The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1865, Page 2

2 roms division, moved forward, driving the enemy bck O distance o Hix Wilies. AL miadsy the enemy wes dis overed ia order 0! baitie al Ht “ About (uw ume Kausom came Gietanor, (ormmimg oa Eun d thel@pnie-t tor ed y. trope (rom Kort Sunitu joived Geno- 4 wae aad od, toning three pieces ot ar'ilicey and tuarly two thong nd men ail told, The nativuei toes was mia haa. diverted « isted large re ovement wittr at looming undoubted'y the obectivegeing of the ont can call tts ch,” Ip order to be attire of sue lumos were “directed upon it, The muu co umn, auks, moving aioag the lino o° tho Red d two mo.e, foye under Steoo, fom aad Thayer froaY Fort Smith, were to being right with ¢ to sbrevonort, nut in, we oss thece pe on the Red iver, led forward with a bifad ce's magniticout cugaley st the whole force of the General A. diviain was thrown 6 @omy in & regia Bis troops were natural y d whion be 1 vaia urven'ly re to remate with tl found the whole army in a ry: mites in tho roar cf tre bstte ed of th diy Uekorw, Meanwhile eg Gen. £ Miby 3 bid been Pliced ta charze of tho fiést of te om tne ed Fiver, with instructions (04 tim well deserted by the arta: y of the enemy, acd let Swice routt: ga Inege orce,an General swith bed thé pout fortame ot back at Grund £ without thos Tho fanure of k9 novewsttated the w Bteole aud Luu er irom Carauen, who barely im Rock ts thse to xavete trois Tho lattor part of Avfil for d crim cover Oy the gu boats which were thr Red on uocounto the shallow soe army waa now &: (e from ta” enemy tn the Red river t> allgw toe yun boate & p a file, the whole alty fell back to the tissieaiyy tuaPgg Jost at lovwt four thousand men, thiety Ged kus, o hundred and tty wagous, Without secom Sieh iDgie advaniace, OPENING OF THR CANPAIGNS, Tho lat of May ‘onad ail tho armies designedito 0 opeg ratodo asiauitaneous advance spsiust the atrungbolds of the rebdsiion im @ state Of coucoutration aud Fe:divess, ‘The grand © mpaigns wero confined to two tmmense ore, having G1Ch Aw distinctive odjectiV: and the other Atlaghe. * through Georgi Vennorsee wers ce hardly be considgped a campaigu, but, tn araliels of wiiich are iew id histury. We will ro: va very brictly each of these grand oporstigue, class. tying the actions uot reating to them difepr'y ueder their respective devartments, and bie treig, old ompermived apture Apri : wd plist THe The genera! ou strong. column fibe Army sgainrt Richmood irom ( sive 0. cnvive attitude, and ovcup, @oomy as poesibie. Buvier, on the ao advaries eae thé @ uth oolong the m lilary divi Bettie @ime: Cita: Was to Bou D: ward aksinas Actenta, ube armv of the enemy fully emplyyod 5 So nhimeators strected to ocenpy al! Of the every in their v ty. Such was the spirtied tutrotuctory eccue presented by the theatre uf war: Guct was the prologue to tho great martiai drama of ibe year. TAR ARMY UM THR POTOMAC. *, S, Grant commuuding the move: the force Yende commanding the array, Toe introductory theurisn whict 6 ct be } the n omy at Matison Court Hate, 4 By tule movement, directed nis attevton ‘of the lve, @bile Meade wae preparing bis army co by the leit, Moy 4 tho Army of the | were spe Hiudgas ites nog gar ya tord Rod tue Vets Bua | gach She pattage of tho strésm was ollected without op Mesde issued on address to be pe, and he gs was iairly leduyaceted. Tbo came day Buro: ere Nimte corps. atval , aged routed the ovemy Kt t atthe Wi derneas wan revumod. ‘Toe eoemy attem med flank movement serves vere buoy own ito the action. Gonern's rth and Hays wore kihed. ‘lhe enemy m4 turee @ 6 al otliosre kitieds “Ou May 7 the army mo lott tomaran eyetteyivanie M Genera! Sedgwick Se od by General Wright 1 com it eame aay, Fredericksburg wae vecepied. May 9, 3 ‘Laurel Hill action Sueridan moved afvu “ » be same » night he +s, over a Duwired “eat bacon, and other aud a ball 0. Fm oue, tb even siroyed BUR SE lem stat On, toounaetie Sere, org fap Ped thew: - + eet ‘sities, 119) i" Faitvond tri Menten vetcwng ihre hundied ‘and goventy ont Prinowe™, takon mt tbo Wikierness, On May 10 she DatlE 2% Laurel Hill was rewmed, the na- HarmyOnvnring five khousand prisvoors. Shoriden giowed §* south ‘hae a river at Grand Squirrel ay 1b, Sberidan captured Ashiand It, and posbed om, ence imtering aud the e@veny, wmuetaliy weuuding their f Geoernl Stuart, and captured two pieces May 12, tho main army atiacked tt. ovemy 'g works at Spoltsy!yania Court tou! Nan. cock éurprived end capiur.d kdward Jobngow’s division tire. . ihe duy summed up four thounand of the enemy inomern and thirty pieces of artillery captured Wrie ho earmy was delnx cagagod ai rhe ttunt dheridan pe trated between the cvemy’s first aod second Lines of works, While crossing (a0 (bickshoming the enemy at- € ckod Bim, but wae repulsed, May 13, the enomy was wand falion back tour milés, rho sued a Bottom in tho | entosvla, and the next day jomed Butler's foes ab turkey Isiaud. On May 17 Eweli® corps oi the @uerny attacked the right wing of the army with at , aad oo the 1th, in & repelion oF