, 1865-03-31
POSTSCRIPT. 2
FRIDAY, 4 O'CLOCK i. u.
SHERM4H'S INTERVIEW WITH GEN.
GRANT AND TIE PRESIDENT.
his CGNGRATULAT0RF ORDER
10 Ills TROOPS.
Details Of the Battle Of Dcnt0nTille
The Rebel Loss 5000.
Interesting PSlitif al and Military Summary.


!. Especial Dispatch to the Western Pre=s.1
NEw YoRK. March 80.
<her.nun's 1ntervicw with t;rnur.
The Mrafd's army OF the Potomac special says:
>**Sherman, on Monday evening, reported in per.
sor to Grant, at City Point The interview waa
cordial and friendly in the extreme. a number
Of Grants staff and corps commanders we're pres-
cnr at the reception Of Sherman.
"Gcn. Sherman, in reply to congratulations pre-.
scn't d TO him, represented thut hIs SUCCESS wa#
assured from the commencement, and the enemy
we're un-ble to mike any Sermons opposition. He
SAID bis hoys had no trouble at all in chasing reb-
c]e. Gems. Grant and Sherman, hfter brief con.
81 s1t,an na1x ass be ssad9aastsEs tent h,d
lions and represented bis army as capable of &C.
complt.hthE the grandeet results. council OF
Wur IVES held during the evening, at WHICH The
Ord and Sheridan were present The session
wae prolonged one. and no doubt related to the
SpanE canpa,gn, now 17ougurstcd:; " TUESDAY
dal dispatch boat''
Rcbci Battle Fln1s~
The a,'betnets Army OF the Potomac special says
nc lEoel naes takcn from the enemy nre now in
Ut o1Ace Of the Assistant Adjutant General. They
a!e meIe faEs Or bunting, tied on improvlsed
msnT AK "TTa %ba @ ana naye evidently been in
ton. j..
Gen. ShcrTuun'A Conrrutplutorv 1rdcr.
NEw YORK, March 30: Gen. Sherman his fssued
the following congfatoiatoFy order to his army:
HEADQUARTERS NIL DRY. or TIE MISSISSIPPI,
In THE FIELD, NEAR BEsIosyM1E, n. G..
March r, 1905
The General commanding announces to The
army Tint yesterday it beat, on It's chosen
who has fed In disorder, leaving his dead, wound.
ed and prisoners in our hands, and burning his
bridges On his retrest;
Newbern, entered and occupied Goldsboro. aud
Mai. Gen. Terry, from Wilmington, secured Co1e's
Bridge crossing, and latd pontooo bridges across
Cd IN glorious successes. Mier march Of 4 most
ext1aordinafJ character, uesr1y 500 Eiles over
ewsmps and rlrers deemed impassable By others.
ins onx-c chief supplies from a poor. and wasted
country, We reached our destination In good
health and condition.
VT SHERMAN. Gen. Commanding.
- The Bcntonvitlc Flight
The HtrdId's G0ldehoro correspondent says
*.Da1ipg Sundays fight Gen. Slocum sent four
messages to Sherman that the left wing had been
pounced upoh By Johnston's 3 entire army. and ask
rapidly forward when Gen. Slocum'e dispatches
managcd to find him. At daybreak on the morn
ing Of the 10th, Hazens division Of the 18th corps
eorp:, reported on the 'eld. having marched all
night ftom the New Go1dbhoro road. Gen. how.
srd's, with Logan'a and Blsir'e corps, came up
on the night By way OF EoGe's BRIDGE and Al noon
Of the sGih, Shcrnnan's army Vas in line before
Joe Johnsson's army, outnun beE1ng him two TO
ore. The enemy absudoned the line fncins west
during the night Of the 18th, and took up one fac
lnG south, get not e1actsy uncoyertng the road to
Go'dshoro, over which the left wing must travel.
Morgan moved up and faced the new line. Hazen's
dtvision went IN on the right, ard the connec-
ton Sas complete. During the afternoon Of the
s0'h 1npan'e corps pressed mp to the 'front.' while
Gen. Mowers division ol Biair's corps, attacked
and ca1ricd couple Of line. on the right. They
penetrated to point where hcy could hear our
wounded cheer In the 1ebel hospitals, when they
we're stopped by tho darkness md line they
could not css1y. -
Monday NIGHT, Johnston LETT, md Loesn,e CORPS
vent Into Beato9Elae aud brought % larFe