The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-30
sHERMAN's GRAND MARCH,
Northward from Columbia, $. c.


Correspondence Of The New Ycsk Tribune.
From Columbia we marched toward,
Charlotte, destroying the railroad rs W.
went The goth corps entered Winns
borough on the 2lst, about ~ miles from
columbia, on the Charlotte road. Oh
lcniCing the town some of the largcs
buldlugs were found TO be ON Are. Upor
inquiry, It was discovered that the houses
had been fired by Mrs. Lauderdulc, VIII,
hod quantity Of cotton stored in the
buildings, and which she said "shc would
destroy TO keep the Yankees from getting
u In this way large portion Of this
very pretty town was burned. Here we
found many rebels from Charles,on, who
had moved their household furniture, SC,
to safe place Gus they thoughO from
fenSee invasion. The town was Gro.
iully taken care OF, and the guards lcf, hy
General GcOry were sent by the rebels.
when they entered the town after US, un.
harmed into cur lines.
We were now getting on revolutionary
ground, strikiog the Cutaba river at Rock
liils where sumter fought his actions,
While at this river u rein.storm came on,
which rendered the roads almost impos.
sable The goth Corps crossed Ito river
first, and rot through with great din
Guilty, Kilpatrick's cavalry followed.
AFTER whom came the l4th Corps. While
this corps was crossing the bridge gave
way, and the greater portion oft floated
of down stream. The bridge was finally
repaired, the tugs Of the mule harness
being anchored us cables, aud the lAth
Corns crossed. Tho Army Of the Ten
nessee crossed ubou, twenty miles below,
meeting with little or no opposition.
The next point of interest was the
Hanging Rock, also connected with
Revolutionary memories. When about
one days march from Hanging Rock,
some of our bummers captured a couple
.ol banks which were On tdnSiiu in four
safes. In the place Itself was ltand all
Of General Ripley's private history Of the
siege Of Charleston. This gives US his
torical date from the highest rebel official
sources. All'tho property found was al
once taken TO the headquarters of Gen.
eral Williams, commanding the goth
CorPs, the money carefully counted, and
tunrcd over 10 the United States Govern
ment.
The next town of Importance was
Chesterfield, which was entered by the
ioragers two days in advance Of the army.
At the same time the Fifteenth and Sew.
enteenth corps entered Cheraw, General
Mowers division in advance. The COM
mnnds of that officer fought their way in
with skirmish lire, but hid no serious
opposition. We captured at that place
23 guns and large quantity Of fixed
ammunition. Among the guns WINS
Blukely gun, "presentcd to tho sovereign
State of South Carolina by her citizens
resident abroOd, December, 1900" This
gun was used on Morris Island dusinq the
first bonlbardment of Fort Sumter. and
With Il the rebels cloim to have shot away
the flagstaff of the fort. On the day off
President Lincoln's re-inaugurotion
March 4, 1865, General Mower captured
his gun. turned it quickly on the retreat.
ng rebels aud gave them National
ihottcd salute, for which they furnished
III lhe materials. Owing to the disaster
losion occurred which seriously wouuu. I
ID one man and more or less injured the |
and the town. Many Charles
onians were IN town who hud escaped
rom Charleston with their houshold furui- /
ure, &c. Amoug the captures was the
'ntire stock OF wine OF Mr.. Reyonel, one |
of the most celebrated in all the South.
From Cheraw, the route of the army
was across the Pedce River directly to
where we captured the
United States ursonal and large quanti-
iy of machinery, ammunition, stores, &c.
Much of the machinery, that was re-
moved from Hasper's Ferry was found at
this place.
RILPATRIcK's FIGHT,