, with carts and brokcn-down Se\'enteellth i amI for his left wing the Fomteellth O,\\"i~lg to sw;~mps and o bsll'ucted l'onds and Har­ days' supply of 8mnll l'n.tiollS, but with plcll ty horscs 1l11111llUlcs to match. dee s force bel lind them. we could not entcl' Sa \'an­ a.nd Twenticth ull(l cI'Sloctlm, i\[ine, the Armyofthe of ammunition, J'c:l.lly to m:nch any whcI'c Shel'­ 'Yo brought ttlollg 0 11 1' wOI11ltlcd (o\"er 200, I l)e­ nah. Oll~,food ,WflS getlillg low. 'l'l'llC, Shc I'm :l.11 'l.'cnnessec, numbered 33,000; Slocum's, the :'.ArI1lY Illall might lcnd. Just bcforc stal't ing, Shcrman liuve) ill ltlllbul ances, Ilnd though they WCI" O jolted hilll scnt Kllplth'lck to try HIllI take POI't i\ lcAllistt'l' 01' Geo l' g i f~," :30,000; K ilpatl'ick's division of C:1,\'a 1]'.\', had n mUSC11lal' lamcllCSS ill one :11' 111 t,hat g;J\'O him ovcr corduroy roads a nd WCI'C IUllch cxposed to a St l'OIl ~ fort which hcld the mouth oC the Ogcc~bec: 5000 j so t hat the :lg-grcgMc of all arms was 68,000 greilt (I'oublc. Ou a visit to him I foulld his SC1'­ hardship, :t ilt! partieiplltcd ill the cxcitcmell ts of Bllt as It.S enptuI'c Wfi S too much fOr Ihe ca nllry mcn. All slll'plus st'ol'es aud trnins WC I'C sent back vallt bathing amI continllously I'ubbing the :il'm. the mal'ch, Ihey all roached Sft\,:\ ll nah withont tho a,sked Sherman to allo\\" me to take that fort Wi tl; • to Tellllcsf;cC , 'I'hc r:lilway south of the Etowah As I 1I1ltl el'stood the gcneral's rilling, I would CO Il1, ! loss o[ it life, OU l' systcm of fOI':l ging mlS sum­ III [a,ll t ry, Hazen's ~ Ii \' j sion W:1 s sel eetcLl. ~I y ell ief was nexti complctely dcmolished, Undcr tho ef- mUlld next to him, becausc I had fl'om tho P rcsi, cicnl,}y good for I:ho army, bllt the fcw citizens, cngll1eel', Hcesc. With cllgineers ::m d piou ec'l"S an<1 dcnt Ull assignment to nil army and i\ llepal'tmcnt, WOlllcn a mi Children, who l'cmaincd :It home, suf, plenty of me~ 1 to hclp him. i,ll three (la.ys repai.l'ed I was thcrefore espccially anxious to know ful ly his fered grea.tly, Wo mal'ched 0111' tlivisioll s 011 par­ the burnt bndgc, onr 1000 fect 1011" " 0 j -' ) plans, and pla inly toM him so, Whi le the rubbing eo, ai' ~lllgs allel roads whcll wo cOll ld find them i but somc­ I louse. H azcn, ready at the bl'id ..... ('I,e" I d wCllt on ho explaincd ill detail what, ho proposed ... b , lll aJ'C Ie timcs. Ll sing rails or lI ewly cut polcs, malle OUl' 0\'('1' and took .I: Ol·t McAllister b y' 'ISS" It I ' '- .., , ' ' <~ u, \\' II Cu and pointcd significantly to Goldsbol'o',Nol" th CUI'O­ ro:tlls throngh swamps a ntI soft groullll, cmployiug tihellulllI and I \\"Itnessell from P'e ,,',ee "II li na, on his map, saying, 1/ I hopo to gct thcrc." ' . . u Illl ,Some thousands of men, Al'l'i\'in'" at the OCOllCC, Oster- miles away all thc othel' bank of the 0 .1 o ' I On Novcmbor J5th wo set for th in good camest. hailS found a, woollcd valle,\', with laguno brlt gcs N.TO W '.'"0 connected wi th t he navy "1,(1 0 . geec II~e . fI ' . ' . , , ,~ lit" supp ICS Slocum, ShcI'man accomplluying hilll, went by the and :1 ll Ul'\'OW causewa,y, Oll his l'oad. A divi sion o\\ cd 1lI abundanti,\". Slocum SOo n PU!; a fOl'ce Augusta. Railroad, aml passcd all tluollgh Millcdgc­ of Hardee's, who himsclf had Icft Hood aull gOlle bcyoncltheS:l.\'n nnah, H ardec fcar', ugt 1 villc. [ followed Ihe Macon Railroad, and fol' the , " O)CpC'nned to S:tv:umah to comm:tnd what Co ufeclo r:Hes he up, a b all(I ollcd IllS work:-.:. alld fl cd tltll'ill (r tl 'I fh'st SC\'CIl days had Kilplttl'ick with me, ' 0 ]t could hastily g:1.thcl', hnd marchcd Ollt to m~et liS b (: f ol e 81 OClim Ilal I sC 'lz('d his l a~'t "0,, 1 t t1el IlIg Notwithstunding ou)" I'otlu ction of the impedi­ ' .., • ~ 0 Ie O'lS t aud was inb'cnchcd 011 the cast bnllk, Arbllel')" O 11 Dt'ccmbel' 21st tho eaml):l. i",u ClIl " , ,' t I' , mcnta, 011 1' wa goll h'aills wel'e still long, and al­ 10> Ila C{ a s nud infa.ntry fi re swcpt OU i" roarl. Osterhalls, ex­ ,81 ICI'mali cn t erc(I 8'l\.va nnah. He- sell t tl f II ' W:l,Ys a. source oj' anxict.\·, PlIshillg toward Macon, cited by the shots, C:lIllO to me sll aking his hond "I t it P , I ' lC a OWIIlO" l e;.:;pn C 1 0 I'O ~I( ent Llllcolll whieh } . 