, 1865-12-06

sixteenth Army Eofpe. lLSR
ne.danatsess military division ct ,he Mrs -
Department Of the Wie;ouri. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. isS
y paImenF Of the Northwest. 4,731
| l!eadqnar'e1. middle military t1y1tIou,, 81
Cavalry forces middle n,lHtsr, DIM .Iou..... is,
| NMeieenin Army Corps a61.
Middle Department; - ..--....... spss
| department Of Vest EIginia..,., IS5l7
! department OF Pe1nsylvohfa. ..,,.. 81
nepaEment Of !he Ex.t-..-.+.............. TAH
Department of Norir Caroitna ...... . sias;
1 Department OF the Souah. Ii.5f1
| Deptt1me9t OF hentneky..-.---- -.-...-. lD,651
| Department Of the Facihc..,,..., Tfled
| Department OF New Aex1tu.-..-........... a,5Ql
| Grand Total.- -....-....---.--...--.....- 6E, Sc
The aetiys opeIatIons Of 1sd5 began with the re,
duesion Of For Ftsher, BY . combined e1peditlou
Of land and naval forces ThSport OF Wilmington,
North eatol!na. during the whole war, has been !
principal point OF foreign Trade with tha rebels
The aa,ahtage ofiis position dened the mort ng
osors blockade, and, after the fall Of Savannah II
woie, saspss
| risen o, Fort Ff-her, at the moulh OF Cape Feaz
river. were lbe ma,n defence ot Wilmington. On
under Major General Butler, started ffom Fortzcs,
Monroe TO opesa,sin conjunction with naval force
andcr Admiral Porter, aeainst Fort Fisher. General
bat re-emeaIEed % the 9Th, md returned with his
troops to FORTRESS Monroe The Lieutenant Ge1-
eral ordered the enterprise to be renewed by Gen.
q %nq tc n .ans a1onQ " "1
ment that made 1he Whnlc nnrnner about e1rb,
tEo1tard On The morning Of the 18th Of January
he.rv efar,tra crk frn1n IN. s.et IN ess.nit T,s
ms.s IN the afir,noen oftbe iSih of .JaunaT. and
after desperate banu-to hand fighting fIE aaseral
and sbon, m,,inIw6t tha NhoIe earr1son. with E its
rnmmnr Ier ten.r,, WbiiIn" ss1,1+.nae,,c H. The 1
fall OF Fos Fisher eaicd with II the other deienccs
island ea Dt1 our nnPd on san 1Is sna
tnin.ton nIu ~ & 1st .nS ~ i'n
! ~ on hs III ,nh =, ,ro, f.., sho
sn. ha,nc nc fehied Ii. j. srny sn.esed @ % Spon s h.
SLit :a.G nG "a Nl,s1h ce th ;1Hat ~
of nish ar s,a;ic sn his NY rrrart
Is Tssat' is thus stated in his SPECIAL SIsld order
~. y. ". ~ ex
alss az ts sMs"nnan n on.y !epG en1usn 70 "
iaeot and results, viii COMPARE 9Th my ever ma4u
y M "a = So's tue A.;
XII, an p z. n ,bc anise tbe a., .n1 n
1na f. oa an. ro,ns Ms ~ ~ ~
~ a,,.1~ az ~ a- ta batti.s ~
AyesGboIo' md Bentosytlie. We onos more came ne
cut re @ 70 sSl odf Its snG5 o1a a.
~ re, nrx rioihIn~ to Trrlna.i mr. wssms ana
scsjn nnsh m IN Isie{,h and hsynn. unt3i ~ met
m - auin " ~ nu.ea iaTH y. ~ T a IND nr
eo1ntI euG 81 10 0s u's1 4A"S u us an' o''s
Tbc operations in Gen. Canby's military division
ro hiier lie M di.ps.ss npoa the ia III ysp
S,esIssIppt Was made 10 me-. @ he emergency. lie
or;.f.1n ~ re1,s ~, nniteH n n,c rniiii.,x
disis,on@West as,lss,ppi. under commaoi Of
Ns;. Cen. Canby. Ills etorfa were direcied 10 the
,s,.ris1 tT1,hin H. Jxis,nn nrd T. IN r,aas11ns -,
e Tae es aad 81 sc II
irem % 1seaorcpg the 1ies oce1atinc east of .aa.
