The New York herald., 1865-05-08
Visit to the Homo and Resting Place Of
John Randolph Of Roanoke.
Occupation Of Greensboro, N. c., by q
Squad from the Sixth Corps.
RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
&C., &C.. Ia.

MT. Theodore @. Wilson's Dispatches.
HBADouARrERs, ssERDAx's CoLUNx, l
BOSTON, ON rHH DAN RIVER, Va, April 2o-S A. n
The original arrangement between Generals Sherman
and Johnston having been dsapprovsd Of by the govern
mental authorities at Warrington, orders were issued
during the latter part Of last week. General Sheridan
to at with the Sixth infantry corps and the
cavalry corps Accordingly, Sunday morning, April
g. the Sixth corps moved from the base At Burkesvs
Junction, the line Of the railroad direct for Danvs
On the following morning, April a. the cavalry corps
broke camp, Petersburg, and moved the Boyd.
ton plank road, Intending TO form . junction
with the infantry At Tsneyville In the course
Of the first days march passed along the
many lines Of fortincatons erected by the
rebels for the defence Of Petersburg, over Q por-
ton of the battle field Dnwddie Court House, and
bvouscked that night the line OF the Nottoway
The bridge this river found in good condition.
and hence march was NOT, yet, in any way i'm
peded We took with ten days. raons Of coeo sugar.
pork and hard tack, and small supply OF forage. Re-
fcng to the Boydton plank road 1t may be interesting
10 the reader to know that eleven years ago the
plank road in question made by a company OF gen.
tlemen from New York, under the supcrntcndence Of
Colonel Pratt and Mr. Shipman, both of New York In
the nrst days march made distance Of twenty.
six miles. The panks on the road had rot,cd away
but II nevertheless found good for travel
the citizens had collected tho abandoned broken down
horses belonging to both armies had partially fattened
them up and gone to powing and cutivsing tho land
in the days Of peace. During the evening visited the
headquarters Of several Of general officers, and
found them very comfortably and socably located
At General Crooks the proprietor Of the house invited
the general and staff TO supper and treated the whole
party TO mint julcps AT supper found signs Of
lack Of provisions In lieu Of coffee the hostess served
up mixture Of potatoes roasted and ground and
favored with coffee which that oil drank Of
II and remarked how nearly It rcsembed the original
article.
On Tuesday, Aprl 20, we marched to the Mehenin
rver and again bivouacked The bridge tho river
found destroyed The latter done In June last
by the rebels, on the occasion Of the we'll re-.
membered Wilson raid. That night at head
quarters We found q gentleman-a citizen Of the
Countrywide admitted TO being violent seces.
sionist but who invitation, could not and did
resist the temptation Of taking several cups OF coffee
with the very Yankees he affected TO despse. He
not the only found who had strong passion for
coffee IN many conversations % nsa Win men and
1--WE will now be able 70 get some real coffee" and per-
haps in the next breath inquire what you going
do with our negroesf"
cRosrro TIE MEHKnRrr
good portion Of "Wednesday. April 20, was consumed
attempted TO ford the river the banks were found
steep that several wagons mules very being
lost BY going three mics to the right from the plank
road We found toerably good fordng place used H. and
thus went on our way rejoicing That night reached
Boydon, being distance seventy three miles from
Petersburg While on the road that day delicate negro
wench, Of hundred and seventy pounds who stood
by the road sde and after having for three hours been
looking the column passed. threw up her hands
in complete astonishmcnt az she saw the head
OF another division approaching, and exclaimed,
..Bross do Lordl ! saw more men today
den i fought der was people In tho world. "
Thursday April 27tb found us at AbbevilIe ON the
staunton river We crossed the river referred 70 By