10> r fo und somc rcsistancc from Gcncra l G, , "y, anti asking how wc could gct allY further, " Dc­ Ch l"i stm:ls E\'c: " ( bcg to 'p ;'ese n ~ t 10,recch 'ed Smith'i:I new Icvics, 'l' hocrossing" of 1"1 10 OClUlIl gce, 0 ploy ~'OU1 ' skirmishcrs more allt!1Il01'e till I"h ol'o is l\. Cb r ishnas gift ., the city of: 80.nllll1 0 1 )~U; , :IS ;• with its stcep l~ml muddy bllnks, was hal'd enough 110 I'eply," [ said. B e did so, A half milo above I '[' nl,\\ltuolie 1II11 (I I'CC I :tit(1( I ty heavy O" uns and 1)le t !' R , \I51~C TilE li~ I O:-; 1-"1.,\G 0 \' 1'; 11 TUg UI,I> ST,\TE, fOl' tho trains, [protected them by a sccond , • . ' b II yo nllllUu_ he was a.blc to semi ovcr among the cypresscs a, lllllOll, and also about twcnty-fi\"e tho I llOUSE, COLUM BU , demonstrlltioll Cl'om the Icft b:l.nk against Macon, brigade in boats. 'l'ho Conf:edemt(' division gave o[ cotton." HSUlI{ bltles 30~ SHER)iAN'S ARMY LEAVL'l'G A'l'LAX'l'.:.\ . Fl'011L :t !! kClcll IIIlHle aL tile lime. FROM SAVANNAH TO FAYETTEVILLE, higll\\'fly whcl'o 11 0 contest was :lntieip atctl ll s somo­ t hing :l.kill to poisoning :L str eam of Wll.t Cl' ; it is not BY HENRY W. S LOCUM, MA.lOH-GENERAf" U . S. V. I'ccogni:w d IlS fail' 01' legit imate w ar fal'C, Ii that COlll m:L IItUn g: Illf' left. w in g: of Shcl'l11 :Il1':; :\1 lil y. scct ion of Sou t h Carolina. s uffered m or c seve rely t han li ll Y oth c l' it was d uc ill part to the b l undel'ing .. Abou t one mou t h was SpO il t ~u Sa, ~' u lln ah o f p cop ie who werc 1I101'e zcaloHs than w isc, , ' I t l ' t l,. mell 'wei fill ing t he h a ms with aln- lI1 c o ung: ' I I A bo u t P e b l'uary 19th t h e two wing-sof Iho :trllly ' t' ,1,',tions rl'hen COlllIl1CIlCC< tIe JUO\'C- InU lI 1 Io n a n < • " " f I t l WCI'O re u n ited in t he yicillit.r o f Bl'llllch d lle, , ~ 'I ' b ""'S to make South Caroi um ec Ie GE NERAL S IlERll 1.\ ~ SE~DL.'W H IS LAST 'l' l ~ LEGRA l\[ BEFORE CUTTING THE WIRES A ~D mcnt \\lIe < ' • S } small village on the Sou th CUl'oli u:\. R a ilroad at the AH.AN D ONThG 1.\ LL COi\Ii\IUN ICA'l'lON WI TH T HE NORTH, seve rities of Wfil' .• .. On i e n.YllIg , a \':LI1 11fi I O~ I I' po i ll t w he l'e I h c l':I il road f r om Char les ton to COltllll­ " It' tl " .... tcned Chru'leston :tnd the left ngalH F rom n skel ch lII:ulc at Ihc lime, 1'10' 1 W ill" 1 •• .' bii~ branches off to A ugu sta , H e re w e resu m ed t II•r ea.t CHe..-',1 ·"l. 'g"sta.' , the t wo wi ngs h. emg1 agalll' the work which h ad occupied so m u ch of 01U' time , I ' tL e inter io1' of South Cal'ollll ft , Cll Yi ng f ill! thnn wliell they a rc CUl ptl', The {III CS tiOIl as to the Ul oat im portant. dutr, \;1. .. t ho c ll'ect ual dcat l' lI('tioll ot urut C( 11\ I 't1 I t a ill Gcorgia, v iz . , the desb 'uct ioll o f railroads.- food to hc gh'c lI the m Cll fol' lncakfas t is n o t Iml10 L'IlIu t , tho mil. 'I'hi8 IScc lion !;bould he ill (' OILl III ,I1It! of all e lll­ the Con.fcdcrntc troopS at Augusta. '~' I I amos '. H l1 l'in g efTcct unlly desb'oyed o" er sixty m iles of 1mt. I s uggcst roast turkel'S, chicken!', frcsli eggs, :IlId eicnt otllccr who w ill :,ec tllnt t ile work is not !;!i/-!' hte HlT a ud the so lli ic rs , inaSllluc h as the COIlllllls.'<:n-y S i>: tc l" s }"'crl'Y Oll the Srw:l llu ah" Instcad of, llI{ ,mg, 1I 0n ' l' b e pcrmitted, A rail w h ich is ll illiply hCll t c all I';l ldug a scp:u'}lt e rond, , . D u r ing t he Jlig h t of w ill oul,\' he reqlliro(l t o p l'o"ide t he co llcc, In fac t it rCf< torcd to ori ~ ina l s h ould " . " t 1 a. rive r a. l e W yal'ds IU Wid t h PIH, ih' lJe its sba p c. Ko ruil a s was nn tlelpa. Cl , < : _ • , I P ebrll:! ry 17th the gl'eater portion of Ihe «i t", of has beclI (lisco\'c l'cd t ha t :1 11 ar lll Y m oving t. hl'ollgh a be rc'gardcd as propcrly t realcd till it lJ alj ai: of w 'ttCl' wh ich w a s u ttcrly lInpnssa ) ~ , ea s ily b e S('CIl from m.\' c amp: m all)' m ilcs li is ta n t . twls lell, To 110 t he tw i s t i ll g . l~ OO'f! rnill'o:uJ hooks arc ~~ :~'\~~~l t i IlIl O :I S l'a in-fali IH\,(1 can sc~l t ~ c I:~\'. el·, t o l'eqllil'f' S lmt; fcw :nticlf' S of fund, s Hch :/;; lI anl-tacl" cof­ IICI'CSi< rt\'\' , fOl' it has l)('c l1 funlld t hnt t he I 'J'I ",,'ol',Il' l. ""':1\'0 thl'ee chcel' f' . . 10 mon it CI'f' ~ i YC n f l '\\' rllic" fOi' Ihe gll illmu'c of ol11f'e l·... \\'110 p URitioll, IUlI l t hcn a t a nother s ignal pm'!!!.'S it f /ll' \\":l1'(1 t Cl'etI S, O ll II I C. ' t:> 1 t I' t 111 :1\' i ll fut ure loC rilal')!f'(l wi lh l il i!O i1 ullU1'I :l u t clutr, ;;0 thaI whf'1I it fa lls t.he tios will be OYCI' till' ra i l !l, 'l'lwlL ' 1 t 1'''0 tklt 'I t Ja .-:t they hac se 0 0 0 11 seem e< 0 rc a I,. " 'II t l t 11 'Rhonhl he 1"t'lll cm l)f'1'c d thai thesc rilles Il I'(' Ihc cach llI a ll lo" ,.: eus h i.'< l io fl'om t hc I'llii. ThIs IlolLC, SI'e­ " c, I 'I ' I I"tel d one mOl'C t han n 0 IOI'S 0 • the .-~ ta e \\ li e I r ' 'I ' I"C'-: l1 tl of 1"1I)! I'x[lI' I'il'llee fLll(lel ",.:e IIh.'I No. I, :\ ... 