, 1865-12-21
STATISTICS OF TIE WAR.
Report Of the Quartermaster.
General.
TRANSPORTATION OF THE AHM1

noEth Of The Eseal year, the ofacs work Of tho q
1on-.asi q r. osesn I nd lske tra.,sPor.!on,w
. nud oGcese, Who wero called 10 1c4tya aaryics
the deld during tho demonstration ind atssck {
! B1cekiatid9e, During ihf5 lime, horavcl, i
neces eaty steamer transportation was assembled
+ City Point. mo moved to Washington and Bal,
: yane,ug enemy =. The 6a,tles oF tho Monoescy n
the attack On Washington. This l0sh array COR
vas Aleo brought ftom the Chesapeake, where
Washington N time to take part In tho op:,a,los
ios ~ dctecea End In the pursuit Of the bsfna
Dnsmg the month OF July, also, the army of "
lor Genssal Candy xaa moved By Sea ron New o
the reduction Of nc toztfea,Ions al is entrance,
OF troops bJ eea weEe made, bat large feet vi
constantly enPloysdh II In supplyin: the armies b,
. tiors along the coast from tho Chesapeake to Ne
: Orleans.
ID he Indictment month OF December the :,
paGsea oi Senssa! "a; shefnans army 70 Tho coast i
fom Atlanta
await the arrival Of the troops. should unc1pcc.e
| opposition compel General Sherman TO chatior b,
| conrsc 10 the south-
= Tie greater psrt Of the sto.es intended for hi
Dor, there 10 await his ar7rai at socc point On Ii
coast Of The Ca1olinas or Geosgls.
| " HEu u6 appeared III LIE fEAf u Savannah. and
capturing Fort Mc Alllster BY coup d. oa1in, CON
maucaied nilh the nAyal squadron, the ttansport
were cent zonnd 10 tho mouihs OF lbe Ogeechea IN
Sa!annah sia tsssss md hshtd5aqsht semrrs, dttee
ed Upon The 0st ntws OF bis approach arrived i
time to transfer to the river landings the clothing
and io1age and provisions which hsd been ot neees
s'iy sent II sea-so.ng vessels, both silt and stexm
md which vess 81 too heavy dsaush, 10 enter ,hs
tie artificial distractions or lie Savannah. >' ~
The army was quickly re-clothed, re.shol and re-
asted; lis ~acons dlled with ratinns and forage,
Steamers fom the Savanuoh to Hesuiott. South6
Ca1ohna, Or Port lloyal hsrhor at wh1ch place the
vessels Of heavy d,augbs eoald land their atorca
After ,ho!t and much needed rest, the army,
TT GuipPed. feft the coast, and tho transport and
aset Of !igh1 dsaughs steamers Erpa,Frd 70 ths haT
| bon OF Aso.ehest tlty3 whe5e :ihcy awaited tho nr
Eitai OF !he troops who aftsr march Of i've hun
dted miles through . hs,Ile country, without
pending so1ely upon The stores Ia their Wagon, snt
the fetorrces OF the enemys country ror thelr sub
alstenee, wese eeralo to arrive IN a condition te
require an entire renewal Of their clothing AMI
When parted With Ca 81. rnsa At ssv,n ,ah
on NE 1g.h .! Jfnu IT. be told ne to lcok On fo
lower down tho cos i, should Il ere6el army OF Vir
9ina, abant ontng hIchmoud- u1tts ui,1 ,hc b ,op
IN ne Carni,nas, md succeed In preventing his p:s
During tho month Of D, ember, M,o, an ezp,dl.
hon W1s embarked st City folnt aud Fer ress Mon
@ he nay9 Fors II
mouth Of Cape Eell Etrez- -Tht troops Eiliny tt
astaek wese embarked, and returned 10 Ialpotor
sia Gfaqa 5 .es The andn
In January The expedition va. re-emhasked With
arEer f9res, nj sueeez staliy landed aboye For
| assault
E1.hs ,r9ops Of tie "a army corps, under General
In Geor9iu and 7 "a -ce, affer The battle 81
Nashville, witch took pllee tie 18th and 10th Of
p Gambler, and the termination Of the pursuit Of
.la! aEd Ftse: TO ashiugton and Baltimore, Whers
amid many dit]cult.cs from the severity OF The SEA
son lse entirely susp;rd'ne fer timo the na'i:a.
ssesmers: and despatched 10 tae Cape Fear rrcs,
and to Beaufort, Moth Carolina 10 move, In CO.
