The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1865, Page 10

1 “i " wu he ’ if {0 NEW YORK HKKALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2865—SUPPLAMAINE - a ° aan —_——-+ = ‘a a siberian — ee Ce ee snemy | under a proper leader, the place could be taken. The | boro, North Carolina, vin Fayetteville, reac! 9 lat | over wi Cost arid refit af leven A. M. , “at & cavalry column had passed that ee 4 A for the surrender of this army; bat Bano rate it cpt te RE | eet cenit fae oka hers | tite ear tana "tng he | Gg Aureaeeeey ss, de ea | nr ath oy cae erent | Sie rata era eae , 4 " 0 would do so also, | ton sehotield by way of Fear ria. | tte r / y lewe his nites to pass. . J ora ired'to know whether yo." 2 expectations. During the night General Schotietd . arin had Bot haworen, | sammted om dae tier | Seuss Meee y rie me was the fear tha! the enmy wo ‘Major General P. A, Teannot ‘tases , 0, eine view Ne eervender saeerions, | Daving ee wes OS io dat te | ¥ unswer'd on ‘of | Onthe @ resumed his march ou Goldsboro. Hw ime ‘t | a 2ng lines aivut Peterburg and Richmond t™ She pur- . "ux ‘arn cannot, therefore, meet.“ as far as your proposal fiemny"not lot ty bite put voluntary abandoned. | Decomper, advising Adsmiea, Porta 0 hold on, apd that | a five ofthe 08 my ak Avocysboro, and afl asovare, | pow of ning with Jotiston, etary he was” Sree | prom the nignt of tie 20 do the morning ofthe. Sit lft wn’ Gufederaie sta «RR, Sully BY go go that Genet homas’ whole force might rought ) the place. This time I selected Brevet Major General | the engagement was “about si a a1 le, or I was prepared to make an “08 | eho cain foll in such torre "US 48 to make it impossible to | nd to the restoration Sa the old Mogether. The enemy followed up and commenced the | sow Major Gen am ‘as “ubout six hundred; the enemy's ) tuél pursuit, On the 24th of March Gonoral Sher. “#2 crap cee} ~ X ment you at ten A, M, to-morrow, © stage ‘ectablishment of his lie in froot of Nashville ou the 24 | (.°ou" “Po truopa composing i coaster iho oxbes | forces, No the Srcasany, “Raghe tub, the sev eon wie House, crowed ho: dumea iver, | Ru,ttberled sole te At aa at” | ie” Mm, atom the BEE euaral <8 Doemien, Git. “composed the former, with the addition of a small | tacked his advangg ‘at Bentonville, | ee weaned & with the army 8 ' vanced from Dinwiddie Cou House towards Fivo Forks, | Lieutenant Goneral U, 8. Grawr. THOMAS REINFORCED. Mey Ah ville, capturing | the Polomae in front of Petersburg ou the 27th. During | “iiorehe round th > force, Guneral Warren | Early on tho bin As soon ag it was ascertained that Hood was cross Dreads” it was never found sn 8 email sare aie, pe ages os nee eee upon the man this move General Ord sent forces to cover the crossings | \ | wanced aud axtendsd ina yine , cross the Boydion plank | answer as Peder ni hodeerd a Plecm yey po tas Tenmeane van a Price was going ou! oy yy ye es b oe : ance, ra OS pear the White Oa with a view of getting | column south of thi adiaiely 5 Missouri, General Rosecrans was ordered to send to | municaten “oll 2 00m the expedition ng whole of Johnston's was in cama gem x ei road * near the White Oak ee getting the Appomattox : Raa an eeeeranst General’A. J, Smiths com. | the followin, *'mstructions:— | the front, arranged bis wroope on the dofonsive, intronch- | On the th of March tho following mstrctions fora | AcTOs8 ‘Rt eng Da tek was dirocted Ay 9 ES mand and such other troops as he could spare. The ad- | > “expedition entrusted to’ you! command has | pushed forward. On reinforcements, which were | gencral movement of the arinies operating against Rich- | {Bt al. af "Humphroys drove | authority to treat om them Zance of this zelniqvommant seached Nashville om the | er Tied out *Fenew the attempt to capture Fort Fiaver, | retreated to ‘Srmithileld teayigg bie tad Fer ih ded iz, | mond were inyied :-— " page ‘com his co big & ia Hine on the ° I dag th of Nov » ‘., v1 imately, if the fort » You i woun % e encmy ‘) 7 . saggy Bad coon th, "8 Uttle lelay us possible to the naval ow hands From there “herman coutinued to Golds: | 4, Grey Bourn, Vacs Marck 26 1068 | Hatcher, “near” Burgess’ mills. Genen "!s Ord, Wright On tho morning of the Iaih of December General | ect iyiggoif Cape Mex * Kivbr, and feport the arrival of your, | fords which place had b-en vecupied by General Scho- | ichmond wil be moved hy our left forthe douule and Yarke madetpmamingtions ie, ther f 8, ‘eoomy's sth toying done tte eead are el und Thomas attacked Hood in position, and, in. battlo last. | self and command to «Admiral D. b. Porter, Held on the 2ist (crossing the Neuse river ton miles | of turning the emmy ott of his. present posiion around ¢ mine the feasibNiity of an axeault ow Soy Crt S| te jeamble catat rare theraarane they 0 that ing two days, defeated and drove him trom the feld in | North Atiantic blockading Vt it"tne most complete under- | got pS at Cox’s bridge, where General Terry had | Pe und to inure the success under | lines. The two aie red favorably. THe ey | udrede nt ite be vet oumands of husmen lives and the utmost “bufusion, leaving Jn our hands most of his | ,,Jt exceedingly desir ©, '.0) rscif'and the naval com. | {iy Procession and thrown a pontoon bridge; on the 22d), | General Sheridan, which will start at tle sauee Umns, fe Soe confronting us, a8 at overy point fom Ried. | ously hoping that all our Ailicalties goad ie eee Ades many thousand prisoners, including four | Manders I suggest, therefore ‘shat you a cancels with Adeatial and Wiluutosto {b Jouotion with the columns fiom Nowbera | Si Myreate eee Ur te, een falenineatie har Cas ane Aya go hate Hao Any | the Loss of auother fet cuhcribempeitae ee Se enerai ollieers, Port from him 5° Pa formed, Z weakly held, ani penetrated GRANT, Liewtenai Sehrecore the. battle of Nashville I grew very impatient | eac Mrublicnervies. unt there may bo unily | | GArrumx ov cmanuasros. more at first in two columia, Inking the twormads croammg. | ewtimato of his forocs Wad correck, I deten.vinlbd, | General R. B. Lax. er renee eee. 8 it appeared to me, the unnecessary delay. This | Pi elo, be well wo im’ with Admiral Porter, | fait at ‘Gharie important fruits of this campaign was the | strikes that stream. both movieg is D’ ‘Coust | Meeecfore, to extend my Une no further, but to ro. ‘On the morning of the 9th General Ord’s comrmend and snce was increased upon learning that the enemy | Mid down in, writing. | I hase servt ‘ent und his nerve to | the e leston, South Carolina, It was evacuated by | House. tere General Sheridan wb a corps of infantry, 4n:“ | the Fifth corps reached Appomattox station, juss as the ‘a force of cavalry across the Cumberland into ) Undertake what he prop yon NP vould, therefore, defer to ied tay, on the night of the 17th of February, and oc- The cay under Generai Sheridan, joined by thed+-| thus enable him to cut looge and ture the enemy's ( enemy wore making a desperate eflort to break ¢ T feared Hood would cross his whole army | himas much us is consistent with your own responsibilities, | CUbled by our forces on the 18th. {ition now Under Genera a en oe ee ae arning | Teh flank, and with tho other corps assars tho enemy % | ourcavalry. The infantry was at once thrown in. ~ ‘at trouble there, After urging upon | The first object to be atuined ts to get a firm onion oo the o GENERAL STONEMAN’S GREAT RAID, Oe eee ae ine pening. the Netoway, and woot "| Wuee The result of the offensive effort of tho enemy ‘lap | fler a white flag was received, requesting a suspomsion Gener he necessity of immediately assuming | Pit of land on which Fort Fisher Is built, from whieh you n the morning of the 31st of January Gen. Thomas | with the whole column before reaching Stony creel Gen- 4 Week before, whon ho assaulted Hort Steadman, parti | 6° hostilities pending cagetiotions tare oaaaten the offe I started west to superintend matters there | gan operate against that soe, ens wan! jo leas Sing tours bo directed to send a cavalry expedition under General | eral Sheridan will then move Independently, under oher in- | erly favored this, The enemy's entrenched picket Hinz Before reaching General Sheridan's Peadquarters: I in y a hing Washington city, I received General ar aaron seoeiying. 