Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-04-05

2Sth-Right wing moved from Camden towards
Cheraw, encamping on Lynchs creek, and hating
for three days, waiting for the left wing, delayed at
the Catawba river. to get up.
|: s. MARCH.
1st-Left wing moved to Hanging Rock.
2d-Left wing marched to Horton's ferry or
Lynch's creek.
.sd-The left wing being up the whole army
crossed Lynchs creek
Albright wing captured Cheraw. Left wing
crossed Thompson's creek. -,
5sh-Right wing and part of the left crossed the
Great Pedee river. Davis corps of the left wing
moved up to Sneedsboro.
6th-Davis crossed the Great Pedee and the
whole army was massed to move on Fayetteville.
7th-Left wing moved to near Downing river.
Ssh-Rght wing at Laurel Hill.
9th-The whole army marched on the several
roads converging at Fayetteville to within twenty
miles Of the place.
1oth-Marched to within ten miles of Fayette-
vile in line of battle, anticipating an engagement
with Hardee. Kilpatrick's cavalry struck the rear
OF Hardees retreating forces Fayetteville, and
engaged Hampton in Of the finest cavalry battles
OF the war.
1lth-The whole army entered Fayetteville, hav-
ing been engaged in the campaign for ffty-four
days, and aavlng marched four hundred and forty
three miles.
INCIDENTS OF sHERMAN'S MARCH.
Another correspondent thus describes some Of
the incidents Connected with the march of Sher-
mans troops: :.
Some soldiers were foragng round house own
ed by some pretty secesh ladies'.
One of the men, seeing the earth in the garden
freshly turned up asked what is buried there|
Nothing" was the reply.
"You can't come over a Yank in that way.
guess I'll find something worth looking after here"
lie fell to digging, the lady appearing quite dis
tresscd and requested that he would desist. ms
only fired his cupidty, and he dug the more Vlgor-
ously until he41ad got down some six.or eight feet.
He would not even suffer any OF his comrades to
help him, claiming the whole as his pefqusite.
1t CHANGED to be an old we'll that had recently
been closed in. At length the young sir. told those
on the look, when good laugh was got up at bis
expense lie got up put on his coat and made
tracks, using very strong language to soohe his in
ju1cd feelings.
SOUTHERN ESTIMATION OF THR YANKEES.
inquired of an old lady who was intentiy gaz-
ing at US whether she ever saw any Yankees be-
fore. "Oh, yes; we often see your fellows with
pack on their backs, or with monkey and or.
gan!"
NEGROES TREAT OUR MEN.
A man named William Clark, formerly of Col.
Walfords cavalry, came into our lines to day. He
is an escaped prisoner, and had been concealed for
eight weeks by the poor negroes. He remained in
the swamps by day, and joined his kind protectors
at night Though they would be literally reward
ed for betraying him, still they faithful We
have always found the dcspised negro faithful to
Their masters have lately tried to conciate them.
An old negro said to me; "Massa come so kind;
though Massa cross, he'd drink out of the same
| gourd with the poor Niger"
PRESERVATION OF DISCIPLINE.
General orders have been issued both by General
| Howard and General Logan to the effect that all
! soldiers caught pillagng or burning inhabited
| houses be at once court martialled This was ne
cessary to check the excess to which things were
going. Such acts were chiefly committed by stray
| glers, who skulked for that purpose.
| AN UNCEREMoNIous VISIT To WOODLANDS.
At Woodlands, about one mile south of Midway,
s the residence Of the poet and novelist Mr. Sinms
1t is an old fashioned, unfinished brick building,
| with massive ungainly portcos. 1t is strange,
castellated appearing affair, with something of
weird look about it Our skirmishers and loragers
paid hasty visit to Mr.. Smms, and as he was not
at home they thought they would do the honors of
the house themselves, and fell to helping them
selves literally. On hearing this, Major General
Frank Blair placed guard over the place to pro-
tect the house, furniture and fine library. Mr..
simms is a thorough, rabid seciSSionist, full of
Southern prejudices, and fere: calumniator of
| Northern character and institutions.
land plantations o: South Carolina. Since we left
| Savannah the country was vast lowland plain.
| Large plantations, with their numerous surround
| ings fringe the road, while behind the cultivated
lands, which, by the way, here we'll as in Geor-
ga, arc converted into instead of cotton fields,
the dark pine forests raise the irevergreen heads
The cypress ard wild vine, too, festuon the forest.
In front of Mr.. Smms' house are some venerable
| trees, beneath, which the vine and cypress have
formed fantastic bowers, with their delicate foliage
and garlands Of hanging moss. Not far from the
residence is a dark, solemn swamp, formed by the
expansion of the Edisto over the lowlands. This
is full OF fallen trees, gothic arches of cypress and
vines intcrlacing their branches in strange shapes,
while the ever pending moss waves its funeral
| locking pail over the maSms tic poisonous OF
swamp lands Here revel in secure enjoyment wild
fowl, serpents and alligators.
Such dismal swamps are frequent in Carolina,
but chiefly abound along the sea coast from Savan-
nah to Charleston:
TIE HANGERS ON OF TIE ARMY.
I have used the word hummer :" in my accounts,
and it has been suggested that many Of your read
ers do not know the meaning OF the term. 1t has
now recognized position i'll the army lexicon
Any man Who has the object that it applies
to will acknowledge that it was admirably selected.
Fancy ragged man, blackened by the smokes of
many pine knot fire, mounted on scrawny mule,
without saddle, with gun, knapsack, butcher
knife and plug hat, stealing bis way through the
pine forests far out on the tanks of a column
Keen ON the scent of rebels, or bacon, or silver
spoons, corn, anything val liable, and you have
him in your mind Think how you would admire
him if you were a lone woman, with family Of
small children, far from help, when he blana.y liz.
qured where you kept your valu ables Think how
you would'smile when he pryed open your chests
with his bayonet or knocked to pieces your tables,
piano and chairs tore your bed clothing in three
inch strips, and scattered the strips about the yard
The "bummers say it takes too much time to
use keys. Color is protection from these
rough-riders. Theyssgo. through negro cabin III
search Of diamonds and gold watches with just a:
much freedom and vivacity as they "foot" the
dwelling of a wealthy planter. They appear to be
nossessed of q spjrlt Of Mn,lre cusSednessn Qns