VIII * so5os M Fs,. npon
In anticipation Of The arrival Of General rhomas'
army at Sasapuah1 had ordered 10 Savann4h d
dilsions OF the corps, a. organized, with tools and
matcEials, and Officers. were brought rum Nssh-
nile TO Baltimore by rsi!road- At Baltimore thsy
and veEc promptly At the lcndezyoua.
As tbs usmT moved, however, without depending
upon 5Ifoad Communication. desroJiniug instead
Of repairing railroads IN their march, the Coussrur-
hon corps Has Transferred to Wilmington and Beau-
fort hartoz. aud The railroads which. starting hom
oasaFa vs9e md Dss MeshsaS sad , G s ss at
efnts md ezrs, eIthsr captured cS seut ron lie
North. "
and stocked nader the protection Of the troops oI
bsitle q Benfonsflles tho rghs wing oi Cen shsr-
bo7o on The I'd OF March ragged rom ,hetr sr1ug-
giles 11th The thickets and swsmps, and blsckensd
hy INC sneke Of the burning forests ef c.;oll9a,
Nants de ies aoeheaa G9
TO move apatu On ne 1()tt1 Anil.
This army, Of nearsy 10o,ouo men. nssied .o.be
entirely rrclad and 1e.hod, the troops were to be
fed vhile resting, ios as SOON ~ the army ceased
Its march 1t ceased 10 supply itself bY forarIu.
and depended upon the snppites ron the cosyf
Ns1s1,6s!sas On the n Aatl rs AZ e iaioia
Ersry soldisr had received comp1et. ou,s, of
1hrea thn1ssnd ana eaea 9! sas
s3,e5 iodn % n sae mhsea nun Chattanoosa vas
1be rn,o1nteG i.y ans,r.t H. = a,'3 nossu on
hetErr,, Il and fHe erTnx =. .the Pntn[y. ap sn3
NJ fRirhmnnna "1n5 Ae$t tenina 1ae LIES
A tuT.boat Of thts nr,,,ncnt rnds, IN. r,,-,,-
mind ef Csps. Ainswosth. bsi resshei, X F,Fette.
drst 1,orr rreatfnr tn tha s~T,Y ~ ihe Ws4r f.
thstr cpmfads. whom thev had Jeft on the h.n,s ~
The Tenn4saea. md wbo Joined with o,bess Of he
hiextton With them. nom The per nseu vhtcn inv
sought On The Atlantic coast. ''~A @Ae'
lhe Demands upon the Department at thfz time /
compe!ed II to take into its ser'ice not only the
acex which II had gradually acquired by purchase,
pat nearly eTEzy new steam vessel thai hst been
ouiii N the United States 70 navigate The ocean
~ neet OF powerful pfopel!erf vessels OF 700 10
1,!n Ions, EMIT 90 atsnneh, burning twelve to
5G .ons o. eoat per day With speed Of $ to
~ T Lris. * nsn neen aeateo dnfnF tn9 VII, and
sessaee OF ne department
,.,i a.a!nG suSas We!e also enploEssi loaded
chor m 3se q e]a a9a e9mpened 10 m
so9G ! isaa. "nx tae a.,.s m.nlef me a!o1ms.
,bfs y Ra.,ert y, hasS epess $40 Slss Wefe
sMnlPSe4 MP 70 heanlost nafnor lor the railroads In
ANu3A0 0iA2A Q1HeE 0l Wn4cn were 90 ihc fcfuju.