The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-23
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETINS.
wA,ursonoa Feb. 10,

WAsulSonoN, Feb, 10,
70 Nqior Gcngq' Da:
The announcement Of the occupation
of Columbia South Carolina, by Gene
RAJ Sherman, aud tue preIiclei eya'ua.
ton Of Charleston has been communica
tel to the Department in the following
eI.grams just received from Lieut., Gen.
Grant.
[Sigaed I. NJ STANTON,
Sec. ofWar.
CRY PoSr, Feb, 10.
To D. w. Stanton
The Richmond Dispatch Of this NOR.
ming says;
Sherman entered Columbia yesterday
morning, and lis iall necessita,cs, it
prosumes, the fall Of Charleston, which
it thinks is being already evacuated.
[SignGdl U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General,
Cry PorSr, Feb Is.
70 Hon Z H. .Sion'oa:
The following is from to days Rich,
moud Dispatch:
columbia has fallen! Sherman
marched into, and took possession of the
city yesterday moroins. The inteli
genee was confirmed yesterday by Gen.
Beauregard, in an official dispatch.
Columbia is situated on the north
bank Of the Congsrce river, just below
tho confluence of The SaIuda and 9Brood
rivers
From Beauregprd S dispatch, it ap
pears that on Thursday evening the en-
envy approached the south bank of the
Congerce, and threw number of shells
into the city. During the night they
moved up the river, and yesterday NOR
ming forded the Saluda and Broad riv.
ers. Whilst they were crossing these
rivers, our jroops were under fire. Gen.
Bcaurcgard evacuated Columbia. The
enemy soon after took possession.
Through private sources, We learn
that two days ago, when it was decided
not to attempt the defense of Columbia,
a large quantity of medical stores, which
it was thought was impossible to remove
was destroyed. Tho female employees
of the Treasury Department had been
previously sent of 10 Charlottesville, ten
miles south Of Columbia. We presume
the Treasury telcgraphic establishment
was also removed, although as to this
we have no positive information.
"The fall Of Columbia necessitntes,
we presume, the evacuation of Charles,
ton, which we think likely is already in
process of evacuation.
"It is impossible to say where Sher,
man will next direct his steps The
general opinion is that he. will go Cid b
lesion, and estOblisha base there, bit
we confess we do not see what need he
has for base. Il is to be presumed he
is subsisling on the country, and he has
had no battle to consume his ammuni.
ton. Before leaving Savannah he de-
clared his intention to march 10 Colum
bia, thence % Augusta and thence TO
Charleston.
This was uttered Is boast and to
hide his designs, as we believe. and he
will next strike at Charlotte, which is
one hundred miles north At Columbia, on
the Charlotte & Columbia Railroad, or
at Florence, s. c., the junction of the
Columbia IL Wilmington and the Char
lesion & Wilmington Railroads, some
ninety miles east of Columbia,
"There was report yesterday that
Augusta had also been taken by the enc.
my. This we do not believe.
1--WE have reason to feel assured that
nearly the whole Of Sherman's army is
at Columbia, and that the report that
SchoGeld was advancing Oh Augusta was
untrue.
From the Wing we learn the
Charleston Mercury Of yesterday an
nOuuces temporary suspension of that
paper, with view to its temporary re.
movaI to another point. This is rem.
dered necessary by the progress ofmi'i.
tory events cutting it off from the mail,
"Semmos has been made a Rcar.Ad,
mjr0, and will take command of the
James river squadron"
[Signed ~. S. GRANT,
"Lieutenant General"