Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-06-15

they burned their ram in disgust, scat
tered ''torpedoes' on the railroad and
in the works, and then Runaway entire
ly,
Next day, our troops got pontoon
bridge across the river and marched
across. Col Malloy's brigade Of pee
wees having the honor Of crossing first,
and leading the advance through the
city, on the outside of which we made
camps and built heavy field works.
On the 10Th of March, having had
good rest, we prepared to advance to
Goldsboro, and, Of course had to have
another change round. All the "Pee-
wees" were gathered together again in
to one Division. and Brig. Gen. Green
put in command of them; who, to begin
with, kept US in suspense all that day
waiting to march, and then at night
moved US to the other side Of town, away
from our good dry camp into a wet
swampy field all intersected with bitches
and bogs, just to get us together again,
marching us, back through our camp next
morning!
Gen Carter was very sorry to lose
us from his command as will be seen
from the following =
Headquarters I'd Div. Dist. of Beaufort
In the field n G, March 10Th 1868
Special Field Orders No. IA.
It is with unfeigned regret that the Gen
eral commanding parts with the officers and
men of the 1st Brigade, commanded by Col
Malloy, and the other men of the Provision
al Division who have been serving temper
airly with the Sd Brigade.
Although separated from their separate
commands and laboring under the disadvang
tages incident thereto, the General has
found them in all the elements that consti-
tute good soldiers, on the march, in the
camp, and in action, in no way behind the
organized regiments who have been associ-
ated with them, and he takes this method
Of publicly acknowledging their good seryi-
ces and expressing his regret at losing them
from his command
By command of
Brig. Gen'l. S. P. CARTER,
Signed, II. II. THOMAS A. A. Gen'l
Brig. Gen'l. S. 2. Carter, under
whom we had served from New Berne to
Kinston, is an East Tennessean, tall.
stout. well-formed, dark CON plexioned,
black hair, and beard mixed with grey,
slow and precise in speech, christian
and the finest gentleman [ have met in
the army, not excepting any. [ never
heard Of any one complaining that he had
| received harsh treatment from the Gen
eral, or heard any unciyil word from his
lips, and we really parted in sorrow
conscious that we should not be apt to
look upon his like again in a long while.
We left town on the Goth, camping
near Whitehall but on the opposite side
Of the river, and next day the 2lst, ar
ri,;ed at Goldsboro. in heavy rain, the
rebels making feeble resistance to our
skirmishers, then falling back and burn
ing the bridges SO as to prevent pursuit.
Two hundred bales of cotton was burn
ing near a switch of the depot, and next
day the very fire depot was accidently
burned, serious loss to us as we need
ed it to store up our supplies in.
On the 23d, Sherman's army began
pouring in, and on the 25th inst the 2.
D. A. T. or 'Pee-wee Division was
broken up by Sherman's order and its
members sent to their various and res
pective regiments, which they were glad
enough to see and join.
In conclusion, let me say, that it was
with great reluctance we shook the part
ing hand, and bid each other farewell.
Having been associated SO long, and en-
dured SO many hardships, marching,
fighting, and toiling together; species
of brotherly love had sprung up amongst
us, which we found hard to sunder. Our
acquaintance had grown more pleasant
each day, and we parted, hoping to renew
it under more favorable auspices, when
the war should end, and peace spread
her snowy pinions over all the land.
"W"
Raleigh, N. c. April 28th, 1865.