1l0 Ql{ USED BY G E :-E I( ,\L S lI E I ~) IA :-' S ,\ U)I\' that section ~ I Ie "t :~n 'j .. l C(J'i t i IlH:i:C \\'a l'ffl r e, bul' 1!i.':> a03 an orphan asylum, and sid e_ 'l'his ga\'c rise to many of the residences u most import'lnt iu\,ell­ wel'e destroyed, 'I'hccity liOIl , i , C .. • , tho bcst way was filled with helpless o( trnllspol'tiug picka­ womcn a nd childl'O u allli llillUics." Oll the next ill\-a Bels, many of whom d :1)" it mule app e~ll' e d ill \\'e l' o rendcrcd hOllseless column, CO'''c reel by a a nd homcless in a single bl a,n ];: ot with t wo pockets nig ht, No saddcr sccne 0 11 cach side, each con­ was pl'oscu tocl dU l'i llg t. hc taining fl litt le ncgl'o, war, Thc SUJICl'ill g of so Yer), SOOll old teut-Hics many helpless and iuno­ ol' stl'ong cnuvfl s wa S uscd ce ll t pCl'sons could not instead of the bla nket} but movo the hardest and oftell tell or fifteen heart , 'rho qucstion us pockets WCl'e a ttached to to \\'ho was immeliiatcly eneh side, so that noth­ responsible foi' this dis­ ing of tho ullilc was ,-isi­ uster has given riso to Ul e execpt t he hea d, tni\. some conlil'o\'ersy_ I do and feet, a ll else be ing not bclic,-o that Gener!! l eo" el'eci by tho black Shcl'mau couutenanced woolly heads and brigbt ot' wus in uny dcgree re­ shining eyes of the little sponsible for it, I believe darkies_ Occnsionally a the immediate calise of cow was made to takc tho disaster wus a free use of whisk,- (which was th? place of the mule i tlu s was a decided illl­ supplicd to ' the solclicl's pl'o\'cme nt, as tho cow by citizens with g reat fUl'nishC'd rations as \\'(>11 libel' ali ty), A dl'lluken ns tl':lllspol'tatiOll for thc sold ic l' wi th :b musket in OllO hand and a ma tch in babies,Old stages,fnmily the olher is nota, pleasant eal'l'iages, cal'ts a nd hllll­ bcr wago!l s fUled with ,-isitol' to have ~t b ollt the beddillg, COoki ng utcnsils hOll se Oll II dal'k, windy night , pa l' ticularly whcll and " trtt])s" of nil kinli s. wi th men, women, and fo r f1 series of years ..... ou l11we urged him to come, c li il ch ell loaded with so tim!; YOll might have buudlcs, made up thc bal­ all Oppol'tlmity of per­ ancc o[ thc refugee-tl'ai n forming a sUl'gical opera­ which followed i.ll om' tion ou him, l'ell l' , As nil t he britlges Fl'om Columbi:t t he G E ~ E H A L W;'I f. n. HAZ EN, GEXEHAL W, T, SHE IU IA..i\ ' , GE:\ER ,,-U . rmNRY W, SLOCU)1. we1'O burned iu f ront of army moved toward F ay­ GENERAL 0, 0, llOWARO, GEXEHAL JOH N A , LOG .. \ N, GEXER AL J EFF, C, DAYIS, GE~' EHAL J , A, MOWER. us, our pontoon-tr ains etteville-the left wing 1"1'0 111 n Jl h o t Ogl~ lJ lh, WCI'C in constant use} and the bridgcs could be left cl'ossing the Cnta wba River a t Rocky :Mount, informing 'f e n',\' when he would probably be at infor mation was transmitted fl' OIll 011 0 scction of Whilc the I'cal' of the Twentieth C011)8 was but a, shol't time for the u so o[ the refugees, A Fayelteyill e, Both mcssell gcrs Ilrrincl safely at 1 he cOllllhy to another, '1' he nel'-anee of Shcr­ scramble for precedence ill el'ossi ng the bridge cl'ossing, out' pontoon-bridge was swcpt away Wilmington, alltl all Sunday, the dn.y nftcI' Oll l' ftI'- man's arm,\' thl'ough a section uoyel' before yis­ by flood -wood brought dowil thc r ivcl', lea\'i ng always occurred_ The fi ring of a musket 0 1' pistol ri,"ul at J'u.yette dlle, the shrill whistle of a stC:lIn- Hed by a Union soldier was known far and wide ill I'ear would bring to tho re f.1l gees Yi sions of g llel'­ tho F oul'teenth COI'PS au tho south sidc, 'I'his liS, boat fl oating the Sta l's a.nd Stripes annolln ced that mall'- ~nil cs in advanco of It was llutUl'al that r UIn s, and I h e~l C I1l~lO :L pa nic" As 0 11 1' bridges caused t\ delay of three da.ys, and gt\'-Ori sc to some we wero once more in communication with OUI' these poor creatures, sccking a placo of safcly, cm plia,t.ic insh'uetiolls fl'om Shermull to the com­ were not supplIed Wit h g Ull l'll-ri.ll is, ocea sionulh" a O W I~ ,dends, As she came up, tho banks of the l'i\'cr sholl1c1 fl ee to the al'IllY, and elillca'-O l' to kecp in mule would be crowded olf, and with its p r cc i ~ u s mauder of t he len wi.ng-which instructions I'C­ wCl'e li ued b,\' OUl' soldi ers, who made the welkin sight of it, E,"ery day as we mal'ched 0 11 we coult! 