The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-06
From savannah 70 GoDdshero.-.
General Sher mans Omcial Re.
port.

iat1HH eiSieSa!NSN, !. VIZ S0 well Tor US Il
turn our attention to his military opera
ticns since January last-to review hi,
Grand March from Savannah TO Goldsbose
TO think little about the glorious cam.
paigns he made from Memphis to Cnat.
tanocga, Chattanooga 20 Knoxville and
b4k-to Atlanta-,o Savannah-thence
through the swamps to .Goldsboro. WE
may protitabiy remem Der the great battles
he has fought, the immense service le has
been TO the naiion-Ihe terrible blows he
has dealt .he rebels every where We
should not permi. his recent plunder 4,
damages military reputation as brillian,
as any ever achieved.
Here - the report:
h'D-Q'Rs NIL. Dry. OF THE Mlsslss1pP1
ioLpsBoko. n. c., April4.
GENERAL-1 must now entleavor IN
group the events Of the past three months
connected with the armies under nv com.
mand, N order that you may have as clear
an understanding Of the late campaign as
the case admits Of. The reports Of the
subordinate commanders will enable von
to hli up The picture.
MARCH FROM SAVANNAH.
nave heretofore explained how, in the
progress Of our arms, I was enabled 70
leave in the West an army under Major
General George 81. Thomas, of sufficient
strength 10 meet emergencies in that quar-.
ter, while in person conducted another
army, arm composed Of the lAth, 18th, 18th, and
10Th Corps, and Kilpatrick's division Of
cavalry, 10 the Atlantic slope. aiming 10
approach the grand theater Of war in Vir.
g1nia. by the time the season would admit
OF military operations In that latitude
The first lodgment on the coast was made
at savannah, strongly fortified and armed,
and valuable TO as as . good seapor. with
lts navigable stream INLAND. Near a
month was consumed there in refittinR the
army, and in making the proper DISPOSE
ton OF captured property, and other local
matters, but by the 18th Of January. was
ali ready to resume the march. Prelimi.
nary 20 this, General Howard, command.
lng the right wing, was ordered to embark
his command a, Thunderbolt. transport il
to Beaufort. North Carolina, and thence,
BY The 18th Of January, make . lodgmeni
on the Charleston Railroad, at or near Pc.
co;a!!go. This was accomplished punctu.
ally, at a little coast. by the l7,h Corps.
MAJOR General Blair, and depot for sup
Plies was established near the mouth of
n'catioc tack to Hilton Head.
THE LEFT WING.
The let wing, Major General Slocum,
and Tue cavalry, MAJOR General Fitzpatrick,
we're ordered TO rendezvous about the
same time near Rotertsviile and Coosa-
wAichie, South Carolina, with depot of
supplies at ureysburg, or Sisters Ferry,
on the Savannah River: General slocum
had good pOntOOn bridge constructed op.
posite thecity, and the Union Causewayr
leading through the low rice-ields oppo.
Gte savannah, was repaired and .tcordu-
royed, Out before the time appointed to
start, the heavy rains Of January had
swe!ied the river, broken the pontoon
bridge, and overtiowed the whole Bottom
10 that the causeway was four feet under
waie-, and General Slocum was compelled
70 iook higher up TOR passage over the
sayannah river. He, moved up 10 Sis
!ers Ferry, hut even there the river with
lN oveshowed bottoms was near three
miles vide, and he did not succeed in get
tng his whole wing across until during
inc hrst week Of February.
In the mean time, General Grant had |
sent me Growers division Of the 10Th corps, |
y garrison Savannah, and had drawn the |
"a corps, Major General Scho6eld, from |
1sanessee, and sent it TO reinforce the com. |
@Ands Of Major Generals Terry and Palm. |
y, operating on the coast of North Carroll
%, to prepare the wav for my coming.
On the 18th Of January transferred the
!ofts and city Of Savannah TO Major Gen.
1a! ~ Foster, commanding the DEF artmeat
%Lne south, impaired to him my plans Of
Operation, and instructed him how to fol.
~ my movements inland, 0y occupying
- succession the city of Charleston and
saco otter points along the sea coast as
o"mS;nss aUoia g o. any military value 70 Us. The
Aumlral Porter and General Terry had,
= me 10th Of January, captured Fort
rr.sner and the rebel forts at the mouth OF
,sap ,ssspe Fear river, and giving me an addi-
81. ia! polnt Of security on the sea.coaat.
-; nv nad already resolved in my own
th., aLo 9ad go advised General Grant,
msL I would undertake at one stride toi
s %nke Goldsboro, and open communication
Sish the sea by the Newbern railroad. and
;rsa ;a ordered Colonel w. w. Wright, Super.
indduent * sdnt Q: Military railroads, to proceed
70 osv,n xance TO Newbern, and to beprepared
tGA;end ~ the railroad out from Newbern ,
,Sb ,Sb"!usoore ny the 18th of March. On the ,
com cam " January, all preparations were !
NJ Eh;.S: .o: ana the orders OF march given. :
~ Chlef eluartermaster and Commissarv. Z.
az SSsnerals Easton and Beckwith. were Or.
Fors, F.u 10 complete the supplies at Sisters >
m. anu Focotaligo, and then TO follow
arr;uaI el.ient coastwise, looking for nv !
ahn,. a. noldsboro, North Carolina, .
ton tas s.;.,i ;Maich 10, and opening communities .
"Ae Afon Morehead City. Ii
a., -, NJ ch ARLEsTOS REFUSED. g
yannsh e.- -' rJ; =; January embarked at Sa- t
SS..nierence with Admiral nahIoran IIn;.aa i. !
sS, states Navy, and Major Gensrs, Ens,ar ma.e
ana su%ananding the Department Of ,ha south !
,na in~ mex next day proceeded to Reanfort nd 1
~ s out thence on the oath to % Pocn,sliro - ia In
wss sssls os the 18th Corps, Major Cen R RIair o
What tsacamped. sSs,aap The 18th Corps was some. o
Iona ~ atR.serea-Woods Rae.'so and Hazen's divis- c
s, H% Savannah by the coast road aIcnng and Cnnag
fs.hs. q savannah, cut off by the storms Hn s snJ
strs,,n.l IN the river. On the 25lh ds.nnn. @ :.
Fe,.u,.o was made against the CsmhaSaa =
aug railroad bridge across the Sal :,