, 1865-04-28
THE CAPTURE OF RALEIGH:
Full and Interesting Particulars.
Surrender Of ths City.-Hanging a
Rebel,--Glorious News.--John-.
eton's Army--.Raleigh. :.
HEAppRs R1Gur WING OF SnEnxAH's AnAE,
BAtIF1u FrIdaY Anil ia n. m

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/ HEApoRs R1Gur Wus6 OF SnEHxAN'a An4T.
RAnEou, F1Id,y, April lis pm.
To-day, The anniversary of tho capture q
Fort Sumter. the right wing of3herman'
army made Its Triumphant march into th
capital Of North Carolina, to the intense de
light OF a goodly number Of loyal citizens
WHO never favored secession, and who woult
at any time during the present rebellion hayi
gladly sought refuge under tbs folds Of th'
old flag, ii they could have done SO with satc
| ty to themselves and families. -.
-. SURRENDER OF THE CITY. !: .:
Two Days ago committee Of gentlemen
proceeded to Gen. Shtrman's headquarters III
| Clayton Station, On the GpldBboro railroad
and surrendered the city. They were ex
Governors L. Swain and William 4. Graham
with. DR.. Warren, Surgeon: General Of ths
State, on COY. Vance's staff, acting as secre.
very kindly, accepting the surrender Of Tie
city and promising to afford every protection
to citizens and their properly. :.
OCCUPATION BY KnPATKcK.
Yesterday morning., at about nine O'Clock:
hillntrtck's cavalry entered the civ. and
Werr socn after followed BY the 1st division
q The 14th corps, commanded by Gen. G, 9.
Waicutt. a provost guard WIS immediately
placed at every house. to prevent strngglers
remark cd to ne TINT tIhcre has hecn Tosa 1so
quiet and oder since the ADVENT ~ ~ =
froo,,s than there was when ,Johnst.,n,s co,,.
ma1sd Wefe here.
uuvp7pp,a my
hare treated the people shumeiu1ly, breaking
into houses and stores, and robbing every
bcdy-friend md foe nike. The people all
tn,n r.nreut 1re ~, rs "e ~ tnose n thls
1,nrJ ~ t,,5'.rs +f,an ~, ~ .nyiG i!he
t-nn,,a. @+N''@- al ots""Aeo oouS u
''ooP'' -
T., nAsalSe AsoE1.
Alter the city had been formally surrender
cd. aud while hlpatrick WAS marching
through the town, an officer belonging to
WHIT elcr's command, who, with some Of ffs
men. was engaged in plunderizc store near
the Market House, rushed into the street and
h;ed rcyolr.r at fitzpatrick, who was ridiaE
at the head Of the Column th3 ball fortu-
1ately mlsstd Fitzpatrick, but wounded one
OF his statt. Chasc was instantly made, and
the 1nflian captured. In less than ten min
utes ht was swinging Us his neck from tree
TIE MARCH FROM GoLpsBoRouan
was very severe one in consequence Of tbo
rain and mutually bad roads over which thc
army wns obl'rrff IN nnss Wv
Tie pionerr corps aud lafee detas1a from
different regiments were worked day and
night; ccrdurcying the roads for nearly half
ne l5:h and l4th c9rps, commanded re-
EPect'Fe'y ny Sens. Blair and Logan, aud
Of the army of the Tennessee, under Gen.
Hoyard, took the extreme right On the mlrch
10 ha.elgn. Wh1sn, ln consequence Of the cir
s;1tD noqle . amounted to nearly
I1lsned in three days and hals, an almost in-
credible shcrt time, when it Is taken into coll
,sideration that the rrads had to be mada for
,all a;a e1e1af s ths dlstanee, amid drenchlng
have made the roads imrassabie but @ shef-
mans veteran and victorious truops have
Harmed how to ovel came almost every o.
Etacle to SUCCESS and they accordingly ac-
comIlished this march in the short time
stated. venture the opinion that the same
match could not have been made in the slme
time By any ether army in the world.
Will tie exception Of some slight cavalry
sktLm'shinE this Nin:, Of the army has had
no enemy to contend with or to impede their
progress since they left Gpldsborou.h.