tne tick, was repuleed joe io K lied and wouvded, bes des three Bundred prison @6. May 20, @ portion of the army occupied nDo-8 a! Hilord gation, and moved Sbe Mattapny river, te whole army mowing by the Het On the came acd the toliowimg days the enemy @vavaatet Byotwyivania and witud ow, in couseq ones of rants Grmoustrations Op their reer. May 21,Gene.al tect, teth © mde ade 4, to Cover tus thaw tnoven ® May 22, the'wrmy cron#ed tne rey t God (n an @ cuvairy ate with considera bie with @ portion ot © jong the evemy's ir: ~ Ariny OL Loe | obomne: attajooy. May 23, tne evomy # @o carn the flavk at Jericno Mile. youd, weizing Taylor'a bridge, und the he while wry Crowsed the North Anas river. game day Sheridan opened ter communics the headquarters of the Houg gan M. was resumed. Li Li) Smith's forces, of Rutier's army, arrived at the White He from the James river Oo tialed vocdae's Spraity, itt On Juve 6 tbe eu om Uhelt works 10 irous auto 'é Exgnteeoty oorus embirked at the ne White House, Va., for bermuda Lapuiug, aod ou J) “oo1ume Crvssed Lo tue BouLL du Loree. SUVL<R'® OPERATIONS OF THE BOUTH GIDE OF THE JANES, Luriog the mouth of April a large torce was (Foted at Yurkown gad Gloucester of the James river ARMY OF THE JAMES B F. Batior commanding. A. Gilmo @. pee entered the James. While some ‘were Derby madé 06 the Pedineul fed with bis malo body up the ou of the Sth landed at the juaction it two anties: eu aciog thes ‘the live of the 14 the colummatruck (he uoeae Puirtcem miles from OWod a eerieh Of mancuvres alovg y 9 Beauregard sxtlied from te rab Tatler’ ‘8 lorcea, which, bard aino od at City Point and at several enorta side, Un May $8 Geoera W, F. etmbirked at Bermuda to Join Meade, fi ec. Up co the crossing of the James by eberal Butler moe‘ ebes om the diferent exiiroada to Oty Powt May 10. The gunboats onalva of folate, THE TWO Burrs, ) the south'side, Katz's the James, Teo Moes.ot cavniry made aywitack 1 Cad were carried da, sune 19 Haticuck Jol of the southora » ences w Tre uruoito eaptured tuo edodbue tp tbe Ie works, fuicluding £ dred and fifty preone vur gue: Walsuu's y) forming the rear guard of tho Army of tho Potomac, “erosged the jateaean! morning of Juve 17. On June 18 am bimultaceodt (orate «esault of both armice was made upon Petersburg, The uations! troops tbeir position. The same-day, Wiieon, with bis cavalry, cok position ou the extreme: jolt Conk of the army, Gu Jue 22,tbe \ddeoty ‘ell upon the wes aud drove them back:tusipg largely to killed, woupacd avd pr: d guve The lines were wabsequenty re orm dey Wiis-n aod doutuern Railroad communication wit bi) for mites of track, “Dur! mally cup ade gt oa gl aN a cael ae. esny esc eas recrvssed the James ‘on ry 1g. position and ‘our siogo guRs.. July 88, & ming was exploded ou apres trout,’ PBDUEE,| fuluwed by an assault, No Replies % second asyaait on the he enemy exploded. a 13, the enemy partes at Dut severoeuvagemont tp Any Pore aud the enemy on (0 Warrea een the. fed rurta to redover tle tued, but, f-Aled, id the (rvops were Uemly intr: edkied. fancw returned tw the soath ide, ‘bis movedront nt baviog bron ely a feiut to odver “Warren. eptember 16 a bdy of the en-my's cavalry,‘ quder Wade fiamuto ', nivved around tb Kauiz, moiawhve meade \ronted bi also ‘Patuxent ‘the Ghe-apasko Lay lett of the sear a Of the Po. } cluding the prison camp at rou pon & NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1865. Check (© alow time to place Haltimore aud Wa-bi tw a stare anen. Se He thea w ratiroad: the Main body struck tom, July 10 er coupled Mar. a., capturing thounaid pr sopers. y attacked Fort ‘Steven, near W i end recaptured a large quantity oF be igorously pureued. Jul ies of Peansyivania, a Marziend, - tue troops in the vu MIDDLE MILITARY DEVTR'ON, Major General v. H. Sheridan, Commanding: temporary naan, August 7, 1864; permauent command, sep o Inatoo, widale Rapaeineas won; Mi To cy » The ira (a (he Suedandoab Valley 1ol'to the creative of a new military civision, under the su- of Goueral Sharidan.._ Hene forth. ja of stores avd ea {oa joan rprise attuok but was severely ‘The next day? Une * ul an idee. drove bim from fisber’s Hilt, wand ex hundred of were captured ry on Feconvo raance, cugrged iy my remainder of. the-ealiitary operations (n nike are uelipportant. Op December 18 Torbett'dea ized. What wad ipst to ine ta bas sizce been tore {h'in reovves DAC ARTME RT OF Witte Brigadftr Geverakts, F. Keilor, co Nagoe Be, 18N3, fr General Wihoz ery 29, ABH4, relle ing Gi Major ‘euerat D! Hunter, blaiandl 19, costeyiog Genpral col Brevet Major General salaned August 90, olevjug Geographicag Limite —AUl t of the Monocagy river, including’tat larvec's Ferry 1 aes NTA ¢ eo Karly, 4the Shenandoah vail he, retre of MoCaunland alter. tho roa i ‘mos i i B. F. Kellcy defegied bim ocar ronmben Averill overiaking him at Moorotet captured eli bis artitieg ied ‘rhers ‘bas * outite Tear grbae partment aiorGonerat Lowi W liace ni ding. wis Wallace omman amiange ve ie 7 12, cotophicat Ths States of Delaware, Kaetern ee tg taol tacopuing ake sor "9nd, the counties sei bt Re altamore wad “anaes eau fs Baaeers jumore, Maryland, Affe:rein irtphent were oblofly administrative.’ ‘Tho troops of the dep«rsmentto Ka prominent tee fo fog ere tagidest to the tovasion of arly, o 3 pon ob tory oF tue but fey) i aiiary Dr bi Major Genorat "0: c anget ‘Commanding, asnigued 1803, Limits. AU (he courtey: north of the nie river, from Plecataway oreek to Annapolis Janotion and the “om of jonocady, kad south by Go se crcek and full Rue Mountaineto tbe mouth of the That pertion of Marviand between t m river, jay 27 tho Depacimont was ontarged to embguco the wholo of Vic- gove uthect corral, capturing and deiving jad ety fot north of the Rappabanuock river and east of the sand. tve buodred cathe, He was parsded, but auc ceetod tn offecting his essipe The 0 of the two armies under ( ra Grant in the begtaning of Septem- “ber was us follows:—The Army of the Potomac, ucder Monde, vesting Petersburg oa the south, its liccs ex dg trom the Janos to the Weldon Maileoad and Lhe north side of) (ke James river, being a¢vauced from’ Deep Bottom, Oa the morning of September 2 & com. dined and stinujtageous attack of both armies was made. Ord, on the north Gide, carried the é¢aemy’s works bolaw Chapin’s fargh. capruring Bve picecs Of artillery aod taree prboners, wule D, B. carried the Now ri ages }, On the south si wed fro Xtreme leit and car- ried the wor Near bar Sone yeburoh, The neat & portion of Hutier ted within LY dred yarde ph huahwoer d detbnces ‘east of the new port ext ‘ioug peeks wor, tn secu 1 ne unidied, medi of vctober tk Army of the vege tL saa lott 10 the. ing of tMatcher's cree: oydgon coud. Builer extended his right town read without fiediag a point un west dey Have: ok off © omy to recover the aroun 1Le remuinter Of the your bi een characterized by on either side of the river, War- ©. covered by 4 cavalry dash towsrds k. Repoutad effurts bave demonstrated the tiaprac- ae ‘akiog Richmond by storm, Pavagh powsi- ded by larye sacrifices of mon. as ae then sweep around upon Richmond aud oleae tt tte Tobel- | (he deymrtments of W: ia lett Of 16 ontive? ber the Arwy of the James Tee ization in the —— dation of the | Grant promoced, Tenth aod Eighteenth intotwo new corps uayer ‘everal he Tweaty tith corpe, Major Geovral Godfrey UNTA AND NORTH CAROLINA, r oommauding. Arsigued Oc. ncral J. C. Foster. Geograpawat Lemis—Com| OF the Origiuat Lepart- ment of Virginie, jocluding Fortross Monroe, Ya., aod a rad) of sixty nities, and the Department of North Carrot ot North Carolion, also the trent, rmy of jamce in mntic opera. Richmond. ere udimportaat, and coviiued caine uD Mhg Lepinsuls r+ in the Nansemond feoomber 15 a combined army aod navy move- t lait Fo-trest Moncoo, dest{ied for ¢ ts 001 ng the entrance to Wilmington, ombor 24, bombardment was opevea om Fort Fisher The asmuall portion of the troops landed from the 18 and advanced against the fort. The expedition time proves to be a iaiiure, though it is ward Ad tmirai Porter proposes to fluish tbe tight #1CRL’s OLBRATIURS IN TILE SIBNANDOAM VALLEY, Operations in this rogion opened in the moverw General Crook's !orces from Chariestou, Weet Virginia, to cginia and Tenoessee Raliroad, Oo day 6, with ee of bre Department of West Va. May 9, Crook routed captured thelr works, enemy ‘ed the rat “7 ‘ond. yer, ye ihe, and the vext day dest rv} ra ‘Rallcoad from Biaokabury to Of ‘8 aintance of for aor suey es Ww i all % Stated fons in the sbecand: ‘ab bps oe etpectations and it hoped to recover what his predecestor 23, Carter ry destroyed four miles of track ida if Oo a hd on ny ‘Virginia Central Ratiroad May 26, Duster ed bia march (rom Cedar creak mp the: ‘Bhenand, At Harrisooburg by ee, tered the ovemy him, drigtog bim scros: North creek ‘Jone 6, at Mount Crawford, the ceca was again routed, and retreated to Waynosbera, Cro: and Averill the same day ontered Iextogton, Jane 6 Hunter ecoupied Btauntoe, on the Virgluia Ceutrel Ratl- road. Juse 8, Crook and Averill effected « juwction with Houter. Jaae 10, the whole force under Hunter \ gd for Laxington by way of Middlebrook. June Il, the bows Was oocUpier 0 enemy destroying the a over the James rirer, The army ae de stroyod weveu canal boats, roouda of smmumition, & and a largo quantity Of commiasiry stores en re for luchmend. Governor Letoner’s reeideoce an: Virginia Mi itary ned, June 14 avert destroyed at Buel t boats and tue naval records of the enemy for 1661 and 180% June 16 Huorer entered Liverty, Va., destroying seven mies of ranroed bridge soven hundred foot a6 Juve fagemont jook place on the Now Lon- dun toad, seven miles from Lynchburg. No decisive rosults. ole aod Avoritl routed Imbe the fight at 1 drives into hi 1 burg. Hore enemy attacked igod to. destroy atx »- Crook ambusbed t force was ob aun, fo cncr tions ood onemy, bang og on there Is Hlesdow Blut, ¥ ie tHe door pen, OO uty 6 no Bbernod ei ha raburg, Wost Virgiula, on Hawter found ‘bicavett at f the Onio river. ‘THR CAMPAIGN I MARYLAND About the time Hunter reached he the ‘evemy eppeared like mag ¥ gun the ai bie command. Biay 