10:1(1 would lI oat cl own the 1' i\'el' , suited in O UI' damming fhe fl ood-wood to SO Ill O ri ng with their cheers, 'fhe opcni ll g of eommll ni- ~ e o, On each side of 0111' linc of march, ero\\'ds or extcnt, but not ill mater ia lly cxpedi ting the H:wing thoroughly dos troycd the tU'souul build_ catioll with "Wi lmington not only brol1g'ht liS O\ll' t"hese people coming to us throngh roads and across mn rch, ings, machi ne-shops, all d fOll1ldl'i cs Itt 1'a yettcville, mail 1:i and a supply o( clothing, but enabled u.s to the fi elds, b l'i llging wi th thelll a ll their earthly On tho 3d of MUl'eh we url'i\'C'd a t Cheraw, whel'e we crossed t11e C: ~p e F ear Ui\'er Oil the 13th and semi to a place of safety t bollsa1l(ls of r efugees and goods, and mallY goods which WCI' C 110t thcil's, 14th and l'eSUllied OUl' march, \\'e WC1'e llOW Cntel'_ we fonnd .1. large supply of storos sC' nt frolll Chll l'l es­ eontrabands who werc (oll owing t be army fwd H orscs, mules, cows, dogs, ol d family cal'l'in gcs, ing upon the last stage or the grcttt mal'clI which tOll fOl' sufe-I,ceping, , , , '1' he march throug h scriously embarrassing it, ",Vc were dopcndcnt carts, nnd whatevel' thcy thought might be of lise South Carolina. hall becn greatly dela ..... od by tho was to unite the Ar lllY of the West with tha t 01' the upon the e01lll try fol' Our suppli cs of food fil al fO I'- to th C' Ul W:1S seized upon aUlI broll ghtto liS , 'r hey East in fl'ont of Richmond, If this march could be :thnost inccssa.nt l'ains and the swa mp." Ilillm'e of age, and eyeryone not connectetl ",ilh thc a l'my '\'l'I'C allowed to follow in l'Cll l' of OUl' eolumJl, a lHI the cO Llntry, More than li nJt lhc wily we werc successfully accomplished the Confederacy was wns fl. source of weakness to liS, On ~e\'e l 'al oc- at limes they \\'el'e allll o"t ('Cju al iu llI11n bcl'S t·o lhe dOOlll Cll. ~ell ~ l'nl , Shcrman dill not hope 01' expect compelled to coru tLl'o )' the l'oads before au I' tra ins cnsions all t he lU:u'ch fl'om A tla n\:l we h;ltl 1;C(, 1I al'my they \\'Cl'€' followi ng_ As singll lar, comi c:ll, could be mo'-ed, 'fo'accomplish this work we had 10 ac('ompllsh It wI t- II out a stl'lI gglc, H c antiCipated com pc lied to tll'in thousands of colol'ed peopl o aIHI pitiable a ~ p ech1 ('le was 1IC \'C 1' befol'e pl'e­ all a ttack :Illd madc pl'o\' ision [01' it, H e orl\cl'cd bcen supplied with axes, and the counhy was eo\-­ back, !l ot from luck of sympathy wit h thcm, but scuted, Oll e day n. Im'gc family of slaves ca me cred with saplings well sui ted to tho lHlI'pose, me to s(, lld, my ~)agga ~e- trai ll s Ilnder a ~t l' O li g es­ simply us a. matter of silfely to the army, '1'ho Ih l'o u ~h the fie lds to join I1 S, '1'hc he:lll of the <,o rt by a ~ l lUt C ~'I ~ I', I'oad ~ ll my ~' i g b t, a lld to keep T hree 01' fO llr d:LyS pl'i Ol' to OU I' a l'l'iV;l l at F :LY­ l'cfugee-train follo\\" ill g in the I'C;H' of tho army was family, a "ell el'able negl'o, was mOlill ted all n. 1I1u le, ctte'''ill o GO ll cl'u l Sherlll;l.lI had l'ccei\-ed informa­ at .least [0111' (linSIOII S \\'I lh t he u' fl.l' lillcry 0 11 my one of the most singular featlll'CS of the mnrch, and ~: l fc l ." stowctl :\\\"ay ut, hillli him in poekcts Icr,l , rcady fo r a ll a tta ck, , , , Om ma rc h La t his tion that 'Vil mington was in possession of Genoml I..Jo ng before the war, the shwes of thc South had ai' bng" a ttached to t he bl:lllkct wh ic h co,'cl'ed thc Terry, a nd had sent t wo messengers with letters POlll t had been tOward Raleigh, \\TO now took the a system of communication b .... which impol'tant lllule WCl'e two li ttle pi c\;: a nin nies, ono on each l'oad lca (liug to Goldsbol'o', 30,1 MARCHING WITH SHERMAN THROUGH calling, cooldng) and l'lIllUing fo!' watcr to the THE CAROLWAS. llCal'est spring 01' strcam. 'rho surgeons looked to the sick a nd footsore, and weeded (rom the am­ BY DA..:.'H.EL OAKE¥, C.A p 'r ~UX 21) MA SSA· bulances those who n o 101lger needed to ride. CRUS E'lvi'S VOLUXTEEHS. It was not uncommon to heal' shots at the hend . .. 'Yo worc proud of our foragel's. 'rhey con­ of the column" Tbe foragers would come tum­ stituted 3. picked force from each regiment, under bling back, and ride alongside the I'("giment, adding au officer selected fol' the cOlllmftUll, a nd wcrc re­ to the noisy talk their account of what they had marku,ble for intelligence, spirit, ::ulll daring. Beforo seen, and diYlcling nmong their comrades sneh daylight, mounted on horses captured on the pl:lII­ things ns thcy had managed to bring away ill their ta.t iOIl S, they wOl'e ill the saddle and : ~ way , covering nano\\' esc:Lpe from enphll'e, A staIT·offieel' woul.l the countr)' sometimes seven llliles in ndvnncc. gallop down the roadsido like a 1ll;U! who had for­ Although I h:LYC s:t.id "in tho suddle," mu,ny :L for­ gotten something whi ch must be recovered in a. arrel' had nothing bettor than fL bit or carpet aud a. hlll'I'Y, A t the sound ot' t hc