The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-30

Mr.. T.. ID. Westfall's Despatsa.
GoLDmoso, N. c., Aarcn n, 1885.
ma movement from Fayetteville commenced the
1lth Of March, by fsinting column consisting Of jack
sh's and Wards divisions Twentieth corps; Carns and
Morgan's Fourteenth corps and Knpatricks cavalry
command, taking The river road toward Raleigh The
trims Of the le wing started on interior road,
directly toward Coldsboro In charge Of Gearys DIVISION
Twentieth, and Bairds division Fourteenth corps
Towards wing moved In the same manner parallel
roads the coast Thus the wagons protected
hy uninoumbered fighting column the lef another
a 'front.' and the right By the coast and swsmps
where no enemy could come. Hardec, Wade Hamptoa,
Wheeler and Butler rstreassd up the hvoy road
- route 70 Raleigh - well Of the paths
- 0oldsboro-and was sxpeoted they would attempt 70
check advance in that direction General Sherman
- his ios-of headquarters wagons-wth the LEFT
wing fAcs which received indication that the
~ would reach Goldsboro nrst matter who What
exposed II Aner travelling through Georgia and the
cafOlinas with the great chief have IN abiding faith
eaG be can 80 where hs pleasos
yAYErxvuLs ~ VI LEFT n.
ne quiet old town Of Fayetteville experienced the
lsst staggering blow against its life many years ago,
vhsn railroads nrst began 70 divert the products Of
western North Carolina and the border districts Of South
Crona through other channels than the Cape Fear river
70 the BY careful nursing ~ The federal arsenal
PIP for long series Of years partly recovered only
- stricken more heavily by the hand Of the
mother who nursed Il The Pop has been rudely
Withdrawn, and the aged babe will probably
de In the weaving process OF the arsenal not
ssmains upsn another. OF the mii,s, whore corn
ground feed and rament pun c,othe tho operatives
q the sseaa none len me tanncrcs destroyed,
and the whole mechanical industry Of th place ruin
me crowd Of dussns white and black who blocked up
Pearson srsst olamorng for river transportation out
from the GoA<onaksn placs-the swams Of pilgrims
uho raised dust the broad road 10 Wilmington tho
morning Of the a5th, will attest this ken ard women
wteh nothing valuable nave helpless children In their
srm len Fayetteville that morning 'or hundred
asd twenty mile tramp quite checy In the belief that
tley could dive int nothing worse than that they
len behind them Major McFsae, an old sDd wealthy
cssn Of the town. so,S me that nothing but division OF
the ktte that remained 70 the rich, and strong
son effort on the vsf those strong enough TO make
were unable 70 GET away The kind hearted old man
som.sncsd laborng in tRsi direction before we icft
Ahhosgh the distance fsom Wilmington rs one hun.
dred aaA twenty miles, the encrprsing quarerruascra
- Fayetteville bsfors General sherman could ret
away from them. These well meaning orscers
pantaoons hats and Cincinnati hard bread abouni,d
IN the CaFonas, while corn In All Its variety forms
unheard e About seventy hSo thousand pounds Of
hand brcad-not one days nations FOR the army-werc
sent however and divided Tor . Sunday dinner Az
amusing comment this misconccptton made by
Western quarteymastcr, who handy inquired Of n
skipper who brought up load Of oats a. he would
like 70 take Iced Of backSn Soldiers who had
travelled four Ave hundred miles with their feet done
Np In rags, stood around and laughed However,
body grumbled We had lived well enough; well that
Jen Davis day Of fasting and prayer mus have been
pretty generally observed along track through the
aister Carolnas.
KiLrArHrcx srRrKss rnE ENEMY
Kilpatrick's gaily dressed horsemen had moved but
Ave miles The Raleigh plank road when, the after
noon OF the 10TH the rebel rear guard was found IL
composed OF infantry rather Rhetts First South
Caroline heavy artillery, acting ~ infantry since ne
evacuation Of Fort Sumter These engaged the cavalry
~ brsk skirmish Heavy bodies move slow. and This