26, the army withdrow worcer the ih Anne river, end heuded towards tue amunkey, The vext day Sher! Jam Wok posswenion of Hanover (erry, and was vunported és the Sixta corps. On tho 28th, while the caval y & ing tbe enemy at Haines’ store, ormy ed LO the south side of the I'am okey. May 2), tle Of the army wie (bree miles south of the stream, 4 @ base of sunplics was estali ebed at the Wore ‘On the 30th the enemy adva ced « heavy colu @aniast the loft of the army At Tolopatomoy crook, but | ea bie efforts, and War en moved withia seven ‘On Mar 80 Maiot General W. F. General Low. Wallace, wit spared {rom Li July 6 Harper’ y e eueray trom Maryland Ler Biue Ridge —— bavabeen confined tom supervision pt [heey eo Waabington, and (tansiout detachmen:# Passing th nttek apoa veuk sw ehore distance beyond. The Army of the Jamea lap.on | enemy under Fac 0 and bis repulse surrouns created a ment. tcher's | service was Dopai tment of toe 1c Headquittern, Wa biogtoo, 1, C. department di ng the pest year defences and ‘The duties of hb. the city on route for tho ‘rout. Tho ‘ort Stor ingyen Sey A, 12, by wy ab ’ ue [used terapotary notlvity Song tse oes L sa th a Augur distributed a suiciont foree alourtheGrsoge and Alexandria K tiroad to Rapp: oot, with a view to the establisbment of commun Hons ao Saori den's. ‘sary bonapdoas vailoy After the withdraw: ian, having brokon w; Fabdly’s atm, tbe iroah 4 * Votomdo rivor, tnt “Te Gott rug bbandoneds, Nt OF THR RURQURMANN A j Darius N. Couch commanding Ape, Headquarters, Chamborsburg. /@.- December 1, 1864, the name discontiaued, and ku ws DEPARTMENT OF PNXBULVANIA, Major Gonernt George Cadwatiader, contoandin| G@rographica The State of Penny! Hoeaqa Tho MoCausla oavairy, of Of Charoversbury July 80, fe-the dapart- ix of tue wal bat Jive ‘ortiou8 10 im we required ot Cane ee ee emt Gu Juty $1 Geudeal Avorili pursed the enemy fetront: from’ and overtook and defeated bi Mojor Geréral bare Bron bei pet ined Juoc9, 1668. Haatunren Piiusbueg, iy yscontinued April 6, 1866, al tributed betwoeu oat V irxidia and Susquebaana, MILITARY DIVISION OF TOS MssomerL, Major Genorat W. T. Shormau assigned Maroh 12, 1864. mente L4m ite.—répartment of the Oumberiand; osnee. Department of tho Ubio Grand Army —Atmy ot the Cumborlaud, Major Geacral fog MoCoovell pom l Geo H. Thomas, ocramanding, "Arn oF the Tenviersee.- Mujor Conerai James T McPher - gon (billed 1m battio, July 24, 1804.) . Major (ieneral Jove Major General 0. 0 doward, arty of tse Ohio,—Major General J M. Schofield, com maoding. On May 1 Mejor ta readiness to, ravve. ATLANTA OAMPAIGR, at Shorman beld bis grand army On May T the whoio army Faco Ridye und Burzard Room; y withd ry Oostau Muy 15. Ou May 10 the evemy was ative vouth © the Ktowab. By Jude 9 Aliatoous turned, and tbe army moved down upon Konesuw. July %, the onomy was maoceuvred out of the Konesaw Mountaivs, July 10, no epemy was north of the Choattanonches river. this time severai raids were mude to cut commusicati ue und Atianta, The whole army immvdiately crossed the Chattahoochee, fough: the battles of July 20, 23 and the Lbe month ot Aunt ‘Wao apout io mauconvr. ing aroand Atiante de’e: toe enemy at Jonesboro, cutting him tn two, and aay obliging bim to ovacuaté Atlanta during the night of September 1. Sherman withdrew bis army Crom the pursuit, oooupied the city and rested be troops. HOODS PLANE MOTRMENT During the latter part ot the month of Beptember the eormy commenced demucstrations wpea Sherman's ox. tensive line of communication, nf this means it was Supposed the national forces would be obiixed to with: draw (rom Atlanta and ae upon Chattauoo,@ or some other point nearer ‘On : eptember 24 Forrest attacked and captured Athen: Alabama, and the garrison ta che town. Forrest next attacked Putas, Tone , but, being too warmly received, seadvacd * oe Butera made ap attempt 08 river, Geveral and the Lieutenant Geoeral, involving = Hood's foolbardy movemeot and Atlantic coast. The piaa was consi ered fa all tte de- DISTRIRUTION OF FORCHR, toile umd approved. For the parpcee of the double operation Sherman dl- ‘vided hie army ito two parts, as (ollowa:— ee army, Major General W. 7. Sherman ont wi ‘@ing—Major General 0, O. Howard, commanding. fteenth corps, commander absont; Soventecmth corjs, he if veneral FP. Le 6 witg—Major ee ayes Slocum, commending. Fou:teeath cor, overt J, U. Davis; Tweoticts of elt ttdiee Gener General A. 5. Williams (vom: porarity, Varsity, Genera: Judson Kilpatrick, commanding. ARMY OF DEFENCR AGAINEE HOOD, bis command! Mejor Genoral (oor; oman, ing:—Fourtt Also teointed a corps, Twenty third corps. tachmente and General A. J. Smith's irvees, pony as: MOVEMENTS AGAINER MOOD, Daring the month of Novenber Geveral Thommen or- audonmont of ali inviated Cm morely 00- our y 0 Moat mportant on (he raitrond to Cuatte- pooga. On November 24 the armies of Goaerals Thomas and Hood engaged tu desuitory tighilng in the noigober bood of Pulaski, Toon. November 80, flood atiacked Sonofeld nea tranklio, Teno., aod was defexted, | cing pnt J CE apes ‘oe thousand vrivoners