, 1865-12-20

aitlI Of people, ,vkn nad ,cza up The pa7emrnIa .
tsesr commercial stzestt 10 supulJ material 10 oh
, | aHpct the channels Of thxt kxfoor.
In 3 lew aavs ! rssseee was cleared. aad II
: ttesm.s s md zcessk ~ The Transport dees dia
changed thctr cargoe* II the long dsused aud dilap
) north richly heishted with captured cotton
% IN zoe "a January, Geaer1l Sherman nsau
a division Of The railroad CONSTRUCTION corps hat
oeen ordered ftom The Tennessee TO tho sayanu.l
, "a mest him II bad ccostca tie Alle2hanies II
m!iG.winse.- snd vas promptly 1t the rendesrou,
machinefy Tor the railroads of tAe eo1st
kwas decided rot To- operate directly s.1lo.
IN aaa ;o9 me foGr Gess Of hs 1eesfcn
; fo:ees ut could spa5e for Its s,ege.
he E!ser ard mosc daslrg plan OF marching in
T capital, and deraAlatn2 the agricultural portion
the State ~aa pursued.
Charleston soon fell, and tho construction corp.
railroad 1on The harbor Of Ieaaiort, Sosth taso no
NE8, toward klnston, at which point uen- Sherman
whs1 pared nom hug in January. his army r
march. !old ne 10 look ont tor him next.
His Chiet Qnartermastes. ten. Eastan, who hat
accompanied TIE amy in IS march rom Chats
ch2Ee ol The feet loaded with supplies. The tee
J ard supplies Utra ii1nsfc1Etd 10 The haIbor o
Leau'oA; Fort tlaber tel in January, md sh.
capc Fear river was opened to oar transports. Tht
troops whIsh had captused, with the aid Of II.
navy, the Jetenees At the mouth af the river. nm
81 h9 r. sf e bo n Asa
4. cap1Ifed Wilmington. md advanced tosrasu Colds
;, bore. Ths i've raiiEnads, each nlnety-ase Us
he'd cIty 70 Goldsboro xe1e repaired ed b. % tae % ean
engines, md when the Eight wing of Ga; sher
ii met supplies OF provisions brought BY tho rall
roads from the eosst, and found Goldrborp' oc:u.
pied corps witch en- The 15th January bad been
., Again was The army supplied with fuI equipment
Of clothing, shoes. aud Of all The various articles ol
neees.iy ioF iseK md ita tEains, Torn out in IL.
Il! list o. snemy i aale;sa. s. <sD'pp 'a''s'
Upon The surrender Of the rebel annie. In Viz
; Sherman and OF Lieutenant General Grant marched
Tor v ssh neton- where they wese reviewed BY the
President and cabinet. af,ek which they went into
lie prepmaIons tor their tranatef to other fields OF
orsfa,,on sid Tor their diahandment were made.
department 10 support and supply he army oi Cen
+ia Sherman, the armies IN tsont OF hchmund IL o
.eant1ed 2 yas1 expenditure These armies we're
Their equipment for march, az we'll a. for siege,
IVES cone slan,ly kept in The highest etx,e Of en-.
CLERGY. The country !o wh:ch thsy lululahed no
brought by rail and BY sea from Tho north and
armies on The Jsnes averaged over si,ooo, 300 pr
lhe tables It the end of this 1cpor. give in,or-
nation as to ibe strength u The Eeet and the mag
hl1uoc o. tne operations involved IN the supply
| from utSIa1t potts- OF m MmI over 100,Qu In
strength, with. al times, over 5000 wagons to keep
5eFa'5 aId oreE c. oco animals horses and mules
From tho deposs IN the West, nnde1 ahe general
direction Of Creyet Mai. Gcu- Robert Allen Senior
upasteznaster In the mississippi Valley, The
bt1laud ihc ails*istlppl, the Missouri, the ArSan.
sas. tndflhe Gnlf OF Mexico were supplied.
Tie Northwest was the storebousa from which
ff+<1rr EfFRlY tkdfa afRyHn
material which by STEAMBOATS, and railroad trains,
| were distributed 10 the posts.
Lists Of steamers employed On the Atlantic, upon
10 1nis II OFT. ,
oreyery variety of construction, mpsiisd BY sail o.
steam. Delails OF ibis aeet and Its cost will be
Iotno IN anothef part OF IBIS report.
| Great movements u troops continued to be made.
ne army o. Gen. Ieomas having Dispersed The
mtEated N The battle Of, Nashville, on the
15en ano ltih o. peecmhet,, 1851, and
tle pur nit. which followed y: Vas divided. The
i SSd corfs, undtr Gen Schoheld lGo1 strong. was,
r sannas!. a. hereinafter detailed transported 70
ine @ coast o. Norm CaI9iina, e eo.opeEq5a With
a1slHefJ and BAGGAGE tatns, VAS sent 10 Sew Or
c9nby. n The reduction Of Mobile.
