The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-23
sHERMAK's GRAND MARCH
Through The CarOllnas.
detailed Accounts.


Detailed Accounts.
lcOrrespoadense New York Hessla.l
WIImlxGroS, March IS, 1865
nov COMMUNICATION Was OPENED BEVWEgs
GENERALS TERET AID SHERMAN
Dispatches from the special coTre>
spondents of the New York Herald who
accompanied General Sherman 60
forward on the steamer Afago. These
dispatches cover the whole ground up
10 the arrival Of the grand army at Fay
ettsvl!e.
On the announcement IN this city Of
the arrival Of Sherman al Fayetteville,
General Terry at once dispatched
steamer up the river 10 open eommuni-
cation. The delicate duty Of penetra-
ting, in an unarmed boat, one hundred
and twenty miles into the snemy's
country, wss committed by the Chief
Quartermaster, Brigadier General Dodge
70 Captain Andrew Ainsworthi captain
of the port Captain Ainsworth started
on Saturday afternoon, st two o'clock,
in the steam tug Davidson. After pro
eeeding some sdistanee up the
river, the tug came 70 the bank, and
took in quantity ofcotson bales, which
afforded q safe bulkhead against mus
ket balls. The vessel proceeded along
however, without difficulty until with
in about twelve miles of Fayetteville,
when a body Of rebel cavalrymen ap-
peared on the banks Of the narrow
stream, and opened upon them with
musketry. The vessel, however, kept
on her way uniDjured by the FIRE, and
reached FayetteViils soon after daylight
on Sunday morning
General Sherman had arrived lew
hours previously, and had established
his headquarters at the arsenal. Cap
/ tain Ainsworth delivered his dispatches,
and, receiving others IN return, started
back In the edge of the evening. Ia
descending the river the gunboat Eolus
was met going up, about twenty miles
below Fayetteville.
This afternoon General Dodge went
up TO have a conference with General
sherman in regard to the vast crowd Of
refugees, negroes, deserters, and prison
ers, that cucumber the train
Of the army. It is understood
that these are TO be at once transferred
to the care Of Major General Terry, al
this place 10 be by him disposed of as
circumstances msy dictate ! arm alsc
informed that General Sherman viii
halt at Fayetteville only long enough
to relieve himself Of these eneumbran
ces
Ec0ae p -niencs New York Tlibuoe-l
OBTAIN AINsWoR1R's JUNCTION WITH SEER
KAN.
The day after General Sherman's ar
rival at Fayetteville, Captain Ainswortl
reached that place from Wilmington
on the tug Davidson, with dispatehe
from general Schofeld Captain Aims
worth left Wilmington 10 come up tn
Cape Fear River, one hundred anS
twenty miles, in spite of the report
current that the river was filed viii
torpedoes and blocksded u by trees
and by the REBEL ,hickam luga SUM
across il, and that numerous rebel bat
teries were established at differen
psints on the river. He made his tril
up with entire safety, without losing
man, although Continually fred into b,
the rebels along the shore Genera
Sherman conplimented him most high
ly for his gallsntry, and forthwith bre
vetted him Commodore. His services, Il
establishing communication, were 0
great Importance. On his return, hi
little vessel was well protected by cot
t)n bales, given to the Commodore wit
the personal regards Of General SheI
man Ainsworth, upon his arrival q
/ Wilmington, turned over the cotton Il
the QuaTtermaster and keeps the re
CARDS Of the General
The arsenal, and other Government
buildings, at Fayetteville, viii be dc
.trOYed. The same day that hinsworti
arrived at Fayetteville, Master w. II
/ Grenell and Ensign h. B Colly. of tn
United States steamer Nyack, arriyeS
with dispatches from Gen Schoheld.
Correspondence Of the Ess York Herald.
PROGRAMME or CAMPAIGN
No general order has been issued b
General Sherman relative TO the cam
paign, as the special order on the open
ing Of the Savannah campaign was stil
in force. All baggage and transports
ton were reduced to the lowest posi-
bic standard. Wall tents were prohib
tied, except as offices and one for head
! quarters.
We started with about thirty day
rations and eight days forage.
YIRsT IMPRESSIONS or SOUTH CAROLINA.
Our first impressions in regard to tn
country we had invaded gave US ~
very exalted opinion of the State Q
South Carolina. Vast sWanps, or bar
rens, where nothing but pine will grow
houses few and far between, no fenci
rails to burn, no living things in the
fields to kill and eat, it was pretty gen
orally conceded that we had not struck
very fine lead The soil is treacher
Gus ike the people who own it
thin crust Of earth and fine canes cove
four or FIVE feet of quicksand; and wo'
to the unlucky horseman or muleteel
who leaves the beaten path for shor
cut through the fields or woods. Heavy
bodies were only safe on the corduroy
More than one thousand wagons of the
Goth Corps alone were brought ovel
these roads to Blaekyille, by Genera
Geary in four days.
tbs EIELD or SUPPLIES.
As we entered Barnwell District til,
country was richer. Foragers roameo
at will twenty miles on either flank an6
in front Of she column, and brought IL
large amounts of new bacon and corn
There was no longer anxiety for the
stomach's sake. Two hundred head o.
cattle were brought in by Capt Gal
lette, Gesry's Co1missary, Thousand
Of bushels IF corn sssrs left By the roaasia,
for ,caas ef transportation. Fitzpatrick
having been through the country be
fore US, with fifteen hundred dismount
ed men, explained the scarcity Of hor
ses aud mules along the route Chick
/, ems, turkeys and sorgum were as album
/ dant as in Georgia.
DEVASTATION AxD DESTRUCTION.
During the first part Of the march
houses we're burned as they we're found.
Whenever view could be had from
high ground black clouds of smoke
were seen rising here and there within
circuit Of twenty or thirty miles.
Solid built chimneys we're the only rel,
ics of plantation houses after the fear
fal blast had swept by. The destruc.
ton Of houses, barns, mills, etc, was
almost universal Families who re.
/ NAMED az home occasionally kept the
roof ever their heads "Refugeeing.
IS our soldiers termed fleeing from the