colonel's ringing voice, l';pe haltor j yet this simplicity of equipment di d sil ence was iustn.n t and a,bsolute, Sabel'S f1n shed not aba.te his power of carrying olI h:l.lllS and sweet­ fl'om their scabbards, the men brought their g un s pota-toes in tho face of the c ll e l~Y, The forngers to the" cal'l'.", " ami the bnttalion s\\'1.lng into line were also imp0l' tant us ;1 sort of ad\"anee g~Hl l' d, for at t he l'oads..itle j cats, fighting-cocks, and fl'ying­ they formell virtually:), curtain of mountcd mf? utl' ~: pans pnssed to the real' rallk j omcers aud sel'gennts screenin .... U H from the inquisith"e eyes of p: ~ l'h cs of buzi':ed around thei.l' compani es to see that the guns \Vheeler~ cavalry, with whom thcyclid not hesitate werO loaded and the men ready fol' action. 'fhe to en .... a .... e whe n it wa s :Lquestion ofa rich plant:~ti o n . eolor-scrgeant loosC' lI ed the water-proof co\"e l' of whCl7 compell ed to retil'e: t hey rcsorted to all the battle·tlag, It battery of ll l'tillcry fl ew past 0 11 its the tricks of infantry skirmi.shers, and summoned way to tho frontl [ollowing the returuing stnfl'-o fl1- reinforcements of fot'agers from othel' regiments. cer, nlHl we soon heard the familial' bang of shells, to help drive the .: J ollll uies" O ll ~ . 'When success P el'haps it did not amount to m ilch after all, and crowned theil' efforts, the plantatIOn wns proll1~t l y we were soon swinging iuto If route step)' again. sh'ipped of live stock and ea~~bles. 'rhe natlns At timcs when sUlIering from thil'st it wn s hard CONTRA.BA..l.~ D S IN THE WAKE OE' S [l I ~ n.MAN' S ARl\.fY. were accustomed to bury 111'0\"1SI01\5, for they fcared to resist the tcmptation of cr,Ystai swnmp watcl', their own soldiers quite as much as they feared immense, It provcd our ability to lay open the C01UltCI', Luckily fO I' him and others we were not as it rippled along the sillo of :~ causeway, a temp­ ours. 'f hese subtel'ra.neau stores were I'cadily heart of the Confellemcy, and left tho question of yot too (ar fl'Olll 'OUl' friends to scnd the wounded ting sight for the wcary nnd nuwary, In spite of discovel'ecl by tho practised : 'Ya~ l k ce " ey~. T.ll e wlmt we might do next a mutter of doubt a.nd back, with lL strong escort" to P ocotllli go, oft-repeated cautions, somo contrived to (hink it) appearauce of tllc ground ;Lud a, ll~tlollrobll1 g w lL11 ten'ot'. It sCl'Yed also n.s a preliminltl'Y training We destroyed about forty miles o[ the Charleston but these werc on their backs with malnl'ial di s_ n. ramrod or lL b ~l , yo n et soon deCided whe the.r to for the nt'duous cn mpnign to come, Ou t' work was and Augusta, l'a ih'oad, and) by thl'eatell.i ng points ease at the cnd of the camp;l igll , if not sooncr, (lig. 'l'eams wore impl ' ovi se~ l; Clll'ts alld ~ch l c l e s incomplcte whilo tiw Cal'olinns, except at :1 few beyond the route we intendcd to take, we deluded After passing Columbi:1 there W:1 S a brief sea sou of all sorts wCl'e pressed Ill to the sel'vl ce and pointfi 0 11 tho sea-coast, had not felt the rough con- the enemy into conc(mtruting at AUgUSt:L a nd other of [amiue, '1' be forngel's worked hnl'd, but found loaded wiih I>ro\"1siolls. If ally antiquated militia tact of wa r . But their swamJls nlld 1'1\"ers, swollen places, whil e wo marched rapiuly ;l\\':1y, leavil.lg him llothillg. 'fhey mnde amends, ho\\'e'"er , in a dny uniforllls were disco\"C\'ed, they were promptly :1ud spread in to lakes by winter fl oods, prescnted well behind, and nothing but " 'ade Hampton's cu.\,­ 01' two, bringing ill the familial' corn-meal, sweet­ donnetl, and a eomical procession. escorted the obstruct ions almost impracticablo to nn invading ah'~', amI the mOl'efOl'midable obstacle of the Salud;1 potatocs, and bacOlI, v:llua,ble train of booty to the POlllt whero the nrm)" i.f opposed by cycn a. vcry infcrior force. RiYel' n. ucl its swamps) betwecn liS and Columbia, ' Ve marched into Chera.w with music and with br igade was expected to 1)iY OlU1C for the night. The begioning of OllT march in South Carolin a our next objective. As the routo of OUl' column colol's Oying, Stacking arlllS in the maiu sti'eet, Tbe rcgimonta..ls of the P:1S t, c ven . to those of was pleasant. the wea.thel' fuvorable, and tho lay west of Columbia, I saw nothing of the oft·de­ we IH'Oeceli ed to supper, whi lo tho enginecrs laid revolut.iollal' Y times, wcre often conspicuous. country productive, Sometimes at tho millda.y scribed and 1l111CIHliscnssed burning of that city, tho pontoons across the Pedeo Hivcl'. The railing On an occasiou whell our brigaile had ~ h e ~ d ­ linlt a. stray pig tlint Itad cU llningly e\'a.cl ed the During t he hasty removal of the Uuion pl'isOllers of t he town pump) and the remains of n. bu ...... y \'n.nce sevcral parties of foragers, consoll(1atlllg foragers would venture forth in tho belicf of 113."- from Col ulnbin. two Mn ssachusetts olli cers managcd said to belong to Mr. Lincoln's bI'OLhel'_in_lllw,eDI': them;el \"es, ca,ptll l'ed a. towl~ f' rom ~he enemy's. cav­ ing csca.ped "the crucl war," and would find his to nmko their esca.pe. Exhnustcd aud almost 'l'odd, were