aod ax rand kitied wounded, General Thomas, pre. ter ponition, formed his army @ fow miles from on Murtreesboro, Rood's army Closed up. Hkirmiabing was continued between the two forces, December 1 ougered Hood with (he following reauite:—Nine hours’ tard gront national victory, with five miles of room gained, aod seventeen canoon wnd bundred prisouers as the tovhiea, Gob iy within the Feats bressiny the _exemy's Hood bastily vacated Frankl Soon, taqr we debi-d Dime vespital of Htees bu wounded. evecrse was glorious, ing the Bree fiver at Florence, wil! prousbly succeed. His (ore, and tdemerulized, ard Thomas continuing treesbore nnd Chatta- fresb io the memory 10 aved repititivn, Atlan mom cate 18's OXpeditionory army lay as ‘ollows:—\be ‘Two tor | Allupta, the os te Ch aud Seventeeath ov a 1g ooncentrated iets the conflagration of atl belt of Lert ixty maies i victoriovs host, cousummated bis po prvi bek-vpy Of Fort Moailiwter, Uecember 18, and opened gampaign in-the capture of ravaonal December 21 DE AKYMONT At. AFPAtES. i the absence of the maw me. io tl Gotached Loeet my ot con Ptuete the attention of tbe smalier bodies of the esemy. Daraurusyt oF THE OUMNERLAND. Major Genéral 1. Thomes (ommandii oe 16,168, toilevieg Mazor General Lamia — the. rtate of Tenvessee, tying east are wi form « aonutty. OF eeparate oxpoditious. ~ In "nal ot eee. Cor \oed t me dys Non a capturing one Ghoarea-a and aix! and « mouptarn bewitzer, Owing to tiomof Geveral Breck in: idole for ile. Oy Nevosiber 21 tue ea tote steping Cumberland ng tho | txtriot advauted from Lexiogt stot Catt wl ae hey at - seve! ae Gillem w ~ to meet him, mévement of Burbridyy, Stoneman and G Dexsee aud Kentucky pus bocn evtirely olcar Faabed cnemy. ol DEPAI ov Fie Tevnessee, General W. ‘fy Sherman, ¢ unmanding fr 28, 1868,/xetloving Major*General of the ore . assigned aut, Prd~, (800, Commanding, felioviug General Sherman, pro moist. | aor Geveral.Jobn A, Logan, commanding (tempo- 1y). im pigoe af Geyeral Bcborsed, kitted to battio ly Siu Near Atisutay PTajer Goveral U. O, Howsrd, commanding; perma- QeDIy assigned uly 80, relieving Gouoral.Lagane Gropt@plicat Limiis,—’xiro, lil; kocts Heury and Donel+ou, Ten lorsiérn Missixeipp, aod portions of | Kentucky and Tannessce, west of tue Lenuessee river. of Headqu .tiore.jp-sbo-Serd: . ¥ ‘The tr opejo’ Lhe Army of the Tendesseo, with the ox- onion 0: the weveasary garrisons ot @iffa: ent posts alone Hay ajver, bave been empl vedo during tio yen weal! campaigus of Sberman’/ Within thio Mote rt heaeane cut, “bowgsyor, there bave beow sape ni josenmets 7 00) tet? eet eee weet 4 ay al Jobo Moarthar, W ore Li Vok cucotiprd dane City, destroying Wiarge'gara. Ww. aay or Hank en barat ity with a bedy of iefentry, Mempnie ote ioe ngalost Fervent Juss Grove tho evomy | turo igh Riple, 4... Juve T bie ca ry destroyed the r.iiroad donot at Ktienzi, aud sotu to the ayia Godin Juvo 8 Un the oust day! he prved ‘irom = Riyey io @ eou'hworterly direction, Juno 10, ermran'ored Forrest Guotown ang: ‘as detente’ peagliged to destroy bis ai trata 1d ton ydeces artery. pane reirerted ty» Riploy J. pureuug utt.cked a severe Gonoral. S:urcis! forces wore ¢ completely jrouted ona Medseonards Mempuis, Junc lt, Conoral-A J, smith baviog returned sat troops trom toe Red river ox! ab algnrpeerete I Gi Btargis, aud reovvercd the xdvautages lust by & deccssor, nut, however, wiihout « enemy waking arash toto Me: Ga November 7 tho guemy wus de cated in an attem: 8 pansago Of tho Missiasippl river, ab Gaices’ Tanda, t@ rote orce Deauregurd aud dood, T. Pana commanding. te Seate of Mis. the Tevacs:co the Army Of tho Tenverses, tbe orixival force, ocounyiug hd lortitory and trom which the deparsment wrocelved Deing im active canpaiga, uoder Gea. Sbormae, of tho department are now almost exclu. pied he Kegon aglow Ss agli tho posts of Mem. v ickeburg, Geveral av tore ore tbe former ace place wad Ge verai C. rene sorte ‘countes b. ore idiots ia fe -4 : ee ¥ jousand cay aad cight, of aca 10a from oes “Di ome, Major General J G. Foster commanding, assigned | saat te, oe one ise, ive (overal . Sobotield com mans as aaj a 1804, relieving Gauaras aot eee emule —Koutucky 6: e858 fivor tgludieg Oueubertaud wd Settteoutte digua Hoadquarters ia with ‘Seer. 0 fe The roops of tee fee stron! man iv bis of ta, and slope bave und with ‘Tuomas eels hood. ‘be Lowe gerrisous o ly mato taids, punish. tag guetilia Dauds aad Satie be (boir carpe os Beovdé aor Lenerut te (G.” Burbeidge commanding ¥Ob Major Leneral » Bar ‘i Soanes, Avenst T. Luss, Geo,raphical Limiu— Pde State of Kowtucky cast of the Teonrases river. ‘the Gobveral commanding, by goveral orders of the Wag Dopactmons. is ausaorized to exorcise, under Major Gourral Schoticld's direction, ail the powers vi a com- mandor (i a department, which ure uot required by law Wo be exercised by euch departmental o tmmander. ey ebiag, tl» Bummer Lois dist:iob was egaim made the Beene oI +o Inoue Ge of Joho Lt. Morgau's forces from dSouthwestorn Virgivia, Ve June 8, with a cousiderabloe force of the onemy, be altackod (ue