The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-24
LATEST FROM SHERMAN
Columbia S. c. reported captured and
Charleston evacuated.

ph,l.d+iDi.j. Feb y

Charleston evacuated.
Pb,isdeipti.. Feb Il,
The BH9tetin'S Warrington SPECIAL
says: The Richmond bt>patch of la, 15tb
contain. tue following: We lave, tor
some days, been in doub; as to WHAT force
Sherman has rent i'll the direction Of Au-
gasta. This doubt has a, .ength teen
solved. 1t seems that while his main al.
my advanced toward Brauchviile aud
Charleston, lie sent Fitzpatrick and bis cav
alryro demonstrate against Augusta and
10 break up the Charleston and Augusta
| railroad. From official dispstches receiv-
ed at the war department, We learn that
last Friday Gen. Wheeler attacked Kill
patrick 1t Aiksn, OBJ the Char eston aud
Augusta road. twenty Diles northeast Of
Augusta, and ails. considerable engage
uent drove him FIVE miles in The direction
OF Branchvlile. Our troops have by this
time, no doubt, fallen back TO ihe Copga-
rec rlver. If our troops fall behind the
Congaree, the enemy viii be ab!e to shel
Columbis from the south bank We also
learn tina, the Congaree aud its tributary,
Sauds river. are beth essiiy fordab!c
! above the city. This disposes US to be-
Ile7e hat oul troops will seek to give bat
ilo before crcs.iug the Congaree.
| The kichmond Why says: We learn
upon good authority that our forces ale
falling back before sheIman's advancing
columns In the direction Of Columbia, ).
e., and will probably make stand on the
>sutee river. We learn that naval
force, consisting Of twelve officers ard ore
huEdred mer, under comma and Of Lieut..
TacoDy, were recently captured by the
Yankees near Smililtield, lele Of Wight
county, Va. Among the party was rs
,istanl Engineer lomlnson, Of TIE James
river fleet, who was married the uighl
before bis departure.
A heavy fire occurred at Dsuvile, Va,
| ednesdav las, Tie estima.ei loss tx.
ceets s2,0OCt00
Geu. .EraSlon Bragg Is n present il
RicLinoud,
New York, Feb Is.
| All doubts regarding the occupation of
Branchyilie by General Sh.rmsn seem
dissipsted By dispatch from me Of she
Herd2ds Fort Fisher correspondents.
The announcement Of lie capture on the
! l2th inst, sf;er three days OF hard fight
ing, w~s prough, to Smithvills n c., on
the 10Th inst, by courier, who =. great
peril rode ACROSS the country with dis
pstch from Sherman to Admiral Porter.
Wilmington papers Of the 0th and re
! fuQees who have reached SmilhvlIA cop
firm this statement, aud kirhnOud jour.
na!s Of edusstay last say their war de-
partEaar! has fiClal announcement OF The
evacuation Of Branchsiiie, which " as con
! burg, north Of il, on toe railroad leading
to Columbia, by large force Of Genarsl
Shermao's infantry, bat they DO 70. Ioen-
ton any fighting IN the vicinity.
On Tue-d2V last. tley state, there was
again Union column within four miles
I ot Augusta, and, uoIs importan; suli,
| they say thai on " ednesday, Sherman r
advance had reached the south bank ot
| the tongaree, within few miles Of Col
umha, which is situated on the north
bank Of that river-to which side the reb-
els had fallen back. A battle is consider
ed imminent.
| Washington, Feb 90
War department to Gen Dix: I,acua-
ton Of Charleston by The rebels is an
nouuced in the following telegram Just re-
ceved from Gen. Grant
City Point. Feb. 20.
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