gols compared to 0111' /I bUllllllcrst who often fell to thc tOllder mcrcies of \Vheel cr's C:Wfl 1ry, tl. lllI were ncvol' hcard of again, earning a fatc richly dcser\'ed, On lllTh'ing within easy distance or tho Ca pe !i'car Riye r ~ whcrc wc ex­ per tcd to COllllllUllicate with the ua.... )', detachmcnts wcro scnt in l':lpid ad· vallce to sccm c F llyetteYille. OUI' di­ vi sion, lIftor a hard thy of corduroy­ ing ill various spots over f\ distancc of twolvo miles) went into camp for suppcr, and thcn, taking the plank­ road for Fayetteville, llllllle :L mo01l­ light march oC nillC miles in threc holll's, but our fricnds from the right wing arrived thct'e befol'c li S, Hllrdeo l'cti!,ed to a good position n..t Avel'),sbol'o', whero KilplLtrick fonnd him intrcnched and too strong for the cavalry to handle unassisted, It was tho tt11'11 of am' hrigado to do special A BIVOUAC .L\.l\lONG '1'1I E GEOHG IA PINES. duty, so lit about 8 o'clock in thc e\,on­ INCIDENT OF SElERMAJ.'l'S l\L\ RCH- TllE PATE OF ing wo were ordered to join tho cav­ THE RAIL FENCE, back through thcmud) to diroct thc arriv­ alry, 'Vo WCI'C not quite sure it rained, ing teams into thcir places. But it all but eYcry!'hing' wus dripping. 'l'ho mcn fUl'lli shed to find his shoe. \\"Te fl ouucl el'ed on fOr five miles, died :L\\'ILy iu the di stanco as wo mRrchcd thcmselvcs with pino-knots, and Olll' weapons :~ n d l'e1.i e\'ecl : ~ brigade of Kilpatrick's JU en whom on to find tho oo~y l'osting.plncc of the glistcned in the torch-light, :L cloud of black wo fonnd in some damp woods, Thcrc was a. com­ brigade. The army ha(l bcell in bivouac smoko from the torchcs fl oating back ovcr our fort in clustCl'ing round their camp-fires, while somo houl's, and countless cump·fi rcs heads. 'I'he regimeutal wits were as ready as they retircd into oul'el' darkness to preparc fot' the formed H, vast belt of nro that sprcad OV0 1') and. lLmid a flow of ]ively hadinage wc toilcd morning a.ttack. But the ca.va.!r.\' fil'c-side was onl y out into the black night. ou through the mud. :t temporary rcfuge from the storm, for we also had As we adYa nced into the wild pine 'When the column wus halted fol' a few minutes to depart. into the impcnch'n.ble darkness b eyond) regions of North Carolin:l, tho natives to give us au opportunity of eh'awing breath, I to a wait ill wet line of battle the unforesecn. seemed wondcd'ully imprcssed at sceing found SOI'g-cant Johnson with one arlll in thc Illlld 'fhose who wOl'e cxhn.nsted sank clown in the mud every road fill cd with marching troops, up to tho elbow. H c explained that he was trying to sleep, while others spccula.ted on the future. artillery and wagon-tmins, '1'hey looked destitute enough as they stood iu blank ama~ c m c n t gn~illg upon the II Ya nks" marclling by. 'rhc sceno beforc us was ycrystriking ; thcrcsin pits we1'O on fire, and grcat columns of black smoko rose high illto the :lil', spreading and mingl~ng DESTROYING .A RAILROAD. tOgC l"h Cl' in grn y clouds, and snggcstlllg the bridge by the light of our pine torches. It the roofs and pill al's of a vast temple. AJI truecs of seemed as if that last wagon was never to he got habitation wcro left behind, us wo marched into 0"01'. It came bOlillcing f\.nd bumping along, its that grfind fo rcst wit.h its beautiful carpet of pinc­ six mul es smoking' a,nd blowing in the bInd::, ueedles. '1'he straight trunks of the pine·trce shot mi sty ail'. Tho tea.m ster, mounted on olle of tho lip to a. great hoight and then spread out into a wheelers, g uided hls team with a single reiu and roof. \"hieh kept us in perpetual shado, As addI'essod each mule by llame, reminding tho ani­ 11ight came on, wo found thnt the l'csinous snp in ma,l of his faults, and acc ll sin g him of haNing the cavitics cut in tlte trees to receive it, had among othel' peculiaritics, ,I a, black military been liglltec1 by:l b ummers)' in 0 111' adnlUcc. heart." E,·el'.\" sentence of his oath-adorned rhet­ T he cf[ect of these pecu.liill' watch-fircs 011 overy oric was punctuated with fL dexterous whi p-Ill!