Untied States 0st ab Mount shoring, heulucky, aed defeated soe gurrisom Soun afler Geverai Buroridge came up, surprised tee evemy and captured seven hundred prisoners. Oa Juve 10 Morgam dashed into Loxingtoe, des Bir yed tho railroad a and some cars, and robbed the bark. Burbridge folivwing close upon als beols drove Morgan out of nen towards (ya. (Diane. Ou Juve 11 Morgan attacked the patioual forces at (hat place, dofcaied (hem, aud ses lire to the wwa. Ge next turved bis attoution to @ Loree of Chic militia Across (ue river, under Gev.eral Hivb-os, and alter au on. Gagomout o tweaty minutes took them all prisonors. noxt Gay Gouera! Burbridgo came up aud @itact Morgae, voar Cyathiuna, Ky., aud defeaed Dim, one bundred aud afty’ prisuvers, besides killing Sromeeaiee lorge vumber The enemy fled towards Flomia, ror. dye inhot pursuit. After driv Morgan entity out of bie divtrict, Goooral Burbridgo to Lextopton SOUTH WANTERE VsRoMN. Gonorals Burbridge, Wwoom-n and Gillem, Tt about four thous«nd moa, lott Bean's station, Kyi. ee comme Der 12, and on the vight of the 20th captured Saltville, destroy ing the saltworks and lead mines. Tals blow will Soscrery t it Kichmond, Y DIVISION OF WHET MIB-ISGIPPL, doer cover It Oo ~(orrimn'o th Gl, bn ment of Arkansas, Depar! Of Missou: Ne domb.ocd military movements Dever taken place In thls division mad is ormation ‘Major tag, ansigned Hovyomber 6, S03, Ping le ‘Der se MENT OF TUB GULP. Major General 8. A. Hurlbut commending, aveigned Hee ee west and toe Tortugas and ca! Limitt.—h 0} ", hex co west 0: Hensacula tuoi saities above the fais. Pit 1, General Pants’ forces arrived at mal Of the year the victnitres of Morgan ria Atouintaisya rivor bave bees the Boone ot bumeree on. editions wad rkirmisvos be pe p oe the summer brigadier Gonoral A. T. les om ducted several ab wopertent and suocssstul ratde (rom Baton Rouge tarough Kasiera Louimans, A 0 mbived pe of under Adm'ral Farragus ead portion of the army of tue Guill, oum- manded by General cordon Grangor, lof New U:eane against the detences of Hovite to 4.7. ‘Tue coony's vee- tele wore weariy all destroyed. AuguetS Fort Gaines ourrondered, aud on the 23d of the same month Fort Morgan pared tbo = fate, aren city of MobLe has ‘been eutirely cut off rom the nea. one at, enerst Davidaon tot pap pA fan expedition tufourn portions of Lonisines om up success ully at Pascagoula, ‘of West Florida Coneral A be eummer, mde sovoral ys 4 eit Sceorery soe at Mari ont General Batiey, ba Schesmner,, ron we rave Gantiago, Texas, since the ooc- . Ah syavom of Reynolds, comm ndiog, aesigaod vonevea Leseret wl Bheote. Googras btcal Limits, —Tre State Fort Smith, Arg, Headquarters, M retrbiving dome Comes, sateres remy alse arrived, Duriwg Of artanses, oxvepting Little Reok, * of General ‘nd May 4 Little the the- retrograde march Geoerat ‘AB Reveroly pressed Op all sites and 4 atroved sevea bundred wagons to save them from failing tote tbe baeda of the enemy, re eatablished bis commu ieation with the slwalssipp! by Wh ware cements, controlied by the enemy, the army was pr alty eogaved ‘Overations agaiest the guerilla dane that infeat the State, g DRPARTMENE OF THE WNROF Rosecrans, axsizned January 22, lieving General Schofield, transferred to the cora- Lm lata gg ‘State of Missouri. Head- ‘operations of the year te tals Pg go aos: phe od uptil Fetember iasg Og the. Vriee croswed tfom Arkansas = three o lnmus. ad was aco by bands o!.outiawe.whn entored the = tate to ar id plunder, I'rice moved directly unos Pilot Koob, end y 5 uate on '. oy tae Tins St th of Pr ton bad orranized a provisional gorewe. division, and moved after rice In the vicinity of texingtoe. Major Genera! Blunt, with a body of Karsas troops, eo- tered Miseourl and beatesed to jo Heeranton. At Inde~ | pendence Price was obiizea to |. Being bard pres-ed be withdrew beyoud the Big Bluse, anes. Se with @ brigyde of Pirasauton’s force, moved in the direction thonsend euaned, di ay ll sy cg gem hema Rnitéu river Price bew up his ina train and agimup: Paanicese the targer number of big wagons and mn during tbe night, Plensaoton Fong y miles di-tant, to forage eng” rest his horaes, Blunt tne following ‘day pursued the enemy, driving him i met Price's invaai inaugarated fo expectation targe aid Ainkoy al rhed tovArK ust ernment Out bis artillery, with but fe m alized arm urians, was a Binal tail~ with’ fewer men. with- f his wagons and a de-\ It arts of thesiate the gveritian hove been. as usfal, Ard jesome, and have kevt a lary “gag oontiouslly,s ployed.su_prosestiug tboAnbabitayts. j dgerexn Dae AU TMENTS, ‘Tee following is a cursory roview of military affaten tn ee departments uoassizoed to the grand military divi- cy DEPARTMENT OF-TRE AO OTH, Maj tr General JG. Mpster, commanding, assigned May, 1864, relioviog General Hatch, hegraph cal Limt s—The States of South Carolina, Georgia and ail of the.ftsto of Florida, excepto Key TRENT ‘and West fi rida, Headquactere, Hiltou jend, 8 The military affatralet (Ve department bave consisted Princtnaily ot raids from the Reaboird. Jovem ber 29, Geteral Foster and # portion of Admiral up Broad fiver té Boya'a Potat, he Jandcd and pursued the enemy to iW Vaitor th cace’the place ty storm, General Foatcr ened tf artrong poxiuopon-theSavannal road, He contioued to threaten théenemy’s railroad commit. nication with Savaonub. The object of the expodition wu apioetea in fave hed, och my, approaching tne A soa w cones DEPARTMENT. ay aad #4! - Gescear-dotn A Dix command Asnigned Ft 16, 1843, retievin, Genera Wools . 