he eaynlsy. under Mai. Geu, Wilson, was leat-
sauippsd md tsansasa oo TO
rior cities or Alabama and Geo1sia; Selma, Nont-
gomezy, Columbus and Macon iii belofe them.
supplied With lie Necessary msrsr1a1: bnests T fer.
aEe, food and clolhiug we're promptly delivered AZ
tie appointed rendezvous md depots, and steamers
| and Their supplies promptly. ~f'
| Ubrinp the who.e ~, Il heilcve NAV sov du,-
,ne rs shoie war-no movement vas delayea, no
ion. ,r tho snnn1ies rennrti rom The 1,'inrtsr
mastess's Department. ~ '''A1 N's S"''t
II he cio.e n hnsf,I,t,r. mad. avr,, cr..+s- AVN,
- ~. -. ~ E- t..-v-- --eA
ass[C0 men were disttibuted yom Waahn tim ajone
10 lhe,r homes In The north carried IN ayry hamrt
in every State n Thfrh ~ -eein3enta rendsI.
youeed mill mia nf when fhe rnsn dIsne,xrI
sixty thousand men Of The amy any of Gca, 5he.-
man were noyed nom Wash{nc1nn IL Innt,riii.
in mo,ion for lhe;r homrs md ssts q Rno @
men wcpr navel fc r. J.n .mss Tsa5 s r.; IT,
t..rHs ~ tre1 act ~ F,.,, M e n!o
van,1ah 49, 1S@oA.~~ :" oS-
Sixty thousand prisoners Of wss, reles,ed, were
sent to their homes ID The Southern Siates.
enss a epns r. ,bsl M ,'as ana son.h
cLaIerd, Their nisces wcte n .omr ~ - mn. IN
nI+G ~ the tr,n.ixrr r. the Gorth ~ H. Wy
which Ind forecr to serve. isrre .,fcs Or csx.
alfY mas moyed mn, the rotnnsr 10 H.. Artanss,
"a g e l,9, 'hs Essi:rn 4, p;as:
Department f,ns never beeu cEeater thau s,nec ihs
cessa,ion of hostiilics; 1.s dnty enhraeins the @
transportation TO their homes Of the greater pa.t Of
amy d million n,cu, ths collection md Trans
poHatIou TO depots. for Storage for SAFE Of the
antplals ana atoEes surplus rom the r2pd reduction
Officers ere sent 10 inspect tho various dcpots
aid posts 10 repor1 what stores shond be sold and
rectiEe reductions in palchasef il lists Of persons
employed, crterinE lie sale Of surplus maie!a the
REDUCTION of the strength Of the taina nnd the tal
Of ~ eorplns animals Of the e,valEy, artillery md
trains, the discharge sale Of transports not need
cd for tho returning troops. Reports in detail. here
With, contain such in!ornation as to these opera
wi!h,n the limit. Of thi. report. - ~
lhe examination, COLLATION., and analysis Of The |
records Of this Department ta not complete The |
probation, to essabff:h board OF Officers, whose
business il ahan b % collect from the Official
ports fuil statistics Of the vast operations which,
eEetgtea ot every oGces OF ability and experience I
1u .hla aepatmept.
The work ha. been seeompl,shed, the record 1 In
hsse no. lei leisure iot ,h.. examination md
Iaztton Of the records which Il necessary for fnH
during The fonr Years ol Mar-
In tbc last annual report had tho honor to make
nom1nal report Of the officers who held tha most
10 their merits md their wor4E. Many Of these
bave 10 we'll deserved, md whlea hey SO" 70 htsaiy
p1i3c aa the recognition by their Government Of
isIthful tez.1ce. lam grateful for the recognition
my coutsol thas given to lis oticerl.
The general dlentbunon OF duties his not mate
rally varied during the ye1I. The officers h4d IN
the course OF thrso Je1z1 OF active serlce generally
found The posiions In which ther respective qu.I-
Ties made them OF the greatest retvlce TO their
country.
Brevet Mai. Gen. Robert Allen confirmed to exer-
ci.e The authority md control uith which he lad
been invested 10 aenlor and Supervising Quarter.
master in 1he Valley Of the AisEisstpui; h. duties
haye remained the came ~ during the preyfons
yeafs, Ills annual report IS hertWifh. Haf Itheen
more full IN delatl, II would hsvs gwen a better
idea OF ihe magnitude Of hIs respausbilties. hia
labors and his merits. There passed through his I
hands, during tho fiscal year EAg1lHlH45
Hrt vet 1fa1, Gen, Eui1x iurzIjs contiuued In the
teld 10 cop1fol he seryico 6T the DuartermsseT's
Department with the armies opera dug under Iieut
Gen. Grant againar Richmond.
The admirable manner In which the dut!es Of hfs
poE( Hcre perfo,med is shown in tha efse1encv n
The opetatiops which suppIted the troops dnfine.