Those few Of Nhseer's hi n, NOT amount-
ing to over 50 or 100, who kept in our front
Here eacily driven and kept at respectful
distancs from our advance, which consisted
Cf The 7th Illinois noun cd Infantry OF Ma
jur General Corse's division Of the 18th corDs.
c1nu,o,,s xuxv,
v,,;7o ~ :."n. sn"
rerair:n,, ~ .t1s a. Io"en ra-e0ry 'or the
thc pinr;,,,s ~ ,rs ,Me lyats so"a,u omlth4cld,
armE 1yas' !It.,";s, ~ tne ullenuer OF Lees
ccmmand ana produced the West 10 2ct TIE
The f,urth af.;s,o, - -. ,-,
1rcra e1,mn,on. i fan. " 1e 1atn co:ps
cnYrnondnr Ma1or tAel Dy tnef E:lant
md nfier he n1av:nn G:Gns:ai "a Jocn IL. Co:se,
and' nstri,t;c ak IL :, u seVsf2! national
nn1nr1non1 i@.i,ad T T., Z 1 a9c aand, Inc whole
md 1hu sssiar snancIrd n Rsnnet,ia a.an III brown,
eTcsli.d' i s1"o' anu never
Affer th.s f.nond ;ohy1os ,r. o,-.,
o,a snrnSad fha assar,hSs. "as 5 o3.i' t1 the bu.
min tna Tants onn no rniaS ~ rs.. .ne men FIJI
,t,,os1 s,.;r;1 ana enti,,.;a su ~ "n,u WIN the
d.V ,'jrHt the 15tf oasna e1, ~ nednes-
P,1ey,lir and the ~ corns oft". fmea nl at
4hn Nr1se Tivcr a. Watson!. ;;,ri1.sa eoShS
- for ,te nioht and tho 49, ut ~: euesI1p'
wa1d ~ within : ehnrt d;s,anra ~ sgeu pe,ar Of
tn, 1stb cnrre ~ ~ s,aa-.t: :. ~ IacsH:
n thr t.sf side nf +hs Nnuso r.a ~ IusIs rs
Rock cToesnr MT Rintn,,a Rraoa ,,,3 ~ mto
inr to within flv.. rn,es n Ra1a;i. @ n ETH
1,lecn tl,cv made thstr tr,,,,,.,,,ot,. nsy nn.ea
duy 1t ab1.ut 10 o'clock. and wrrn rnvi.;scd ID
together with the l7tn corps. bv Msinr i;rn'
Sherman and Major Gen. Howard. Ind th.ir
respective StatIs, in front Of tEe STATE ITnnse
or Cppi;ol Buildings,
Gent. Sherman and Howard took their no.
eftion On the south side Of The canital huild.
ing and Immediately in front OF the bronze
sta1ue o. washington.
tHe uanc!enI DIVISIONS composing the Army
u tne !enneeste h1atcned NJ column OF
eompa11es nent IN itont," bands playing,
a5uns Deailn9 anu eolofs Hyfnss aud present.
co most imposing spectacle, With their tat
i 1els9 ana 1agseq oatne-nAss "hca they had
~ ns!o!ee eMIcu VI oA.t1c-utids Lar Too
numerous 10 menllea.
v,tnass "a a;4',,t ~ na, E.o,Jus speetacle 70
tiruous. almost neyer c1as;nr fnw ~ ,,ot.
and such mcr as are seldom seen IN onr ~ arsng Gu,
in the world. Stnnnr. stout ath,afics ~o.t
rms. who have stood dhe shock of ha1t,a e,91 enJ
come mt nr1nd vfct.,rs m innnnar.,1,is 80
tle. .Hans finn Fort Dnnefson Terraseoa - -
Rale,Th n. a. fleir de,d i,n1 nax..r ~ "
gotttn heroes who s1een in tha sn1a1ar;.
.sraye. m many we'll. .fnncht ha.rouaa1a. .
stre,T the line nj morcb nna hsar nnit;- 80
catse IN which they an emtarkcd~ Gof h,ess
then, NAV thetr memorics erer he T+ecn % n
CAPTURES.
Some forty-six railroad cars and several en-
gines were captured by Kilpatrick's cavalry,
together with several thousand prisoners,
some of whom have voluntarily come inside
our lines and given themselves IN after be.
coming convinced of the utter topelcssness
of their cause.
1oussros,s ARMY
Hnica 1etIeatso lue oa5 oeio1c OUT aavance Va l
ar1aEtn y ~ nneic, IS EnoWn 10 number from 2oon
70 .o,Gv men; some OF MS command re-
1o1nca !hfoaen dlllsoorough TO Green5bor-
Gneh, hnt Tue mann Pertion OF MS army Is
known 10 Pc eneampea: thls Eiae OF Greens
oofe4gn: WHICH u me junction OF tue Raleigh
ana m,l hs9mena rantoao' III which place JET.