, 1865-03-23

fired the b-idge, which was covered with
f0fta; fayetteville Is earrisoned BY Gen. slocum.
The best Of order and regularity relgns there.
The str cts ate patrolled By guards, thuspro'
tecting life and property. Nothing has been
destroyed, or is likclyto oe DESTROYED, except
he arfeual and the Office Of the Fayetteville
Nsertxr. ...-.
The first boat to open Communication was
the tne Davidson, Capt. Robert Stephenson,
and Cant. AinsWorth, Of Wilmington. She
had on hoard guard Of serenty-ave men OF
fho 18th Indiana, armed with seven shooters,
nnder command Of Capt. Theodore Reiple,
Lieu!euants Thomas G. Cu11ey and Richard
il ues.
Fayetteville Is about ore hundred asd
twenty miles from Wilmington by the river.
Though the river banks are known to be oc-
cupfed By the enemy, the tug and her gallant
crew ran tho gauntlet. They were fired on
twice BY the enemy, but no lives were lost.
They we're received with cheers by our mn
an her arrival, The trip back to Wilmington
was extremely interesting. We had a mil
boat in conso soy. with two guns, and though
we eaw the abandoned .p'cket-tlres Of the
enemy along the river, they did not dare to
fire on us. -;
SUMMARY OF WHIT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN rH8
CAMPAIGN.
ont, rs 1t were, from tho outer world.
Besides compelling the rebels to esacuato
Chatlektou. we destroyed Columbia, Orange
burg. and several other places also, over
f1tty miles Of their chief lines Of railroad, and
thousands OF bales Of cotton.
Az Columbia We captuted 43 cannon, zoo, :
Geo cartridges 10 tons Of powder, 900
rounds of fixed ammunition, about 10000
muskete, over 100 goyel nment presses, b.
sides IN immense amount Of public stores,
locomotives, rolling s1ocR, and other kinds Of
government stores tO0 numerous to mention.
At CheraH we took rs cannon, 8 ca!ssons,
ard 2 travelling fotges, besides large quan-
tlty of government stores OF various kinds in
the nIEenals aud elsewhere.
Al Fayetteville VIC took seventeen cannon.
besides large quantity Of government stores
of various kinds In the arsenal aud elsewhere.
This makes eightY-fye cannon-one-third Of
Which we're field pieces-with carriages, calls
sons at d all complete. We captured about
q, 600 animals on our line Of march. We
colo1ed refugees. We also hsd about 1900
white refugees, a11 Of whom were we'll cared
for, and will be sent North 10 whatever desti-
nat ion they choose.
We operated oYrr The following districts or
counties: In South Ca,olina-Geautort, Barn
sf nv, Fairfield, Chester. Lancaster, Sumter,
Darlington. Chesterfield, Marlboro. In North
Meck1enburg, Anson, Rlchland,
Cn'on, Robeeon, Cumberland and Moore.
We marched on an average four hundred
and fifty miles, our wings extending com,
thirty-fye or +. rty miles. This would give IN
area Of over lflcen thousand square mites
wbicn we operated over, all the time support
ing mcn aud ANIMALS IN the country In
deed, the loss VIC have inflicted on the enemy
is incalculable, and all at tEihing sacrifice Of
lie.
think one thousand killed. wounded and
mfseing will cover our casualties. Several Of
these were owing to accidental explosions ut
Columbia and Cheraw. t
1he enemy's loss must be, IN killed, wound
cd and missing, about twelve hundred, while
VIC captured and had On hand thee thousand
: prisoners. The army is just resting q few
days ut Fayetteville, and will then march to
Goidsboro Or Kinslon to join schofeld's gal
liant army.