300 pts ‘ngainat you by any by ‘the Soneman from East Tennessee, to penetrate South | suctions which will be given him. All dismounted oonelog captured by us at that time threw #ae lines oxoupied by | roc. xived the following from General Leo:— Thomas’ ch announcing his attack upon the | avenues left open to the enemy, TP such "position can be | Carolina well down towards Columbia, to destroy the delongin to the Aran of We. Pearpas, nadie Gamens:s the betsigcronts xo close together af some points that it ‘i enen tle result as far as the battle had progressed, | obtained, the siege of Fort Fisher will not be abandoved | Tailroads and military resources of the country, and re- eeceilag tre penty tclanging to thelr arm.cf service, will ro. | Was Das momont’s run from one teshe other. Prep |. canai—t received your’ mole of thie Aemig tsi T ws civughted. All fears and apprehensions were dis- | until Its reductio ed or ‘another plan of caui- | turn if he was able to East Tennessee by way Of Salis. | fort wo Krigadier Ciencral Benham, to bendded tothe devenoes | FaHons wure at ones made to relieve General Humphreys’ | picker line, whither 1 had come. to. meet you, aint ncertaiss pel Tain not yet satisfied but that General Thomas, | Palgn is ordered from thene hentanenere | ae tne magy | she fi N.C, Toleasing our prisoners there if possible. Of Of City Paint. Major General Parke willbe left in commandot corps, to report to Genera! Sheridan ; bat the condition | defini ty what terms were embraced in your al off Peiusdliately upon the appearance. of. Hood before Nash: | 5 My own views are that, if you effect a landing, the navy | the feasibility of this latter, however, General Stoheman | all tueariny left for holding the lines about Folerburgand of the roads fiavensed immediate movement. @n the f yestera Vy with reference to the surrender of tis army, & Ville. aul before he had time to fortify, should have | Ought to run a portion Oy le rete outsider Land forces | W8# to judge. Sherman’s movements I had no doubt | Ci'} Point, subject, of course, Wo orders from the commander } morning € the Sist General Warren reported faverably | Bow ask 4n interview in accordance with the offeroentained. dane tt with his whole force and given him battle, in. | Me !M meee iisher. or cut it off from supplice or rein- | WOuld attract the attention of all the force the enemy | furt'imtuot ‘ts, uke, Rotomes.- he Mines, My eee tes. | Oentting, of the White Oak read, and wus di- | # your |. ster of yesterday for that purpowe. stesd of waiting to remount his cavalry, which delayed | forcements, while the river is in n. of the enemy. could collect, and facilitate the execution of this. Gen. | whole line now occupled ‘by us is held. If, Rowton, the | rected to.dwao.. To accomplish this, he moyed with one | 5 ieutens wit General U. S. Guar. XK, E. LEE, General, him util th nency of the weather made it imprac- A siege train will be loaded on reales pant to Fo a4 | Stoneman was so late in making his start on this expe- | troops to the left of the ‘Ninth oor ‘are withdrawn, then. |, division, inetead of his whole corps, whict#- ‘was attaskod Sha ike wien: bel 4 ’ . ticable to atta rlier than he did. But his final defeat | Monroe, in readiness & phe Rees Le Pons Teen cae uillother | tion (and Sherman having passed out of the State of | the left of the may be thrown 40 as to ovoupy the | by the enemy in auperior force and driven back onthe | | BBE ube. Tenet eld at Appomation Comt Bouse, ‘Sf Hood was so complete that it will be accepted as a vin- | "Zit hee or vessels, with you. unl yocr pouttion te | Sout Carolide), on the 2ith of February 1 direoved tion held by the army prior to re of the Weldon | Second divisiom before: it had time to form,.and it,in rons. 9 which is set forth in the followingeeprre- ‘atiou of that distinguished officer’s judgment, Wien you find they can be chee tiem | General Thomas to change his course, and ordered him | {9%4. All troops to the et of the Ninth corps well be held | turn, foroed back upon the third division, when the cae. | SP7miene 1000'S DRPEAT. such of them as you can spare, W Fortress Monroe | t0 repeat bis rald of last fail, destroying the railroad | may be esiguated when the order 1s given, route as | my was checked A division of the Second corps Arromartox Court House, Va:, April 9, After Heo at at Nashville he retreated, closely for orders, towards Lynchburg as far as he could. “This would keep | “General Ord will detach three divinons, two white and one | {™mediately soud to his support, theonemy dhiven back Gawxeat—L accordance with the aubstance’ of my: Beer at alintantry. to the Teenesros ives, | <n ime of falure to effet a nding, bring your command | him between our garrisons in East Tennessee and tho | colored, or so much of them as he can, and hold ble present | With heavy lospand possession ‘of the White Oak road | UF xtmiar Worthern Virginia on the: following erat being forced to abandon many pieces of artillery and peck brary phi ane apres fo Pore Harry dguarters for fur’ | enemy, I regarded it pot impossible that in the event | lines. and march for the’ present left of the Army of the gained. Shertdae advanced, and wih a pores of bi} Witecitoleora U the pM org al a eae ma most of his nortation. On the 28th of December ‘ of the enemy being driven from Richmond he might fall | Potomac. In the absenos of furilier orders or ant further | cavalry got possession of tho Five Forks; tthe enemy, one 10 beg \ven to an officer to be'designated by me. theh our advance forces ascertained that he had made good moral Sheridan has been ordered to send adivision of | back to Lynchburg and. attempt a raid North through | oniorm, ate fixen, the white shits il Alen, aioe | after the aflair wish the Wifth corps, reinforced Whe othor Le be retdiited by such ollmer or officers as you’ mag" his escape to the south side of the river, to Baltimore, faud place them on seu-going vessels, | East Tennessee. On the 14th of February the following | Son tho righteolums. During the movement Mujor Generai | Cavalry, defending: that point with infantry, and foroed Thaovicers to give their ‘dividual paroles cow About this time, the rains having set in heavily in roops will be brought to Fortress Monroe and kept | Communication was sont to General Thomas:— =, Weitzel will be left in command of all the forces remaining him back toward Dinwiddie Court House. Rote Gen- arena ast the governinenttof