poUs,, e,S Fo-t Wo,Tar r9n.tftn,n i,>,.,ens
dSsnrex ri. ~ Wnhi,s boy vsrs rrdnee ~ cn,,s
,ined moSemens 81 laqd % tofee under der Gen Gordon
T,tI : naval fa1re nntsr Admi-,i Esr-,mf FsrS
T. ~ sn1na ~ 1s3 i,raa fnr, ME- 1ons
saA w ,t ~ Mois rS vas se "
s ~ " SneHtak -. ~, s,t.sss 40 go go
RaSey W., s.s M sbc eitr n9
IT. IL b,1a1es ~ u ss a " WI
saowea hx ne sraner scae ~ oTsfsoos n
otbss % Quarters. bas ,heir Fiji sad sIceess are m
nnns " chns'aeann snI t1,nEto, ~ ~ s,,.Is W "a
hn 1sinced II. iesI hons. m ret.iY.,n,t o,haId y
ths eoion ] sts,es al Mobile. II was sronely % orti
Wy ana east,sols' aoo otoe1s we're Hs1ea 10 nola
r, r. stsI A. 2.,tae uaz 4or4 =, r.h~a s,s..s,
der qirection Ok ne Lieutenant Gensral, moved
.IuEa MlnsnEs,er - oIaunluns Walen pace ne eap-
sn ,s gI iaH - o. nacn IsR,hs psonets ey
Ghastottcsvhle, and destroyed the Richmond u
L9nehbuEs Ra1l,oad, and ths bridges across the
moved 10 New NpEket and destroyed
the James nveE eaual; the other column
pushed Toward Lsnchhurs, destroying the railroad
milling, moved to the White House, on The n
unksy, ettet ting great destruction oi the canal on
cation VIII he fofees around Ricbmond, ~~1AAA3'-
The month OF March, 1865, opened the great cam
paien against hicbmond and the army that had 80
1890 ---A w
ii Is.irueiions were M 81 given by ,ns Lieutenant Cen
c.al on The 18th or March for e,cneral meyemeut
Of the national forces around Richmond. Il COM
uenced IN the morning of the e1h n M1,rb Ten
dnyss marcttup and tir,6ting InIshed the csmnsirn
Richmond, Petersburg, he amy of Virrinis and
~ eo%%anser Ms.s eapsnsd Jefferson pay sna
uyes or pIitoners or war, DAVIS ded hom Hicn.
mond in the afternoon Of sunday, The ID day Of
aid entered Tjchmord Mouda1 mo,nin~s ien|s
army was pursued uaul it fesched Appomat,oI
Court House, where on Sundny, The sth day Of
scfiEej Ly General i;nnt, 'SA w. 'tss
tron ihl> period the history OF the war Is but an
ennmemtion of successive su1rrndeTs by reh.i COM
H. o,n u5 o. ps n In onns.on
at Raleigh. North carolina. Cen Cen. % Howell cob6.
ran3Arsd - 1:e1, W;,nn =. No. w I.I ~ SIT
Htn Of Anil len liz. Tartoy on ~. ~, ~ Nv "
SSev, sun, nt1creI a1l the remann~ rrh,, forrr. ~
Or NAV enersnn Tsw. IN IN ItI .1 t.e M
cantuIcd ~ ir,S,nsvic G-nres ~ ~ - Xxx as;S y
as Ten Klhy Smith .n1ssasrsa bis sns,re GO CON- ~
With this surrender the ofSanized reocI iucs dis.
appeared fttn rhe Territory OF the United St1ies.
Fort sumter on lhe i1,h Of Aprsl, ISL, by Ms;or
AIcersou, Who, long hese.,eI by Overwhelming
rebel scstes, was compelled, with his small :azri-
tnn- 70 esscuatc the wosks. On the anniyersary OF
ifat day. tour years later. the rebel forces having
been driven rom Charleston, the unuonl bauneF
VAS planted again upon Fcrt Samser, under the or
17B j7oo1f h,4t, k1nl r.
defson WITH appropriate "a rai's1y and u nasa es1e a
monies, End commemorative address delivered by
The i!sv Henry Wasd Beeelcr.
fhe Tennessee and the I tlmherand aad the army
O. the Potomac marched through Richmond To lhe
fsderai capital where they were raytowe1 by tue
whom they bad so long and 70 gatlanuy served In
ihs,1 ihe ntn Ansr tas NATIONAL Ceremony, they and
and as rapidly as The conditon Or aIairs uonl5 ad-
n1, were reeascd E91n the military scryice Of the
eoIInuy: ona, returnlus 10 their homes 10 the sev
and tejotctugs Of grateful people.
Vne otnef event may properly be noticed In this
'Spoft a Pat OF The military history Of the rebel
non. Mhne ON armies. BY their galIantry and
COURAGE anu ne Sktll OF their commanders, were
overcoming all ness ance In the field 10 ,ne nat,onaI
The nasiona! existence and At the life Of the com
mandsrn.ehiet OF me anny anu uavy, which, for
a!Enctty IN rs the cruel AT that de-
eminent, is unsnrPass setl IN the history oi aaion-
Snof1iy before inc H&chmold Campaign opened.
PRESIDENT Lincoln went TO The headquarters OF
Ncnt. Gen. G.ant a EtT Point, whcrG be semalned
unlu Inc capture oI fefssonfR anu hcimsud.
Air theis oesupaIon 9y our forces he y1sted hose
aues. and returned TO washington on the evening
o. sunday 1he IN day OF April. The despatch otthe
Lealcn2nt Gcnefal annou9Gin- Zen. Lees surrcn.
ger. ger. was omhunieMed 70 MIN about eleven o'clock
SUNDAY nlghl. from taaS time untlt be WIS ass1s-
slnated biz attention Va casncatly DIRECTED to the
restoration 0! peace aud the reorganization Of civil
government IL me insnrgent States. 1n public
addsess TO N assemblase hat met at the Esecnttse
Msn5'on =, On me essnlnE oI Msdnssday, the ih OF
APRIL 10 eGogtasaia'a nm 9n me success o. our
pinned. on NE nlsnt o. ne following Friday The
shen Wa .e snoe ~ a. saasa' " ~ ana Gapirea
s.,1n.r ,s 1s,h ot snen to n Inc MosnnS o.
peatea .o oe pass Q! 4ealGsfse M eomEtshenstSe
conspiracy 10 dSsa1SlnalG Inc ffSueut, VICE prCSl