4th IPhabnlcas damian jew ae 0 trey car Mork and. Now "ig ork 6 \ Julies of ¢his doprtdtesh ice. of } ddmi- Mistratt ao jotor, rete te the exerctne of ‘conteot ayer military matters pertaining exclus-eety th the axtiogal government and the militia Aemporarily Called inte the nations! service. The deturbances the Canadian boundary at one tims \icortyed oor acttVe (irce\té protect tt ubie, and the necnseiy of lend fe mo incuraiog und pitta frontier towns wod district mmitar te" the ailair ee Be, Albans, [he Oonspiracion'Aguiost the security of gome of the larger cilie: of the Gepartinent were wot and Bua trated by the lacat auth tooring the Premdontiel ection a forge, under Major Genera! Putier, was held She bay to méet emergenetgs which might ariee, it NORTHERN DOP sRPMENT. ss oe aia commeandivg. 48. “Assigned l., @ude Gevington, Ky.. "ana. i. Headquarters, Columbys, sof this department during i. Jaa yom Lm administrativ ru) ailoged Bout of a ih Undercarreas a i some excitement, aod $e ‘al-ausiences necessitated the use of armed OF, in fact, @cliey. e'y discovery of the, plows lost them de eaied DEPARTMENT OF K, Major General 4. Kt. Janus pendeut military post of Fort Daun” Hesdquaner Fort Leaveuworth, Kansas, Military aflairs io this dopertmenpigeare campnican of little \catort eased 2 tivity during the invasion ge’ minent part with +he oat at remember 28, seven of | trem ebtets P74 Chevennes and Ar. om gro Bobead Benders bi into Fort u wtih we was areston and remtored-@ tua carried aed for pom ‘oN duriag’ |’ of white prissaces. they: the\r (ocaye among the frontier DEPARTMENT OF THN. MoI EST, Major Genorai Joho Pepe, commanding. Assigned Sora 6, 1802. . grapatc 1b Limices The ‘tates of ‘Wiscousia, town, tote the Territory: of Dakota. “Readqasrtorsy Ge t " Bd otelant me yauaye ne ieherarereetit cot tase core ead obedience among homyavd tory have leit arido the rite. the toma aod tbe Grebea, and peacoat iy Fe teed to their o PareREMENT OF uw Generel Jamcs fl. Carteton, com an aipe Gergraphical Limite. Tbe Territory of District of Western, Arizove sad Fort Gart Head,varters, Santa Fe, Now Mr . ‘The quiet of, this department bas govern! timoa dartog the yoar Leon disturbed by marauding tribes of Indians. Geveral Caricton met al! these with vigorous meagures, DEPARTHENT OF THE PACIFIC. Major General ir Irvia MoDowoll commanding. Aselgued May 21, 1864. Geonraphicat Lhméte.—~All the reet'm west of the Rocky Headquarters, 82a Franciseo. Cal. y afthire ta. thle department ha 2 been. qntot the entire yeu, The teolation of the de- beyond the resch of maces of the tinhabitacte bes kept in fnolined to discord and commotion. INDEPENDENT POeT. PORT DRLAWARN, DELAWARE RIVER. Brigadier General Alvie Scboep!, commending. By goneral orders 0° the War Department, dated March 12, 1864, this wan detiched from the Middie Devartment and created an onncontenl Military post. During the war the Ne bee as a milstary prisoa (or The review which we have above givca of the military operations of the past your necds no comment, Under the leadership of General Urant the armies have acted harmoniously and with greatadvantege, Anothor year, in all reasonable expectation, will find the military power Of the rebellion entirely dissipated. Message of the Governor of Missourt. Br. Lovie, Mo, Teo, 28, 1866, Te was Colonel Draper, of Macon county, who was @lected Chief Clork of the House, not Mr. Dyer, as pre- viously reported. Aside (rom the paseage of an act fnoressing the Gov ornor’s salary (0 $5,000 per annum, the Senate did eothing of spectal Importance, Ie the House Governor Hall's Mewage wes read, and five thousand copies ordered to be privted. ‘The Governor beging with & Tetroupective view of the fmportant eveats which have transpired in the State during tho past four years, and specks in high terme of the officers and eoidiers who took as active part” driving the rebels from the State during the late raid cf Qoneral Price. Hoe especially mentions Generats Pieason- too, Bw! eee, wate S ‘ek ood Pape. ton and L . tender tI €bole amount. The \e Standing ie le-e than two wiliions of dollars. He recom borough and efliciest military orractvation la the State, repeating ef tbe commutation law, aboiish- Meat Of the substitute sysiem, Phi ming au act A subject stars duty to mine caty” orgontiation and a fee myn whee required: alsa tbat allo mmisein: ed officers be ap- pointed by the Governor. 