Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-04-14
LETTER FROM the TOOTH owl.

GOLDsBORO, N. u, March 70, 1860.
J EDITOR JoURNAL:-To-day finds the Army of
the Ohio far from where it was three months
ago. Leaving its victorious fields in the west
it is soon winning new laurels in the east On
ly little over a month has elapsed since the
23d corps landed on the coast of North Caro-
lima, near Fort Fisher. Fort Anderson and
Wilmington were the first TO fall in its onward
progress, and it is now almost to the State Cap
| ital The Ist division of the I'D corps moved
from Newbern towards Kinston about the 7th
of this month. The Cd and Sd divisions. Gen.
Couch commanding, took up the line of march
from Wilmington ON the 9th, and after march
ing six days through innumerable swamps
reached Kinston On the 9Th the rebel forces
under Gen. Hoke attacked Gen. Cox's forces
which consisted of the Ist division of the 23d
corps and few regiments of eastern troops.-
Some of the latter were in the advance and the
rebels charged and captured several hundred of
them, but the lst division held its ground, and
as the I'd and Sd divisions were coming up the
rebels retreated. -
Last Monday the 23d corps left Kinston and
arrived at this place Tuesday evening. The
rebels left the place on Monday, consequently
we met with no opposition. On "Wednesday
the corps took position on the north and west
side of town and fortified
Before this reaches You, you viii have learned
OF the junction of Gen. Scbofield's arnry with
Shermans S. Sheiman's army was only fifteen
miles west ofhere when we arrived
Thursday morning Gen. Sherman and staff
came into Goldsboro. The same day the I7th
corps came in, and next day the rest of the army
arrived, and have all encamped in the vicinity
of GoldsbOro.
The men are quite destitute of clothing. many
OF them are in a very ragged condition But
they are in good spirits and uncompaning. =
They have found plenty to subsist ON in the
country. In South Carolina they showed no
mercy to the peoples possessions. They des-
troyed large amount of property, leaving every
thing that would burn in ashes and brought a
large number of horses and mules through with
them.
Ifthe Southern people will persist in rebellion
they must suffer the consequences-and they
will be terrible. They have been offered the
most liberal terms and are now suffering the
consequences of their rejection
The army will likely remain here for at least
twenty days, in order to receive necessary cloth
ing and supplies.
There was some fighting between the rebel
forces and portion of Sherman's army last
Saturday and Sunday. 1t appears that the reb-
els fell very heavily on the 18th corps in which
the latter were rather wOrsted, but the rest of
the army came up and nearly surrounded the
rebels, who succeeded in getting away by cross
ing the Neuse river. The rebel army has doubt |
less gone to Raleigh, with the expectation that |
Sherman will next move on that place.
When Sherman again moves 1t will he the |
commencement of the grand campaign which |
we hope will terminate the struggle and give |
peace to the cOuntry-a peace that 10 traitor |
hand will dare disturb, and which will not rest
on the ShGcIcIes ofslayes
The country here is quite level and dry. The /
soil is mostly sand, and there is considerable |
land under cultivation. The people had made |
preparation for putting in the spring crops, and |
that quite extensively. They probably did not |
anticipate the present condition of things
The health of the troops is pretty good
There are lew cases of sickness in the l00th.-l
Sergeant Fuller of company X was sent to the |
hospital this morning with the typhoid fever
Fevers will likely be more numerous here than
in the west. The weather is seemingly unfa-
vorable to health. AT the present time the |
days are very warm but the nights cold and /
frosty. For soldiers to retain their health un-
der such circumstances requires great care and /
precaution. We have received the Journal of
the 10th inst 1t is welcome visitor to us.
CATO