Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-03-24
FROM sHERmAN,s ARMY.

1 EhOBl SHEhMAN'S Ahu
/ Fayetteville North Carolina, March TO- I:3O
P. M.-To-day we have added Fayetteville to
to the list Of the cities hat have fallen into our
hands.
Hardee, who SAID to- have 10000 troops
withdrew across the river Yesterday and last
night. He is reported route for Raleigh.
The rebels skin ushed ia the town and fired
| artillery upon the houses occupied by women
1 and children They burned bridge at this
place and removed all the public stores by
| railroad they could r.
men are wanting shoes and clothing, yet the ar
| my never was in better condition.
| q. o. HOWARD. Mai. Gen.
Newbern N C., March is, 10 A. NJ. Parties
| who have arrived here from Sherman's Army
say that we shall be able to Join hands with him
| to-morrow or nextday. One of them says Sher
l man walks over the country as fearlessly
| giant among pigmies and the enemy are SO de-
moralized and panic-stricken that it is doubt
| full whether they will make stand or not.
| In debate in the North Carolina Legislature,
| a few weeks Since one member stated the eu-
tire effective force of the Confederacy numbered
l2l 900 men, which statement, on being ques-
toned, was substantiated by an official docu-
ment from Richmond.
The State authorities in North Carolina. who
/ allow no guerrillss 10 prowl within the borders
of the State have repeatedly demonstrated with
the authorities at Richmond against the inhu-
man treatment extending by the rebel Govern
ment to the prisoners of war.
Steamers daily ascend the Neuse River to
Kinston with supplies for Scho6eld S and Sher-
mans armies.
| LAFER-Lieutenant Knox, chief signal otfi
| GER Just from the front, says that reports were
brought in from Goldsboro stating that the en-
| emy had evacuated that place and were moving
towards Virginia.
Washington, March 2l.-Passengers who
have arrived to-day from City Point say news
/ from Sherman reached there Sunday through
two scouts, who left last week. He had occu-
/ pied Goldsboro without opposition, having con-
| nected with Schofield.
| The Herald's Wilmington correspondent Mar.
| lltb, says all refugees. deserters and prisoners
brought in by Sherman are being brought TO
1 that place. two steamboat loads arriving that
| day.
| On the I4th Sherman left Fayetteville march
| ing toward Goldsboro. Before leaving, the ex
| tensive arsenal was completely destroyed. 1t
was the largest in the South. Every cotton
i mill and several residences were also destroyed.
| Six small steamers were also burned-The ne
| groes who have followed Sherman will be sent
TO South Carolina, and consigned 10 General
Saxton.
| Washington, March 22.-General Sherman
wrote several days ago from Fayetteville, to a
| friend that he had received his supplies from
up Cape Fear River, and was, at time of writing,
ready to move again. He had followed with a
slight exception, the path laid out before he
! left Savannah.
1 He states that he had ordered the arsenals at
| Fayetteville to be blown up, as he hardly
| thought the Government would need the arse
| nails in future, in either of the CarOlinas.
1 . I,hncnn'c or or (Inldc-
boro. 1t is bilieved that be has not more than
| 10000 men.
SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED By sKER-
| MAN FROM SAVANNAH TO FAYETTEVILLE.
The correspondent of the the New York Her.
aid along with Shermans Army, gives the fol-
lowing summary of what was accomplished by
it on its march from Savannah 10 Fayetteville,
| North Carolina:
Never before has an army accomplished so
| much with SO little sacrifice of either life or
property.
We have been but about forty-tive days shut
out, as it were, from the outer world.
Our march has been one continued success
Sherman's capital maneuvres completely split
| up the rebel army breaking them into insola-
ted bodies, thus destroyed their power.
Our march has been somewhat retarded by
the heavy falls of rain, which flooded the creeks
and swamps and cut up the roads so thatwe had
/ to corduroy over a hundred miles of road, and
build several miles of tresle work and bridges.
| Besides compelling them to evacuate Char
lesion, we destroyed Columbia, Orangeburg and
several other places. Also over fifty miles of
their lines of railroad and thousands of bales of
cotton.
At Columbia we captured forty three cannon
| two hundred thousand cartridges, ten tons of
powder, nine thousand rounds of fixed ammuni-
/ ton, about ten thousand muskets, over one hun
| dred government presses, besides an immense
amount OF public stores locomotives rolling
stock and other kinds of government stores too
numerous TO mention.
| At Cheraw we took twenty-five cannon,
eight caissons and two travelling forges, besides
a large quantity of government stores of various
| kinds in the arsenals and elsewhere.
At Fayetteville we took seventeen cannon,
besides large quantity of government stores
of various kinds in the arsenal and elsewhere.
| This makes eight-five cannon-one third OF
which were field pieces-with carriages, caissOns
aud all complete. We captured about twenty
five thousand animals on our line of march,
We gave food and transportation to about fifteen
thousand colored refugees, thus depriving the
confederacy of colored soldiers and slaves. We
also had about four thousand white refugees,
all of whom were well cared for. and will be
We operated over the following districts or
counties: In South Carolina-Beaufort Barn
we'll Oraugeburg, Lexington, Richland, Ker-
shaw, Fairchild, Chester, Manchester, Sumter
Darlington, Chesterfield, Malbourg In North
Carolina Anson, Richland
Union, Robinson, Cumberland and Moore.
We marched on an average four hundred and
fifty miles, our wings extending over some thiT-
ty-tive or forty miles. This would give an area
of over fifteen thousand square miles which we
operated over, all the time supporting men and
animals on the country. Indeed the loss we
have inflicted on the enemy is incaculable, and
all at a trifiug sacrifice of life
think one thousand killed, wounded and
missing will cover our casualties. Several o
these were owing 10 accidental explosions al
| Columbia and Cheiaw.
The enemy IS loss must be, in killed, wounded
aud missing about twelve hundred, while we
have on hand over three thousand prisoners
The army is just resting few days at Fayette.
vile, and will then march TO Goldsboro or Kins.
ton, TO join Schofeld's gallant army. The ar.
my is in the best ofspirts, flushed with victo.
ry, self-reliant and defiant. With such an ar.
my and such generals It needs no prophet to SEE
the result of the next campaign.