the United States: see and North Alabama, making it difficult to | Were pie vessels. nati you ee heard from. Should you City Point. Va., Feb. 14, 1365. behind from the Army of the James. eral Sheridan displayed great cavipeg Instead of | Moin K bails a Spat or regtrne pia, quire Y sent to you. General Canby ts ring a movement from Mobile b: ‘The movement of troops from the Army of the James will | retreating with hie whole command on the maimarmy, | he arma, artillery ead public peoarty: se be warked soa General Thomas Lieutenant General. transportation and artillery Rrep os against Mobile and the Interior of Alabama. His force will U. 8. GRA Brevet Major General A. H. Texny. »ped the pursuit by bis main force at the Tennessee berm pee i ° t ain force at the Tenne t twenty thousand de y river, Asmall force of cavalry, under Colonel W. 4 Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Comstock, ald-de-camp (now | command. ‘The. cavaly you have sent te Geniy Will bade: Palmer, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunte:rs, contin ‘ oO 1), who accompanied the former | barked at Vicksbui It, with the available cavalry already follow Hood for some distance, capturing’ considerable din’ orders as chief engineer to } fp Wistagetion, will quayé from there eastward, in co-opera- erations will be found clearly set forth in “TY wink ho geen that these instructions did not diffor | Ranmbument you gave itu Fonkeates, by Gover te coredyrat | Prise, and thereto ig, and now by, thé withdrawal of many of »pose Sherman. (I take it a large portion of the ee been so withdrawn. It is so asserte Wi C sufcient. They infantry that can as far Out as to wl materially from those given for the first expedition, and that in neither instance was there an order to assault them to 9 infantry under Bre » cavalry expedition, Fort Fisher, This w: or Jel urels . | Richmond papers, and a member of the rebel Con, from Memphis on the cretion of the anne toes coney eee few days slace in & speech, that one halt of been i" jerman, his being nd captured Forrest's dis- a brought to South Carolina to oppo structed to do. al rprised The expedition sailed from Fortress Monroe on the saat Beal nse pe 50 CP aaa Ie tenn ens ett mounted camp at Verona, Mississippi, on the Mobile and | morning of e - roads between Hicksford, Weidon and Gaston. ‘The railrond ; ‘ ai 6 g of the 6th, arriving on the rendezvous, off Beau- | all the attention of the enemy, and leave the advance from eee lord, We: h Dio Raflroad stroyed the iy hy) Pepi Pps fort, on the 8th, where, owing to the difficulties of the | your standpoint easy. Tthink it advleable, therefore, that io eat Wellon Deine Sitio’ ap: Ce cee it Pomp g aded with wagons and pontoons for Hoots army or | Weather, it lay until the morning of the 12th, when it } you prepare a much of a cavalry forge as you can spate, | Tilthe cnbiny may have oollevied ‘south of the Rounoks, | sitated the carb nos, and lange amounts of | got undér way and reached its destination that evening. | {ha het Iain, Meade, Oe tt the en jvot would be | Air the troops will move with four days’ rations in haver- | accessibility, Maat agp Sosioco te el) Under cover of the fleet the disembarkation of the Ee noe tet ce toe eto destroy the | sacks and eight days’ in wagons, To avold as much hauling | tended, an and capture; of the enemy at Egypt, and de | troops cornmenced on the morning of the 13th, and by HE teary cospurens, | a¥ possible and to give the Army of the James the same stroyed use, CESS Mel uations ete oe M. was completed without loss. On 10 destroy or capture thelr forces brought {nto the field, | BUmMber of days’ supply with the Army of the Potomac ten, roth edge ae act ms Raiirows Of | the 1éth a reconnolgsance was pushed to within five | Tuscaloosa and Selma would Probably be the potnis to direct sumiclont. seniellen, deliver ry aoe conan tate ” ona, destroyed the factorie a ounts o e ¢ ’ aL So ere ue ° bel i f e road “ hundred yards of Fort Fisher, und a small advance work | the expedition against. This, however, would not beso im- | fi upin pasng. Sixty rounds of atimuniion per man ton, and the machine shops and public Ravine Mie ane bi , ses: re fact of taken possession of and turned into a d iscretion should be left to the officer commandiny the expe: irenada, urriving at Vicksburg January 5, be 2 Wickslaee <a against any attempt that might be made from the fort. | dion t ee Feomeeripe * | tion on hand will HNCK! HINGES AST THNNSS EE CAMPAIGN. | the | This reconnoissance disclosed the fact that the front of oaive, too rere, acroning to the formation fe YF" | other supplies. ig Grose operations 1s ea wide ee the | the work had been serious! injured by the navy fire. ‘Now that your force hay been «0 much depleted, T do not y, with @ force under General Breckinridge, entered | Tu‘the afternoon of the 16th ihe fort was assaulted, and | know what number of men you can put tn the field. | If not more than five thousand men, however, all cavalry, I think it will be sufficient, It 1s not desirable ‘that you should start this expedition until the one leaving Vicksbui has been three or four days ont, or even a week. I do not know when At will start, but will inform you by telegraph as soon xs I learn, If you should hear through other sources before hearing froin me, you can act on the information received, To insure success, your cavalry should go with us little wagon train as possible, relying on the country for suppl! I would also reduce the number of guns to # buttery, “or the number of batteries, and put the extra teams to the guns 18th of November he attacked turing his artille aud several bundred prsoners, Gillem, witht what was mand, retreated to Knoxville, Following , Breckinridge moved to near Knoxville, w bn the 18th, followed by General Ammen ivections of General ‘Thomas, General Stone- xied the cominands of Generals Burbridge our Bean's station, to operate against Breck- or drive him into Virginia, destroy ‘On the mth commanders, after most desperate fighting was captured with its entire garrison and armament. Thus was secured, by the com- bmed efforts of the navy and army, one of the most important successes of the war. Our loss was—killed, 110; wounded, 536, On the 16th and 17th the enemy abandoned and blew up Fort Caswell and the works on Smith’s Island, which were immediately occupied by us. This gave us entire control of the mouth of the Cape Fear river. General Gill the Ninth corps line, as to instdge, and destre . a ee f th: say wor's at Saltville, and the railroad into Vircinia | at my request Major Ganoral Ir F Butler was relieved, | el ‘en. No guns oF caissons should be taken with leas than | isty" same ag the balance of the army. General Weitzel , as far as he could go without endangering bis command. | an sajor General E. 0. C. Ord assiened to the comman Please inform me, by telegraph, on receipt of this, what | ‘il keep vigilant wateh upon bis front and if fous at all 7 Site and. several , thousand Oo the 121b of December be commenced his move- | of the Department of Virginia aud North Carolina. force you think you will be able to send under these direc: | Tircosg north of the James should be followed up with great ment, capturing and dispersing th» enemy's CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. U, 8. GRANT, Lioutenant