, 1864-01-13
Correspondence Of The n. 7. Evening Pos. I

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Evening Post.l
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. &, 1864
During the short time since Gen. Dutlc,
assumed tho command Of the Department ol
Virginia md North Carolina, lie has effected
wonderful changes, reducing the disloyal to
obedience, getting atfairs into working order
equirping troops and exchanging prisoners.
/ In ltss Nnn SIX days from tha pronunciation
of&Le order requiring all prreoas to taEc the
oath Of allegiance, all the people Of Norfolk
| ohcyed, and the result Of I'LL this is that tho
pearance; people are not now afraid to walk
out, aud confidence taEcs the place Of the
scowling looks that formerly met the loyal
visitor at every step. Another benefit arising
from Gen. Buffers action will be the steady
increase Of business Of oil kinds.
however, the tribute to Ills ability should not
be confined merely to his action relative to
tho city and citizens Of Norfolk, but the
more important fact ehonld be recorded that
he, an "old hard-shell de1nocrat7" !" and once
fierce pro-slascry man, bas done more to
man In this country. His famous order No.
46 has been published and rcpublished
throughout the country. His doctrine Is that
'tnll men ore born equal, }" and shall be treat
ed accordingly. no matter what may be their
complexion. His idea that negroes make a,
"
and verified beyond the most sangutne cxpec-
tations. There Gre at this moment no less
than eight colorcd regiments in the course ot
organization within this department; the
majority Of them nearly full, and all otacered
By picked and trustworthy men who have
eCen active service.
Ono regiment OF colorel cavalry, number.
ing twelve hundred men has been organized By
Gen. Butler In SIX days, anG as the horses hare
already been sent to Fortress Monroe from
New York, ercry man will be mounted and
in the line in a short space Of two weeks
of the mounted :. corps d d'Af1iquo'' has been
bestowed on Colonel Glrard, formerly Major
Of the Tli1d New York cavalry, and an officer
Of great merit. The discipline enforced in
this regiment is very strict, andfat the open.
ing Of the spring campaign this command will
For the organization Of negro cavalry every
thing that Ia favorable can be urged In Its
behalf Every negro from his infnncy is
made accustomed to the care Of horses, and
is an excellent rider by intuition. 1t Ia the
flret requisite for cavalry man to be bold
man needs no teaching. A stern discipline
mou1ls him into perfect machine, at the
command of.his officers, and being anxious
to learn, he very soon acquires ready Use Of
the sabre.
The endurance Of Il colored regiment on
LIZ 4Aal I'll Las 0tEu RAt " u 3GfG4E k<3l+ Will
Wistar, commanding at Yorktown, . short
time ago sent one OF the colorcd reg Giments
on raid through Mathews county, Va, ac-
companicd By q white cavalry regiment. The
black troops marched distance Of sixty
miles In forty hours, and seemed to endure
the fatigues Of d tramp considerably easIer
tlan the mounted white men.
The Immediate command Of the colorcd
troops in the Department Of Virginia and
North Carolina devolyes upon Br}gadicr-Gen-
c1nl Wild, most gallant officer, who lost an
arm in battle during the Pcninsnlar cam
Eaign. While engaged in organizing the first
cOlored troops In North Carolina, Gen. Wild
had considerable difficulties to contend with,
but, nevertheless, succeeded, in spite Of nil
obstacles, and is now Teaping the good results
from his indetatigable endeavors.
The present arrangement Of Gen. Butler
for the management Of negro Affairs have
been thoroughly systematized, and Lieutcn-
ant-Colonel j. Burnhaul Kinsmnn has been
appointed the superintendent General. The
department has been divided into four sub
districts, each having special Euperintcnd-
eut. The number of coloTed people who are
nt present charge upon the government has
been ascertained, since the taking Of the cen
eus, to be upwards Of seventy thousand, and
it Is daily Increasing by the constant arrival
Of fugitiyes.
A Circular order just Issued by Colonel
Kinsman calls upon the charitable to send
their charitable contributions OF clothing and
supplies for the freedmen, to his address, at
Fortress Monroe, anu he pledges himself to
see them duly distributed throughout his
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