>h. sid e, sevel':ti fect above tho gl'olllll1, with fl ames At In fi !', dl'enchf'd to the skill and covcred with licking theil' wfI,y up tho talllTuulcs, Wfl S pcculi fLrl y \'" .. mud, I took my position all l.lt e bridgc, scated in fl, striking and bcautiful. But it was sad to sce this 1';:';;-' , chair which one of my mell bad prescnted to me, wanton destruction of Ill'operty) whi ch, liko the and waitod for thecolUlUund to :I close lIP," firing of tho rosin pits, WII S lhe work of ;< bmllIll Cl'S." As we passcd Ih e wagO Il cn.mp, tIleI'D wn s the who wel'c mal'lLuding Lh l'ollgh the country com­ deafe ni ng, imlesc1'ilmble c iJ ol'usof 1l1ulesnnd team­ mj tting every sort of outrage, '1'hcre was no sters, besides tho hoarse shoutin g of qlla1'terma s­ restraint except wi th tho column 0 1' thc regular ~c~l~iL;~I$i~ ,~:~;~~~::~'l~: ~;~:~" "=""'ZZ:~~' ~:~;::::;i;~~ __ "'--'~~-'"~~:2: tel'S and wagon-mastcrs plunging about on ho1'sc- foraging-parties. We had no communications, ~\J )VANCING UKJ)ER D [ FPrcuL'L'ms. 300 'l'HE lWAJ) l?UOM McPlIEHSONVILLE, SHERMAN AND IDS ST.<.\FP PASSING '£I:IUOUGH WATER .AND Mn~E. 'l'HE STOn.l\rr~m 0.F THE LITTLE SALKEHA'l'c rrill RIVER BY WEVER'S BRIGADE OF From n sketch nl:lllu at tho tlmo, 'Hill FIFTEEN'l'H CORPS. From n· war·timo skctch, t ween our wing n.nd the right wing had he en a.llowed from SaYllllnah, r eillfo l'ced by tbe garrison frOIl1 Charles­ to increase beyond supporting distance in the e n­ tOll, slowly retreatCl1 iu fa cc of the Union atlnwce, The clear 'wintry dawn d isclosed a 10llg line of bl'oke the line as we adva.need, No ord ina ry t roops d ert.vor to find easier roads for marching as well as 0 11 thc l'Jth of "'a.rch, Slocnm's colmflu w as clicc),cll blue-coa.ts s pread over t he ground in motionless were ill om' fr ont, They would not givc wa.y until ll CH r BentOIlYiIle by the !< tuhlJorn rcsiataueo of a IOIl g­ fol' transporting t he wounded, The scop e of t his gronps. This was tbe roaring torch~ligh t brigade :L divis ion of D:wis's corps was t hrown upon th ch' linc of tho encmy, stl'ongly int renched, 1.\ Confcderatc paper precludes a d escription of the ba.ttle of Ben­ of t he nighthefol'e. The ordcrs "Fall ill !" "Fol'~ right, while we pl'essed them closely, As we passcd dcscrter inforlllcd Gl"l ll eral SloculIl that, Gencm! JO!;eph tonville, which was a, combination of mistakes B.Jnhnston was on his fl'olltat the hc:u\ of lL large arlllY, wa rd ! 11 in gruff tones broke lipan tho chilly air, OVCI' their dc:td ami wounded) I ClLmc u pon tho body miscarriages, aud IJll..l'c1 ligh t ing a ll both sides. and IH'Clla l'illg to crllsh Shcrlllau's CO hllllllS in dctail. a nd brought us s hivering to a lii' feet, W e m oved of n. very young officer, w bose handsome, refi ned It ended in J ohnston's r etrcat, lea.ving open the road JOhll l';tOIl) who was assigncd to tho commaud of the to the edge of t he woods with the cavalry, 'l'he face attractcdmy attention, 'Vhilo the line of ba t;.. D,ellurtlllcnt of thc Cn rolhlflS on thc 23d of l~clll'lHll'Y lWC­ to Goldsb oro', whoro we al'1'i "cd ragged and almost skirmis h-lin e, under Captain J, I. Grafton, bad al­ tl0 swept past m o I knelt at his s ide fol' a moment. VIOI1 S, hnd unitcll \;·ilh Hflrdcc's fOl'ce, thrce strong lle' barefoot, While we wer e r ecoiving letters fr om ready disappefLl'c c1 ill to the oppos ite b elt of woods, Ris buttons bore the arms of South Carolina , Evi­ tllelullell ts fr()1Il Hood's Army of thc '£CllllCSSCC, undcr home, getting n e w clothes, and taking Our r e""'ular Beauregnrd. Cheatham aud Wlicelcr, litllllptou'S cay­ fL ll d evidently wcre losing no t ime in de veloping denUy we w ere fightillg t he Cha rleston chivl\ l.l'Y. doses of qu inine, 1"eo and Johnston s lll'I'cnd: l'ed n!r.r allli Hoke's dh·i;.: ioll of luf/mh'y from Virginia aUfI the e nemy and ascer t aining his force, They wer e Sunset found us ill bivouac 011 t ho Goldsboro' road, n.od the groat conllict camo to an cnd, ' Bragg's Al'lllyof Nort.h Ca rolina,· ami was ahle to HlnSleI' drawing his fire from all points, indicating a force and H a rdee in }'otren.t, ~ 5,OOO to :10,000 ilion fo r battle. Slocum t.hrew up sli ght more than double tlmt of our bt'iga.de. Dismountcd A s we t rudged on toward Be utollville, distttlit llltl'f'llChmcllts, cO\'ol'hLg the .Fa.ycl.tcviJ [c amI Goldsbol'o' CONCLUDING NOTE, roat! ncar thc intcl'scdion of tllll t road with tho oue lead­ ca,vn.lry we r e noW sent forward to prolong tho sounds t old plainly that tho h ead of tho column ing from Bentollville !