General. | Prompinese, An attack will not be feasible unless it is found shorever he met them. On the 16th he simck | ‘the defence of the line of the Tennessee mo | Major General G. H. Tuoxas. : fo ede grey mretgrrmryptins co pre efraate e4 y 2 ts longer requiring the force which had beaten and | On the 15th he was directed to start the expedition as | local reserves, principally, for the defence ‘of Richmond, | #Wung to the right, and cl routing and pursuing him to Wytheville, capturing all his artillery, trains and 198 prisoners, and destroyed Pre ‘he James, nearly destroyed the only army threatening it, I Aicenickd 1S fae eller” elds of operation “hee [oven anvee wie Manan he couthd gee {08 GENERAL SHERIDAN’S RAID AROUND RICHMOND. of commence on the night of the 27th inst. General Ord will leave behind the minimum number of cavalry necessary for picket duty, in the absence of the main army. expedition from General Ord’s command will also be start from Suffolk, to leave there on Saturday, April 1, under Col, ‘The crossing should probably be ‘at Uniten. Should Colon Sumner stceeed in reaching the Weldon road he will be in- e taken in wagons, and as mi The densely wooded country in which the army has to operate making the use of much artillery im- practicable, the amount taken with the army will be reduced to six or eight guns to each division, at the option of the army ‘All necessary preparations for carrying these directions into operation may be commenced at orice. The reserves of While I would not now order an unc nt, without waiting fi ‘then the whole of the Ninth corps could follow up, so {join or co-operate with the balance of the army. ‘To prepare for this the Ninth corps will havo rations issued to rations may be Pad ‘except enicloxed works—only to be abandoned, . A cavalry ted purpose of cutting ‘the railroad about af accomplished, will have to be a sur re from three to five hundred men will be ‘should, however, be supported by all the be a from’ Norfolk and Portamouth hero the cavalry crosses the Blackwater: | Pisin of eo General Meade that Hi on the Boydton road, Court House, General. I the damage possible to the triangle of grain as the transporta- carry after taking the specified amount of as much as possible, nditional attack on the be ready, and should y weakens his line in their riders. th ‘should be massed retreat. for abandoning all the line north and that he was droppit Mcigonzie's cavalry vision of the Fifth corps were immediately ordered to Soon after, receiving a report from hreys could hold our position that the other two divisions at the Fifth corps should go to Sheridan, they were 60 or- dered at once. Thus the operations of the day neces- sending of Warren, instead. of Humphreys, precipitated intended movements. On the morning of the 1st of April General Sheridan, reinforced by General Warren, drove the enemy back on Five Forks, where, late in the evening, he assaulted and car- ried his strongly fortified position, capturing all his artil- lery and between 5,000 and 6,000 prisoners. About the close of this battle Brevet Major General Charles Griffin relieved Major General Warren in command of the Fifth corps. The report of this reached me after nightfall. Some apprehensions filled my mind lest the enemy might desert his lines during the night, and by falling upon General Sheridan before assistance could reach him drive him from his position and open the way for To guard against this General Miles’ division of Humphreys’ corps was sent to reinforce him, and a bom- bardment was commenced and kept up until four o’clock in the morning (April 2), when an assault was ordered on the enemy’s lines, General Wright penetrated the lines with his whole corps, sweeping everything before him and to his left toward Hatcher's run, capturing many omg to tell the story of superior forces encountered, ployed his cavalry on foot, leaving only mounted men enough to: take chasge of’ the horses. the enemy todeploy over a vast extent of woods: broken country, and made his progress slow. At this juncture he despatched to me what had taken piace, ing back slowly on Dinwiddis closely followed by two divisions of General Ord’s com- mand, until he met the other division of General Ord’s that had succeeded in forcing the enemy's lines near Hatcher's run. Generals Wright and Ord immediately side of them in Petersburg, while General Humphreys pushed forward with two divisions and joined General de- stacked, and tur ‘Over Lo the allie inted b stacked, and turs he ollicers appointed by ine ter will not embrace the side artas of the: * oflcers, or their Brivate horses or bixnags. This done exch: ! officer ind man wilt be-ullowed to return G#’ his home, not t+" be dis:urbed by United States authority so long us they” observe'their paroles ard the laws in force where they “mag” - Posie. URL. Lue, Uo GRANT, Licutenant Geaveal. Hrapquarters, Auwy or Nontares ‘Agra Api A Grwenat—I received your letter of this date’ contain the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern ‘Vir. ginta as proposed by you. As they are suitetantially the same ae those expressed’ in your fetier of the-th inpiant Cy are uooe| will prove proper” Ofligers to carry the stipulattwens into tet amity » 1 i Lientenout General U. 8, Gear. © VHB Genceat. The command of Major General Gibbon, the Fifth + army corpa-under Griffin, aud McKeuzio's cavalry wore * designated to remain at Appomatiox Court Héeuse until the paroling of the surrendered army was c This compelled and Gene and one di- because of his as was in- mainder of the army immediately returned to the vicinity of Burksville. Lke’s EXAMPLE FOLLOWED. General Lee's great influence throughout ‘the whole South caused his example to be followed, and today the result is that the armies lately under bis leadesship are at their homes, desinng peace and quiet, and their arm: are in the hands of our orduanee oflicers. th a SURRENDER OF JOK JOHNSTON. On receipt of my letter of the Sth Genera: sherman moved directly against Joe Johns who retreated rapidly on and through Raleigh, which place Generat Sherman occupied on the morning of the 13th. The day . tpg news of the surrender of General Lec reached ‘im at Smithfield, . ‘On the 14th a correspondence was opened between General Sherman and General Johnston, which. resulted: on the 18th in an agreement fora suspension of. hostili- ties and a memorandum or basis for peace, subject to the approval of the President. ‘This agrocmont was die- approved of by the President on the 21st, which disap- proval, together with your instructions, was commums- cated to General Sherman by me in.person on the morn- prisoners, He was all of the enemy on that Wytheville," with its stores and supplies, and the | Gen ral Thomas’ surplus troops—felds from which however, after a break is made in the lines of the enem: A extensive works near there. Returning to | they wou 7 I deemed it of the utmost importance, before a general | however, atter n bieale is mace * emf Wright on the left. General Parke succeeded in carrying | ing of the 24th, at Raleigh, North Carolina, in obedience saeeea he wet a'foree under Breckinridge, consisting, | ‘Bey ould co-operate with other movements | Gen | movement of the armies operating against Richmond, By these instructions a Taree DATE Of the armies OprEe | the énemy’s main line, capturing guns and prisoners, | to