The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-25

EEKLY HAWK.EYE:
asneral ShefAa1's Great March
Enfou1h the CoROlino0..Kilpa
TICKS Fight With Hampton.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., March u.
The next point of interes
wa the Hanging Rock, also connected
WIN Revolutionary memories. Wher
sDoas one days march from Hanging Rock
banks, which were Il, transitss in four iror
sales. An the place itself was found all O,
zen ~ hpley's private history of the siege
o. Charleston. This gives us historicaf da.
"a rom the highest rebel official sources,
~! the property found was at once taken
20 the headquarters of Gen. Williams. com
.m ..lg the 10Th Corps, the money care
.e aaE counted. and turned over TO the Uni.
teo states Government.
me next town of importance was Ches-
..erneio, which was entered by the fofagefs
Two Gays IN advance of the army. AT the
same time the 18th and 18th Corps entered
Inc town OF Cheraw, Gen. Mowers divi-
SION IN advance. The command of that Of
3 ncef 1ought their way in with skirmish
l "0
captured at thlaup.ace twenty -three rune
aIu large quantity of fixed ammunition.
Among the guns was Blakely gun, "pre-
sehteo TO the sovereign State of South Caro-
uha oy her citizens toesident abroad. De-
Gem boz, 1890" Tbs gun was used on
MOTIFS Island during the fret lombard
lnent OF Fort Sumter, and with it the reb.
that Fort. On the day of President Lin
CONS re-inaugufatien, March 4th, 1865,
6en. Mower captured this gun. turned *
quickly On the retreating rebels. and gave
tnem national shotted salute, for which
they furnished all the materials. Owing
70 the disaster at Columbia, the powder
captured here was handled very carefully,
YET an explosion occurred which seriously
wounded one man, and injured the build
ings and the town. Many Charlestonians
were IN the town who had ESCAPED from
charleston with their household furniture.
etc. Among the captures was the entire
stock of wine Of Mr.. Ravenot, one Of the
most celebrated in all the South.
From Cheraw the route OF the army was
across the Pedee river directly 10 Fayette-
vile, where we captured the United States
Arsenal and alarge quantity Of machinery,
ammunition, stores, &c. Much of the ma.
cnlnery that was removed from Harper's
fefry was found at this place.
On the morning OF the 10th OF March,
zen. Fitzpatrick was encamped about if
teen miles from Fayetteville, and was at
cavalry. Hampton commanded in person.
Inc attack was very sudden and fell en-
tlreiy upon one brigade, which was sur
prlsed, and for the time could offer little
resistance. Near the portion Of the camp
which it guarded were Kilpatrick's head
quarters, and Fitzpatrick himself narrowly
escaped capture. He tied from the house
WAS Gle vrst 1>so
Looms and slippers on, two officers follow
ing example. One Of his Colonies COM
manding brigade and the rest of his offi-
Gers were in the house, and having no time
to escape, secreted themselves. The lady
who was in the house on being asked, when
Hampton rode up, whether there were any
Yankees concealed inside, answered that
there were a couple Of wounded soldiers.-
Beneath these wounded men she had hid
den Kilpatrick's flag, sword and hat, and
thus saved his personal effects. Hampton
at once put guard over the house, and
thus rendered it impossible for the soldiers
who were inside to escape.
Fitzpatrick was driven back to swamp
in rear Of his lines. There he reformed hia
men, charged the enemy in turn, got pos
session of his guns again, turned them at
once on his headquarters, and drove out
the rebels. As they were leaving at one
end Of the town, Fitzpatrick entered by the
other. got his flag and tied it on Q staff,
charged again, and completely routed the
enemy, leaving g Of them dead on the
field, killing Gen. Aiken, and taking q
number Of prisoners. Kilpatrick's loss in
this affair, killed, wounded and missing,
was less than ZOO according to his official
report. The fight and the successful staud
made by Gen. Fitzpatrick after he had been
surprised are regarded as amongst the
most gallant deeds of the campaign.
Two other cavalry fights Of moment took
place, the first on the 9Th Of February,
when the 1st Alabama and 5th Kentucky.
OF Col. Spencer's brigade, Kilpatrick's
command, attacked Gen. Hugam's Alaba-
ma brigade, composed OF the Sd, 9Th, 18th
and 5lss Alabama, captured the general
headquarters flag and five other colorse
scattering the rebel brigade ell over the
country. The other action was in the at
tempt 10 gain crossing of the Broad river,
some distance above Columbia. Mai. Estes
and Capt. Hayes, Of Kilpatrick's stat, with
. small force, charged through the railroad
bridge, which the enemy had se. on DIRE,
aud succeeded in savingi:.
The day after Gen. Sherman arrived ut
Fayetteville, Ca d. Ainsworth reached that
son, with dispatches from Gen. Schofeld.
Capt. AinswOrth left Wilmington to come
up the Cape Fear river, ono hundred and
twenty miles, spite of the reports current
that the river was filled with torpedoesand
blocked up by trees, and by the rebel
Chickamauga sunk across II, and that nu-
merous batteries were. established at differ
emit points on the river. He made his trip
up with safety, without losing man, al
though continually fired into by the rebels
along the shore. Gen. Sherman oompli-
menled him most highly for HE gallautry,
and forthwith breveted him 'Oommodors.'
His servioesin establishing communication
were Of great Importance. On his. return,
his little vessel was we'll protected BY cot.
ton bales, given to the Commodore with
the personal regards Of Gen. 6herman.-I
Ainsworth, upon his arrival q Whining
ton, turned over the cotton to the qua1tef-
master, and keeps the regards Of the Gem
eral.
Inc arsenal and other Government build |
ings ct Fayetteville will b destroyed. The |
same day that Ainsworth arrived at Fay
stteville, Master ". 81. .Grennsl and En-
sign n. B. Colley, of the United States
steamer Nyack, arrived with dispatches
ffom Cen. kchodeld, having made the en-
tiIA trim hY land through aHamna In thu /