< ulllhwal'd to CHll t.o n, lind l'ccch-cd was c ngageel , " Te hurricd to t he front amI went On leaving I·' ayet.tcymc, SiLermnn direct.cd hi !! ma\'ch skirmish-line. Capta.in Grafton was r ep orted toward Gol\bhoro', hi!! arlllY procccdi ng' in t,wo col uums 111 e COILfcderat.c a~5a u lt s , 'l'hesc werc rcpeatcd 61'\·CI'[11 into action, connecting' wit h Davis's corps. Little badly wounded in the leg, but still commancliJlg 011 road!! sc\'cralmllcs apart" Howard cO lUlU:luocll the timcs with I-,'Tcat gallantry. ,Dmillg t.hc night of thc l~th with bis usu al coolncss, Suddeuly he appeared oppos ition h n.v ing b eeu expec ted, the distanco b e- right willg, Slocum t ho loft. Hardec'!! Confcdcl':Iles antI on thc 20th Howard's adxH Ilce h ri~fl dca 1'cacllc(l the staggering out of t h o 'wood into th e opcn space in tlc1d, havillg mar chCll lit tho sound of tho firing- to Slo­ cum'i'\ altl. 011 t.he21s LS hel'mau's uuitcd army cnvclopcd our front, ba.l'c headed, Il is face buried ill his hauds, JoillH!ton's line on threo !< itIes, nIH] Illll'iu g t hc night the h is sl ~b e r ha.nging by the s won)·knot from his wrist, latter retreated towa nl HalCigh, one lcg bouud up with ~L ha.ndkerchief! his uuiform From Bentonville Shormnn contillllC(l hi s mareh to covered with b lood; in a. m oment he f ell towa.rd ?olll ll b?I'O', which was already occupicd hy thc Army of t he colors, Officel's cluste red n.b oll t hi m in silence, the OhIO, undcr Schoflcld, and tile TCIl t.h COl'llS, Arm~­ of the Jnmes, lUlucr GOll om! A. n. Tcrl'Y. Schofield alld and ,L gloom spread thl'oug h t ho brigade as wOl'd Te!'ry h:H1 occnpic(l Wilmill.!!toll aft.cr it f; cVllcll atiou by p assed t hat Gl'a fton 'was d cad , " Bragg, Fobruary 22d, ami 01lC.lIcd the 1'oa(l to ;;1I0l'O' 'l' he ImLin columll was now lllT1VlIl g, and as the cn c~~ lIl tcr ill g Bl'JIgg 011 thc south blllll;: of the Neusc au{i troops fil ed off to the right and left of t.ll e road, at KIIIl:,"S tOIl, M:u'ch 8th aud loth. Shcl',mlLu 's nl'luy rellchcd Goldf;boro' about. tlLo 25th, and and t he fiold -guns g alloped into battery, we moved wcnt IIIto camp, 011 tho 5th of April tho !,tC ucra\ au. fOl'ward t o the attack, The c nolllY gave us n. hot nOimecd ill a cOlltillcutial (l rac rto his ehict 6u\) nl'llinates r cception, which we re turned wi th a. storm of lead. thaI. the next obj cctive WOII\ I\ he the IIlIioll of hi s Il l'l nics It WILS ~L wret ciJ efl plaee fOI';t Ij ~ht, At some p oill ts at sOllle llOilit north of the Hoano\cc with tIL Of;C thon we had to s upp ort OUI' wounded until tboy could be operating nudor Graut against ] ~e c. '1'he 11th wus the can'ied off, to prevent t. heir fulli ng into the s wump * ,~fI C I'. tllo lJ~ttl o 'If ChaUalloo:.:a flClwrn\ HI'a):,/; :Ic\ (ll l as 13EN'TONV lLLE TilE MORNING Al"TER 'fHE BA.'1'TLE.-'1' H E SMOKE IS 1~ ROl\[ RESIN THAT wate r, i ll which we stood n.nld e-deep, H ero and WAS FIRED ny 'I'HE CON FEOEHATES, conl,,\c nCl ;"L\ ILLllLttll'.\· all\"l ~ I~ I ' to PI'cs\,1c lL t DfI\"i ~ , :1111\ III No. \' cILLhel', IS6·1, assull,(l,l C()1U1UHU,\ of tllo DCIHll'tl11UlI t of North t he r e a clump of t.hick growt h in t he black mud ~' I'Olil a sl.etcll mado at the tilne, Caroli lL lI, 307 ~------

date fixed for the movement ------:~-~~ upou a very animated dis­ to the new llos itiolJ , bllt Oll cussion of the coming the llloruing of the 6th lIews of the fall o f Ricbmond and movements. . . . the retr eflt of Lee towar ll Aftcr his t wenty·min­ :'-- - North Carolina, was l'cccin:!tl utes' talk wi th Gl'Ilnt, at Sherman's hc:uiql1artcl's. Inste nd of m :ll'chiug" to the Sheridan mounted his Roanolw, Sherman lUo\"cd to· horse, and, wa.ving us a w a nl .Johuston'S iJiwnme at good-hy wit.h his han d, Smithfield, a 11 0iut midway rode off to Dinwiddie. 'fhe lJctWCCIl Gohlshol'O' nml Ra~ next morning: the 31st, he l eigh. Rcac hiugSmithtlcldon the 12tl1 , SllCl'Jl 1;1 11 fmlml.1olm­ reported tha.t t.he enemy stOll ill retrent toward Rn­ had been hard at work leigh. 'rho llcx:t llar a cond~ l' intrenching at Five Forl.;s rode through Shenuan 8 aud to a point about a mile Camps shonting " Grant hns captured Lee's anny l" west of there. Lee had Sherman at ollce onh~ l'c(l been as prompt as Gl'Ullt his tl'OOPS ill motiou to cu t to l'eeognize that Five oU' ,101m,; lO n'8 l'crrcat sOllth­ }'orks was a strategic point wal'll. but \Jefon: the !1l0ve· Il lellt COUUUC1H.: cLl .1 oil U.';tOll of gl'eat importance, and, a s l;:c li for:\ cCi;Jowlioll of hos­ to protect his right, had tiUUcs with a dew of SlIr­ sent Pickett thcre " 'it h a. rond('I'. While 011 the WHY to large force of infantry and m eet Johnston, She nnan re­ n earl~' all the eayalry. 'l'he ceiycd it dC! idcnt, A comlitioual nigh t of t he 30th,

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