your orders. Notice was at once given by him, to + among other troops, of the parrison at Saltville, that had | Seige ce. hold bi pega Reaper t all communications with the city north of James | may, ‘ha rip their lines to the merest + | but was unable to carry his inner line, General Sheridan | General Johnston for tho termination of the truce that started in pursit. He at once made arrangements to | ‘20Ps not easontial to Fe Th ore - | river should be cut off. The enemy haying withdrawn | ton, in ae not belog taken of ii, while | benz advised of the condition of affairs, returned Gene- | had been entered into. On the 25th another meeting Strack it tho nex! morning; but found Breckinridge gone, | Port, in readiness for orders. Rp ‘7th of BioX A the bulk of hisforce from the Shenandoah valley and | they hurl everything the moving column and tetarn, | ral Miles to his Deeper command. Qn reaching the | between them. was agreed upon, to take place on the » SE ee ee dnlle ami-denrosed: tno | General Thoms was directed, if ho was assured ot the J gent it south, aro troops sent from Richimond, | Hecannot be linpresaed too strovaly pon cominanders of | enemy's mes immediately surrounding Petersburg, @ | 26th, which terminated in the gurrenuor and disband- He then moved diretly Salt ila a eres c or | geparnre of Hood south from Corinth to gend General | Sad desiring’to reinforce Sherman, If practicable, whose | {syiPe left tne UPRehey04 Leta tus to occur without | portion of General Gibbon's corpe, by a most gallint | ment of Johnston's army upon substantially tho-same - cates’ d captured vight pieces of artillery. Having | Schofeld with his corps east with as litte delay as possi: | cavalry was greatly inferior in numbers to that of the | out ta-attack, if he docs so, might be regarded as alnnost con. | ChETES, captured two strong enclosed works—the most | terms as were given to General Lee. d blo, | This du y compliod with, and Clusive evidence of such a weskening of his lines. Xf would | Salient and commanding south of Petersburg—thus ma- | — The expedition under General Stoneman from. Kast enemy, I determined to make a move from the Shenan- OF dis corp ach instractions, he returned of investment necessary for thus suec sfully executed. his the advane® one ~Gedera) Bi ° exi ; i igton on the 234 | Goah, which, if successful, would accomplish the first at | have it particularly enjoined upou corys commanders that, | terially shortening the Tennessee got off on the 20th of March, moving by.way of ee Seen re, Ses ewe Fee Geuerai Gillem to | ¢r'the same month, whenco it was seut to Fort Fisher | jeast’ and possibly the latter of these objects. I there: | 1" Lose pt ae atlack fromthe ‘nem, those not atwcked are | taking in the city. The enemy south of Hatcher's | Boone, North Carohna, and struck the railroad at Wythe: : ae AL SETA Gs, and Newbern, On the 26h ho was directed to | fore telegraphed General Sheridan as follows:— not to walt for orders. from the commanding officer of the | run retreated westward to Sutherland station, | ville, Cbambersburg and Big Lick. The force striking is. avitmain;ton, North Carolina, was the most important | 2004 General A. J. °Sulth's command ands division of Crry Fou, Va. Reb, 2, WGA P.M. | Bry fo which they belong. but that they will move | whero they wore overtaken by | Miles’ | divi- | at Big Lick pushed on-to within afew miles of layneh- Sie riot to the eneray throug whictt eo get | CSTany.co renm: ocemenss Onaly. | By Wie Oat ot FOR Seteeae aks SOR ne ble to travel Tehink you | RIOmptys, ane mothe same action on the ‘part of division | Sin. A severe engagement ensued and lasted until both | bury, destroyine the important bridges, while with the Son ae etn ead, had’ bood cokiea and other pro- | “WAty tbe Weave thoes same on rouse fer ita Seieatie Will have no dificulty about reaching Lynchburg with s.cav. | commanders when other parts of their corps are or | his right and left flanks were threatened by the ap- | main force he effectually destroyed it beiween New river supp Fag ar ash ai 7 pro- | “The State of North Carolina was constituted into a | alry force alone, From there you could destroy the railroad | Ty jike manner 1 would urge the importance of followtngup | proach of General Sheridan, who was moving from | and Big Lick, and then turned for Grocnsboro, on the ducts out by biockade runners, besides being a place of * od to | and canal in every direction, #0 as to be of no further use to Fora: “ , 4 los, The hed ‘best ki military department, and General Schofield assigned to | fee ee er ey eee tavairy should be left behind to | * Tepulse of the enemy. ‘ord’s station towards Petersburg, and a division sent | North Carolina Railroad; struck the road and destroyed. great strategic value, The navy had been making | command, and placed under the orders of Major General fe fein, Poem + . 8. GRANT, Lieutenant General. | py Gencral Meade from the front of Petersburg, when he | the bridges between Danville and Greensboro and be- : i tho harbor of Wil From Lynchburg, if information ry 4 swenuous exertions to seal the harbor of Wilmington, | Sherman.’ The following instructions were given him:— ustity you ovald strike souin, | ™MeJor Geuerals Mzapr, Oxp and Suxnrpan. broke in the utmost confusion, leaving in our hands his | tween Greensboro and the Yadkin, together with the “bot with only partial effect. The natore of the outlet of Cape Fear river was such that it required watching for $0 great a distance, that without possession of the land Inia to the weatward of and push on aud joln General Sherman. This addith with one now about starting from East Tennessee under Stoneman, numbering four or five thousand cavalry; one Crry Port, Va., Jan. 31, 1865. ‘Your movements are intended ‘4 through the States of South Danville, jonal raid, RAL— as co-operative with Sherman’: and Nort our lines in fron! north of New Inlet, or Fort Fisher, it was impossible for th Carolina, The firat point to be attained is to se- y VA the navy to entirely close the harbor against the cn- | cure Wilmington. g ldsbore will then be your cbjectize pb erty ening Ree Mtieaigt hyd Lover syeng Steadman, A oving eit Newbern, + ‘ > Miastesippl. = aly; trance of blockade runners. polnt Miccm best’ Should you net, be able vo reach Golds: Gandy trom: Mobile bay, with about thirty-clzht thousand | it, catablished tl PLAN OF THK OPERATIONS AGAINST FORT mixes fort against boro you will advance on the line or lines of railway con- troops, these three lait h pushing for Tuscalocss, To secure the possession of this land required the co- | bora, perenne Me yatou | Selma and Montgomery, rn. operation of ‘a land force, which I agreed to furnish, | BerttPg that Pine vt geo. The enterprixe under | im out tho vitals of South Ci be wanted | Erne wus: deiv Immediately commpnced the assemblage in Hampton | you has two objects: the first isto give General Sherman | 0 leave nothing for the rebellion to stand upon. T would ruads, under Aduuiral D, D. Porter, of the most formidable | material aid, 1f needed, in his march north; the second, to | advise you to overcome great obstacles to accomplish this. | 97 wounded ani open a base’ of supplies for him on his ling of march. ' As soon, therefore, as you can determine which of the two ints, Wilmington or Newbern, you can best use for throw- fag