The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-08
A New "On to Richmond Quickstep as
Performed by Sherman'S Armies.
Departure Of the Fifteenth, Fourteenth, Sew
sntsenth and Twentieth Corps from Ra-
leigh, North Carolina, for Richmond.
PaSsage Of the Second and Fifth Army
Corps Through the Late
~ Rebel Capital,

RALuaH NJ c., April 28-6P NJ
DrARrURs GENERAL SHERMAN.
General Sherman leaves tonight special train. for
Morshead City, whence he will proceed to Charleston and
Savannah, after which he will join his army at Rich
mond.
The following order has been issued in reference to the
route Of march Of sheman's army
:. Special Field Ord.rs-No. SO.
HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DIVISION or The MISSISSIPPI
Hostii,tiss having cea the following changes and
dispositions Of troops in Inc teld will be made, with as
little delay as practicable The Tenth and Twenty third
and Major General NJ Schoaeld will transfer back to
Major General Gilmore commanding Department OF the
sion OF Brevet Major General Grover at Savannah Tho
Third division Of cavalry corps Breve Major General
partment of North Carolina, and General Fitzpatrick will
report person Major General Schodcld for orders
return 70 East and that Of Brevet Major Gene
raj Wilson will be conducted back the Tennessee river
IN tho neighborhood OF Decatur, Alabama.
Major General Howard will conduct the Army Of the
Tennessee 70 Richmond, Va following roads substantial
burg or to tn tight Of that line Major General slocum
Will conduct the Army of Georgia to Richmond by roads
70 the ef o. the sosts INDICATED Tor 1enea t
Those armies viii turn In at this point the contents OF
their ordnance train, and the wagons for extra foge
and provisions. These columns will be conducted slowly
and In the best Of order and will aim to be at Richmond
ready 70 resume the march by the middle OF May The
Chief Quarteraster and Commssary OF this military d.
vision Generals Easton and Beckwith making the
proper dispositions OF their departments here, will pro-
Good 70 Richmond and mako suitable preparations to
receive these columns and 10 provide for their further
Journey.
BY order OF Major General W.T. SHERMAN
l. M DAYTON Assistant Adjutant General
p S-The departure of General Sherman took place at
ten r NJ He escorted to tho train BY large dele
cation Of the general and staff officers Of the army
torchlght procession OF soldiers extemporzed and
also accompanied him to the depot. ~
RALEIoH, N. c., May 2, 1893.
The rebel prisoners paroed a, Greensboro already
arriving IN town, and the of Raleigh are filed
with the soldiers Of the hostile arnles who intermnge
in the best good feeling
gh ARRIVAL on GENERALS HApDFE AND ANDERSON
Generals Hardee Anderson arrived here yesterday
They visited General Schoeld at his headquarters
Governors mansion last evening, and very pleasant in
tervicw Of several hours duration took place.
PARoLSG JoHssroSs ARMY,
81 Greensboro, is still in progress under the direction OF
General Hartsun.
& y eaa rARoLR
Tho following Is a copy Of the printed parole, which,
whom filled up with tho soldiers and signed by the
commissioner OF the respective sides, delivered TO
the soldier Us bis passport to return home 80.
In accordance with tho OF the Military Conven-
ton entered into the Goth day of April 1866 between
General Joseph T. Johnston, commanding the Confede-
rate Army, and Major General W. T. Sherman, COM
handing the United States Army in North Carolina,
HAS gwen MS soicnn opuga-
to take up against the government Of the
United States until properly released from this obga-
DISTURBED BY he United States hi 60 long as he
observes this obligation and obeys the laws In where
he may reside. c. s. A., Commanding.
Brew. Brig General and A. l. g., L. 8. A.,
Special Commissioner.
One week ago General Johnston's army numbered
about fifteen thousand men. They were leaving for
their homes at unprecedented rate and resistance
was offered them by the rebel military authorities They
have devastated the country In the vicinity of
boro and great suffering will undoubtedly prevail amcng
the inhabants There 10 hardly horse left and many
families without food OF any sort