The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-21
GENERAL WILSON ARRLygs.

GENERAL WILSON ARRIVES.
Up to this time have taken no note
of the movements Of any other troops
than those of General Candy. out at
this auspicious iuncture, new and
most welcome, but not unexpected ac-
tor, appeared on the stage. General
Wilson's cavalry column had ridden its
great ride through the heart Of the
Confederacy, even from Dan to Beer
sheba, and had emerged on the shore
Of Mobile Bay. The ever-yigilant sig
nal corps, under command Of Captain
Eaton-which, | may say, in passing,
has here, as always, and everywhere,
rendered good seryice-discoyered a
little flag auttering in the air away
across the bay, near Dog River Point,
about five miles below Mobile Turo-
ing their telescopes upon it, they found
that it called them. The keen sense
of qualification which was felt when
upon noting down its cabalistic gyra-
tons, they were found to speak the
language Of loyal men, and 10 say, in
substance, when interpreted, General
Wilson has hanked Mobile, aud it is
being evacuated Truly this thing is
more wonderful than the Indian 5
speaking leaf
After leaving Montgomery, General
Wilson had crossed the Alabama River,
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, aud
coming in above Chickasaw Bayou, had
passed west of the city, closely ia rear
| Of its defenses, and appearing upon the
shore below, where The ground was suf
ficiently clear 10 permit signaling, had
Communicated his arrival IS above no.
ticed. The rebels had, doubtless
learned Of his near approach somewhat
/ in advance Of ourselves, and completed
in great part, the evacuation Of the
city before his arrival. It may also
! have precipitated their attempted aban.
donment Of Spanish Fort and the works
at Blakely since it is known that the
rebels have pretty complete telegraphic
communication among the islands in
the bay.
tbs OCCUPATION OF THE cry.
/ Such, then, is the outline narrative oil
! the movements Immediately preceding
| the occupation Of Mobile by the Fed
eral army. OF the details Of this last
scene of the great drama I have Oh.
tanned very few. ! wss content 10 seize
upon the single. GROWING fact that the
naughty city had fallen before the won.
| derful combinations Of our Generals
and the bravery Of our soldiers, and
make haste to lay before your readers q
statement of the more important oper
atoms leading to this result together
\ with as full q catalogue as could be Oh
| tanned Of the gallant men who fell be
/ fore they were permitted TO enter the
city their srduous labors had won.
confess I sm unable to crafty that Gu
riosity which is natural by describing
the manner IN which the citizens OF the
humilisted city ate their leek, whether
with WY faces or with smiling, whether
with the waving Of cambric and hunt
ing. OF otherwise Neither can I state
which brigade, or regiment, or division
was first TO march through the streets
if, indeed, this we're necessary OF lust
when all have borne an equal part il
the campaign which rendered that en-
try possible; nor can / even say that
las ! was leaving the camp, I behelt
the Stars and Stripes proudly floating
from the towers and steeples of thl
city though 1T Is with feelings o
unusual exaltatlcn that I announce
that, before the steamer left, messag