supplies from to the interior, you will commence the ac- cumulation of twenty days’ rations and forage for 60,000 men and 20,000 animals. You will get of these as many as you can house and protect to such point ‘a, te in- eve Charleston was evacuate anwada ever collected for concentration upon one given jpoint, This necessarily attracted the attention of the tanamy, a8 well as that of the loyal North; and through the im ence of the public press, and very likely of cflicers of both branches of service, the exact object of ‘Gre expedition became a subject of common discussion 8. GRANT, Lieutenant Geners!, Major General P. H. SHerman. On the 26th I received a despatch from General Sheri- dan, inquiring where Sherman was aiming for, and if I ive him definite information as to the’ pointe he expected to move on this side of Charlotte, prisoners. The e1 might dn the newspapers both North and South. The enemy, | terior as, you may be able to occupy. n thus warned, prepared to meet it. This caused a post: General” Palmer, as Maes see en, Pale: fia aaa In answer, the following telegram was pouement of the expedition until the latter part of No- | pies for his army. You can learn what steps a * ive sce Wi, transla tas when, being again called upon by Hon, G. V. | taken, and be governed in your requisitions accordingly. A | Gexsnal—Sherman's movements SN deseek en the , Asisiant Secretary of the Navy, I agreed to fur supply ‘of ordnance stores will also be necessary. amount of opposition he meets with from = ‘men required at once, and went myself, in company jake all requisitions upon the chiefs of their respective | strongly opposed, he sibl ing suppl a Le departments in the Geld with me at City Point, Communi: cate with me by every opportunity, and should you deem it necessary at any time send a special boat to Fortress Mon- roe, from whieh point you can communicate by telegraph. Georgetown, 3. ever, all danger |. Tbelieve he bas passed etteville on his way to Goldaboro, | If ral Butler, to Hampton roads, where we with Admiral Porter as to the force re- quired and the time of starting. A force of 6,500 to move, as he bi yueh- ou reach THR LO#’ AND RECAPTURE OF FORT STKADMAN, Early on the morning of the 26th the enemy assaulted | main road the Appomatox river towards our left) and carried Fort | Richmond, and ret and a part of the line to the right and left of 8; but our troops on either flank held their ground until the reserves were brought up, when the wounded and eo prisoners, Our loss was 68 killed, ordered the other corps to advance and feel the enemy in their respective fronts, Pushing forward, they cap- tured and held the enemy’s strongly intrenched picket | arrival of General Meade, who reac line in front of the Second and Sixth corps, and 834| day. General Ord reached Burkesville on the evening this line, but without success. was 52 killed, 864 wounded, and 207 missing. enemy’s loss in killed and wounded was far greater. General Sherman having got his troops all quietly in camp about Goldsboro, and his preparations for furnish- of April, fully equipped and rationed for twenty days, if it should become necessary .to bring his command to tof the Ninth corps (which held from morning of the $d Sheridan pushed for Ap an hemselves amd turned the guns of the Sixth corps, while ‘on back with a heavy loss in killed and 608 missing. where he learned that of the 5th. nemy made desperate attempta to retake Our loas in front of — e ted, visited me at City Point d stated that he would be read: ad previously written me, by the 10t hope fo red Burkesville, vory few days go there. from where ith Lee guns and many prisoners, This force retreated by the the Appomattox river. night of the 2d the enemy evacuated Peteraburg and reated toward Danville. ursuit was commenced. General Danville road, keepin, ittox, followed by General M General Ord moved for Burkes- ville along the Southside road; the Ninth along that road behind him. On the General Meade at once | Sheridan struck the Danville road near Jettersville, Lee was at Amelia Court Hot He immediately entrenched himself and awaited the ‘On the morning of the 5th I addressed Major General Sherman the following communication :— Wirson’s Stati0x, AJ Gexrnat—All indications now are that Lee wi reach Danville with the remnant of his force, Sheridan, who was up with him last night, reports all that is lett, horse, foot and dragoons, at 20,000, much demoralized. juce this number one-half. ‘and if a stand is made at Danville, willin a If yor ire, and let us see depots of supplies along it, and captured 400. prisoners. At ¥alisbury he attacked and defeat:d a force of the enemy under General Gardoner, captaring 14 pieces of artillery and 1,864 prisoners, and destroyed. large amounts of army stores, At this place ho destroyed fifteen miles of railroad and the bridges toward Charlotse, ‘Thence he moved to Slatersville, CAPTURE OF MOBILE AND SURRENDER OF DICK TAYIOR. During the On the near the je with the Second oad stretched | Goneral Canby, who had been directed in January to General | make preparations for a movement from Mobile-bay. against Mobile and interior of Al: commenced abama, his movement on the 20th of March. The Sixteenth corps, Major Genoral A. J. Smith commanding, moved from Fort Gaines by water to Fish riv: he Thirteenth corps, under Major General Gordon Granger, movea from Fort Morgan and joined the Sixteen:h corps on Fish river, both moving thence on Spanish Fort and investing it on the 27th; while Major General. Steele’s command, moved from Pensacola, cut the railroad leading from Tensas to Montgomery, eftected a junction with them, and partially invested Yort Blakely, After a severe bombardment of Spanish Fort, a part of its line was. carried on the 8th of April. During the night the enemy. evacuated the fort. Fort Blakely was carried by assault. on the 9th, and many prisoners captured; our loss was. considerable. These succosses practically opened to us. ched there the next il 6, 1865, Ai atte to We 1 shall push on to bly do so push on a can annot finish the 1 ny men was regarded as sufficient. The time of | The supplies referred to in these instructions are exclusive g . 7 ° : ‘ , Starting was hot deduitely arranged, but it was thought | of those required for your own command. vestibn rou cbs Deter vououstl prosiniy sense | ness aguas Lee's arsiy, [2 Co-cperatiea wee oe eee a gO aay IO re ge mie a Eo erent pe Meron nur gc qyenperraesos Si would be ready by the Sth of December, if not before. | _ The movements of the enemy may justify, or even make it | Sherman, 1 think you would dnd bim moving from Golds. | 1. front of Richmond and Petersburg. General Sherman ‘able to judge when you receive this, | rom the north. night of the lith the city was pal 4 of Nove wat Br had gone | Your imperative duty, tocut louse your base and strike | boro towards Raleigh, or engaging the enemy atrony sted | Proposed in this movement to threaten Raieigh, and re the only strategic poiuts to strike at. evacuated, and was taken possession of by our forces om: Learning on the J0h of November that Bragg fe 4 ig! caging isly po: legic pol iF for the interior to aid Sherman. In such case you will act | p tone or the other of these places, with railrowd communi- | then, by turning suddenly to the right, reach the U. 8. GRANT, Licutenant Geueral. the morning