1 Tha ony Le Eee 9 or ee mate are Le yoy an fatiiactory, There wili be due on the Ist of oh Hitioos of on. 0 the State bouds roads, ih interest sovumulating atthe rate thousand doilare per annum, ation of stare Indebtedness ney Oreditors and increase the rev eran Paes © Oe Ee tan tastes Aan wecatbony euicsien, .. afOr the plan of aa toliaws:—*1he Coustitutional Convea ‘Tweed. will, doubtless, mike great Chaugoa in our oreanie law, the duty will devolve you of covfirming the Bow order of wings. be abolisbed With almost upaniinous Apyiov Lby the po ple of Missourt, Thi feiation thus given to (be | Bearers (0 the State will demand aud wo doubt reccive your couriteration, The Orgapization of the vew Kov~ Croment im tho midet of Aw rovolutinn 18 & work Of gromt Geticacy aud Li male Hae proseat . itt over: Heeshuseut Now You,uber Califor be word, all ‘tt adi government. required to do RT are sone of Wirgiis, South Carolinas at tule that all should be required to obey. NEWS FROM.THE STATE CAPITAL. Our Albany Correspondence. Ataaur, Deo. 28, 1866. Preparations for the L-gislature— Kepenses Katravagant— The Lobby ta High Gire—New Men AU Rownt— Benton, ba fhs'tdard reapectable hotels. Wbbyites are exnecting-a boyatitul harvest... They already boast of bejog abieto lorry. through that great ‘and fong contested measure, the New York Broadway Ratircad bill, It ts openty alleged that sir. Featoos Pledge that he sould sigu the bil! waa from biaa Provleng.to théelection; but there are reasotis to doubt the correciness of that statement, | ‘Thus far Governor Fenion bas manifested A Alsposition to dispease with the old reotype offlee holders. Every man who bas yet received.aw Sppolatment is Mew one, pever bvefote known much in pubdlio life, ‘There was astrong effort mide to.induce him to uppoimt & portion of ex-Goversor Morgng's, military staff, ang Also to retain offe or two of Governor Seymour's; bas is did not gucceed: Should Governor Fentan continu men it will’ Qause an @xovemept holders oever bette exverieoced. ore are eeeeral prominent ‘piaces to be filed Waring the coming Last your the Governor and Sepate wore at logger! the conrequenne:'wan that savoral Ofioisie,eujoyieg 1 ,neld over during the sear.” Amon, jathaniél S. Benton, Canal Auditor, wi Strivas of ni tho canal dixbursemeut moors nigh lald luet yoee to oughshim, and Bogienge plot.” Ho wanted thas old i i J rary ker, (or intendeat of thy Bank , Papartaient + and that if fon jute would agree to confirm Bi mor ‘nominate’ Rarmelee, whose engraver baa ex tred, for Auditor, in tbe ton Bu foe baraal ‘Was Dot consummat beid ov held over for ihe pase vel ther sear ‘Twe term of Peftment to al hoary partiality for mong the old Super. was rit th The office vow: & year to support jer Comvtrolier, with Rs arrangements, the c baBdred dollars a year,’ A vonuiee “ew set of New hag fer as they orn be Poached durtag ghiy de,pgioctedss yy News Fao Boeses apes, Proceedings of w Secting a Amertchn Citizens Ieid at huenvs Ayres, October 7, 18904. F, ‘The meeting wes’ called to ordee-ah threo w the obairmac, How. Mr. Kinc, whoetated thot tip tng wns held {i'r the purpose of nearing the report of the par apr ated at @ provious meeting, and péo them for thé,exme. Mr. G. BewPumay, seorotary of the onmmittes, them read the fort of the commities named ot a mesting of Foal cote resident in Buenos Ayres, held Jane fo collect funds in aid of tbe United States Saat minsion, It shows that the commitics, ag for the purpose of collecting @ fund in aid of the ‘States ieqesinerioengyrinageas rep rt:— & | Sees emit ae ‘ewe object of the Sanitary Commission, and. preston epluatary subscr! gio clerk, as wader previous ould aot exceed ten oF twelve o ait pre Pie raceme, Mies ede with tbe committer, ‘avd. avaleallar.roqueet’ 1 to Be. Peter Bourse, at Montevideo, From the beret oe ices and pemount o = silver. From other parts 00 repiy baw recels ed. tae commaltee be bee Brerat ns Frage tien 4 the receipt of ate suenoregy he aveloniuey Saba mc ‘ot ot bers various emote obarke ot Me. ix Mearomes ‘nd take pleasure ia call Atientivn to this praiseworthy eflort on. Spa pore ot Jeni mentioned to assist Ubie work of chart the pleasant mancer ip which s com anon boys calle pee the Treapurer to Tmnd nian abe of their contribitiog, At the commencoment of this enterprise the —— feoetved a communication (rom several gentlemen, proposing their services for an ee ae matic perterimavoe, feign ie x.) fered speser abl. contribution Tbeas goo Ag: pot ay ndieaypoate, sd ‘Only to anu upce having regaiv ‘bandsome oontribution of $20,201 currency, ‘he organ inetyon Of om geet the opera compaay, and jatlons wore opened with Mr. Josta ardn, the lessee Of tbe Colcn theatre. for that parpose, The net resels Of the operatic bevollt was $39,289 curreocy. The ¢\ memitiee would aiko hare mon ini that it give am umstour concert tor the benefit the funa, bok was absadoued on Bumber of alls upon the pudlic Letom coe od role starr woleb they Reapived, ibat a repert of Meeting be forwerded ior Publication 7 noe Log = NENRY & sam Reoretary. The Pi boned sg ttoatiog that agteat @ i oles) ames ree, shat | of the pri 1 low me pede Genes Staten ‘woods fore wait Se coelieeds dh Fork non ioe teen resulted ta iach (othe fued es r ee account of the large, « _