of theg 2th. to Georgia, taking with him most of the forces about - ¢ Wit i {it of the utmost importance that on your own Ugg amnel without waiting for instructions. | cations opened from his army to ‘Wilmington or Newbern, Roanoke at Gaston or thereabouts, whence he could Major General W. T. Saerway. The expedition under command of Brevet Major Gen- abe expedition cbouté resch its destination tesore the re- | tails Brera eet techs teiticeeestars sectenariiv sett | sascethebioesl P. i Rae e_ | anve en bo Cho Richmond and Denville Melirend siziking PURSUIT OF LER. eral Wilson, consisting of 12,500 mounted. men, was de- ituen of Bragg, and directed General Butler to make all | t0 you. I would urge, however. if I did not know that you Ueheral Sheriden moved from Winchester on the rin | it J8 the vicinity, of Burkesvilie, or Join timed best, | 1,07 the morning of the éih it was found that General ee Soiree: Peep neti nn cranes or he Gepartany ot Maer General wail, | Slapgan ay be looked arin he prichbopteed a tia | of Febraacy) with two divisions of cavalry, numbering | Thic play he wan directed to carry dato exceutin, IC ho | Leocrat Sheridgn moved wih his cavalry ibe Fit corpe | gurountorcd the enemy in force under Forrest near who 1p designated to command the land forces, 80 brmry. about 5,000 eac! the Ist of March he secured the | Fou, ‘Tie ° ; Ti tart ight Steen mint | Rea ali ae Feb | ese tae oom ate tp dey. wr | Taney te' caret ha nde scones | SaLaeeen eee ie Bak aM ae ek | hse eto then Ean an Gene te a ee dh of December the following iuetructions | UBUygeus Line Yerd Mavereed in the capture of Wilming. | the middle fork of the Shenandoah, at Mount Craveford, | Pisined to him the movement J tad ordered te combonc® | Jettersville), to strike his flunk, followed by the Sixt | Contral bridge over the Cahawba river. On the 24 he Pett es ice Ponee, Va., Dee. 6106, | oaeanee cuPreE Toe Waa to Becafore and ocner | aud, eutared, Staunton on the 20, the posted on ee | eattely suocessful as I hoped, I would cut the cavairy Cor (aritg ‘him. abandon several hunted wagons | atmcked nd captured tho fortided ety of Selma de- pedition under General | mechanics will goto Fors, Funer in a day or two. On this | Wovnestoro, where be found the enemy in force in an pod Bcf Boe nse iam a —_ ‘and several pieces of artillery. General Ord advanced bon ong — mann — ee teeta gans;. Port of Wilmington. If | point I have Y"LTGUEEY Lieutenant General. | intrenched position, under General Early, Without y supplies, 60 | from Burkesville toward Farmville, sending two regi- vy ory, rod he'to capture Wilmington | sie General J. M. SononELD. aera eer(o tmake a feconnolssance, an immediate attack | Prevent the rapid concentration of Lee's and Johnston's | ments of infantry and a squadron of cavaly under Brevet | shore von quantities of stores, and captured 8,000 pels- reasonable grounds to hope for success, | jo J. M. . armies, ‘ oners. On the 6 captul jestroy ‘ eu of tue abserice of the greater part of | Previous to giving these instructions T had visited Fort | Was made, the position was carried and 1,600 prisoner, | 1 nad spent duys of anxicty lest each morning should Tees ater cavence mney the Hoot ot ind, destroy | ve Omtho 10uh he creased the Alabama river, and the enemy's forces now looking after Sherman in Georgia. | Fisher, accompanied by General Schoeld, for the pur. | 11 pieces of artillery, with horses and caissons complet. | ning the report that the enemy had retroated the night Fagmville, which it heroically attacked and detained | after sending information of his tions to Geberak. The directions you have given for the numbers aud equip- ‘ot ‘secing for tmycelf the condition of things, aud | 200 wagous and teams loaded with subsistence and 17 | icfore, I was firmly convinced that Sherman's crowing | Until General Read d Canby, marched on Montgomery, which place: he ocou- euatat the expedite 5c” See eat tes deals, ot om: Personally conferring with Goneral ‘Terry and Admiral | battle flags, were captured. The prisoners, under an ¢ | the Roanoke would Lo the signal for Laeto leave. Win] carina ane aeten tar the omeiye aorel pigd “ou the ‘Téth, the onomy having abandoned It. AS igrenobing tocls to be taken, Porter as to what was best to be done. peepee done t Sere ee ae eaciovinr senern ‘Thence | Johnston and him combined # long, tedious and expen- Prente, and enabled General Ord 10 get well up with the Br save ‘many stores and five steamboats fell into our will be gained by effecting « ‘THE ORDERS OF snERMA! 6 NA CAMPAIGN. , . BIVe Ci nm, consuming summer, might " ie. ence a foree ‘on Colu' ll be geined by effect “ N FOR THE CAROLINA CampaicN. | Ne mare bridges Shearweut! which plssi ka romtied pampaig' ing most of the ht | romainder of his force, on meeting which the enemy im. | hands. Th fo direct on Columbus, ee eke rier, eoeutl cochianeian| Anticipating the arrival of Goneral Sherman at Eavau | railroad toe hr oe Hic eee theraiitoud | Become hecowary. By moving out I would put the | mediately entrenched himself. In the afternoon General | and another | on | West Point, | both of weet ceeenemey otill belle fort Eisner Bae See ae Munvins Tesmmess, tee mongers tal Foads de- | toward Richmond and incbading ste hatge Sheridan imp the ooemy | pps aed cep | Aelthe fortmer Sper shares eeuaesa pianenccounas re k north 1 soutl J ieces arti us by co-operating with the navy, stroyed, so that it would take several months to re-estab- et [errdcainel bin until the Sixth corps got up, when a | Afty-two fleld destroyed two gunboats, the navy 4 capture of those places. These in our hands, | lish a through line from west to east, and regarding the eral attack of infantry and cavalry was pe ‘which | yard, foundries, many and much other er the harbor, and th f Wilmington *s arm: most rtant io gen ry 4 , 1, * Ticnid tat Bakes and the petatrot, ead | Cabanie Ciatiee (eet eames ox A ircare ts Gacral Forulted in tha captare 6,000 or 7,000 prisoners, ano pubile Property. At ees latter got_threo hun- “Wray on landing (oll ite il'be worth the attempe toca. | Sherman, a ‘the oF December, that att eobiiaiag corps and General Ord’: command contributed | motives and bu card, On. the 20th he teske {iteningun by « forced mare prise. a base on the sea c : by gn fare Weng Loree Tiree aod to atveditions ihe | clade all his artillery and cavalry, to come by water to des Ree ceening of the 7th the pursuit. wan renewed, | twelve hundred militie, and five generalay —- ph barn tani rename City Point with the balance of his command, ee tion, ae ‘wo Duiguidevile, to obtast = the cavalry, except one division, and the Fifth corps | by: General Wilson hearing thas ‘Th execution are entrusted to you and the off. the 18th of December, having received information | out from this column to Duigu ey to Weaver » On Hdward's Court, House; the Sixth | Jeff. Davis was trying to make his escape, sent forees im cag mmetiaisly in command of tv (00PR 1, omect « | ofthe defeat and ulter rout of Hood's army by General | slon of the badge wits te Tomes es Sroach Pane and reachod the poul. | Ter."E, vr 1 Oras command, and one divirion of cav- | Purvait, and succeeded in capturing him on the moraing landing ator near Fort Fisher, they will be returned to the ree and that, owing to the artes Sen ee Bre | ene Riso burwed the bridge across the river et BATd- ae ane of | alty, on Farmritte, and the Sécond compe by the a t etocain ey ast Genoral Dick Taylor. rimies operating salt) Kiel out delay. ocean wing instructions were road. ‘soon found thes the: enemy May urren- pon. oor Ti Hichimond without Gelay senerai. | monthe to transport Sherman's army, and dou! , oad Mirth aldose the Appomatton; but sorclove | dered.to OAS Seabp lat ths: resoatning sebel: tocoum Major General B. ¥. Botuxs. a he ee ‘not Cpa ghed pee levees ‘that the Becond corps porsewaion ‘of | east of the Mississippi. 4 EXTLER'S PATLURE AT WILMINGTON. Tesult by operating from where wrote th ‘bridge at Hi ‘the enemy SURRIDAN SENT AFTER KIRSV SITU. ‘General Butler communding the army from which the | to him to that effect, and ‘asked him for bis views as to A ng aeeey. ‘iad tatieeaeiely sereard Sowers ‘The A fotce euffictent’to insure an triut over the troops were taken for this enterprise, and the territory i gel ‘aoe cad haiviaion of cavalry cromea ot Parts: under Kirby Smith, of ‘withie whab they were to operate, milita courtery-re- Ree its support. in. for ‘and Major quired that ail ordors and inatruction ie 24 throught ‘THR GURRENDAR—CORRESPORDENCE WITH LER. idan designated Tor tet command; but om an.. They, were 90 seat; but General Weiteel has gned that General Lee's chance of escape was | the 20th day of May, and before they reached their dow: ‘eflicially informed me that he never received the fore- ut i bopeless 1 addressed him the following commu. tion, General ‘Smith warrendered his eutive: going instrcotions, Dor was be aware of thetr existence from Farmville: (mand to Major 3 ‘This surrender aia. ‘until be read General Butler's publuhed ofteial report of or a 7a tae ais%, ie capture: the Fort Fisher failure, with my endorsement and papers i of ihe sis APRB. Fe ‘and Vicé- ri Wg et a Someesing inaian ns german Cats ie ge thie A | PEcB Saale liso hoe ow 1 ex gone om nada Hundreds, and the di not dream : tie miding 8 2 vi aut that General Weitso! Piikee q Teport shat ‘am! would be in com sane Segre the idea that eiatee Ms. pe pretender een we opeer uerel Beer, sone ootunted gh ee) 8, tenant Genereh sot ok ening, ene San exh (he enphoaieey “ Getittal BR. B. Lew. to 2 Be alate 2 werseae Siemens Waren Setink an the morning bt the’ sth, Before Tearing, Xro: | eaten! S some the loaders ye headang of the a bon, who Com f tbe expedition oat at Farmville, the for troop. racy i corel a sree rma wee lt | MA ar aus a, pete been ured uy ‘the opinion ‘ob P have been " 0 potify. Admiral Porter, , fart Fa the part oF toe and movements ‘designs and of the Bhs ox tion Coll got off om th 130 of Becemder Viet ie "your deaire to avoid “aselene ‘nowt of them reflecting great our sadnsised st the place of ry asia or Pet ana ‘efore noray, mows aurioaved greatly to our final trl pear Fort Fishes, on the 6v nm the ferme you will offer on conditign Te sarronaee $24 SUIEh conte Merced May of tooo wil we ep: : ‘Generel, . Bore arrived 6 ie eres Poon Lieulenant General U. 8, Geant. ; seme ont Sma ete reports borer natant eae sea becoming rough, makes I troops, To this I immediately replied :— < sae were I rogret to say, ave aot as yet been and tho supply of wi coal ¥ of in Asam ee the transport fleet pub back ve replennh PR ag ets hy in re ‘is information fouching our Indian diflealtien, T tints, with Ue state of the FB to aha rected, would ly refer to of the comman the place of rendezvous until the powder’ fn varie say rete bel a of pL seek i ey have occurred. yeas exploded on, the morning of the 3 atare is out one" condition iicsand unas nema inet | "fe Bas been my fortune tones the armies of both, the urn of cpera| roms if officers Lavin yop} West East t batt! from ve coun from the notice taken, of tia the Southors Sewk My ween d Baow there ig 20 MTerence in thelr Aghting qual), pal that jet ontightene@ the jes. was men ject of the-ex! ‘ntil they were jaformed by er they have done. The armies commenced their Nepuiiie dosh, a landing was effected without opposition, - $9 edb prem a py ot met On adequ force Bu ler ae pens ‘Shauna the Tork. But’ betore re ng Wunder fron ate rme y Cacy ans ge the 4o them in North Caroling. he arnino te an omy caring & fall report of the revult of this eects Rage and ore ti Ff intormed itn verbally not te, cut, loose for the | _ Early on the morning of tbe #h was re: | the Potomac derived i azne, and Feceived une al fur- ‘Bader, in ditect violation of the instructions al mene ‘Tennesaso under he ‘contemplated ia bis orders he received notice | sumed. Goneral Meade followed the APPO | onder their et at Appomattox Oourt ‘ordered tho ro-embarkation of the troops and the, . conerat aga inst the vonaes ter) fag he! me to do #0;—_ mattox, and ‘Gberidan,. with all eae Virginia. The (enti achieventents ‘of each have ma- return of the ex; ; iavaina the olnts fr yeah ctrtage nth ons Maret 9, 1085, tionaltzed our Femjoved alt vectional, feslousses jeneral towards Lynchburg—and assembling | Mad ‘the ‘Tho re-embarkation Was accompliched by the morning oS pesos ogi! ko "anal neces, Fd ayer Our jl0e te now wh ea fret the Apper ae had io fighting | (oCwhich WOME iecetaation’ RO poe too much), of the BTU initn ot thd ition, oMchrs and men— FO Otonive “operations «from detusalont sats is ober en bu oto bring on | Sra at wave followed had either nection taited ta tte duty. ang them Breve es tien Brevih Beigaaing nv deonera Onthe | Wb! 2 ily 98 arden Or" then Fe and é Wisin or teuekee eae toda ner Arge plo ake by on wer rng Tifnaye x proud record, and all sections can well Cou General) M. B,C Fo veers, iva Taeutenany my renewed hiv attack upon our Intronched hit were ooutronting thie enemy der Lee Ya bide: | @npmy" nition. Cieltin wie attacked heat where fod twenty-five } Brattain eto ach other for ha md ——— regiisent XP a was reptiised severe loan and fell SE OE eee danerat:uertann: [2% Gunkonrand ntors@etsthe jopaton rox tna air Tull share in restoring the supremacy | George W. Wali samt George BirDp! ie i Topves of Ricamond Ki aally, Ag PR ring abeUk one Hundred san, Bo Aad four tine of foot of tertitory belonging to the United Bato. Bon a ee aay Sta oe hha ee zie | stn ete, eta eget eam knees na Tar et Saath 2 mn vew uu 4 was J v " . ae . (i J Srar-srlamiay tp pes r opinion, 4 coul red.) The’ elton from Wilmington roach: | for a spring campaign saninst tbe enemy “ul irey” tel {ing erty eM ty vt ie 1 'A6 i Sheed tne ae Liha jeu" the heen taken. Wi ~ a! Oo) Brick and Meee weNt"o! sheep, er 4 a ’ r 4 ie dees akon eon ee Fo EE ait Rs tm i) eats fa cl Sete ee pode Se ii hum vy zea: Bie Lireceivea 4 Pakital SUBQEAT'S MAREN ftrMOTR Tite C:ROLARAN) | Winenoator, Vergitiley 0 ‘againat “mvaied! oe! taped" we Man Around the emery, Af you on corre U.S. GRANT, nt aor Soon after the rojurn of tl Fi ta “ fi vet ; he, ria an they: on. BE, M. Stato! Sécrotaty of War: Secretary of aud» letter y the Tet 6 furry Gonetal Sherman whoie wemy | operate of Nudembarge deh Me Mop. roi Sbcre Now 18,1968: = elt eae infor yee WHat Whe Boot wap | was in motion Cro) Ba He caprired Covambity PEARS ov THT KARI WIARWON ITE? OF AICIORD. " men wll aa | 0 No wNoe 1D: Ail vadiquant Gen ore: J _ ort Kisyér, and env a ‘Hie Copvintion Hing + Bouth Cawiipa, Of hé “LT thence Mmovod'outsalda- ALLE UV NOC. AUNEON ON \andave carpey “ be “Prd om ph! - and’to tate obargo of the public property nese? -