The New York herald., 1865-12-06


right rushed impetuously forward renewing the assault
ON overton's Hill, and although MEETING very heavy
fire. the onset was irresistible artillery and nnumerabls
prisoners IAN ng into hands The enemy, hopeessy
broken fed In confusion through the Brentwood Pass
the Fourth cor in close pursuit. which continued
Tor several miles when darkness closed the scene and
the troops rested from their labors During the two
days operations there 462 prisoners captured,
general IS pieces Of artillery and thousands Of small
arms The enemy abandoned on the field all Of his dead
Al the battle Of Nashville Hood army which at one time
was considered the best drilled and most formidable rebel
force set ON foot during the war disappeared army
organization Commanded successfully by Bragg John
son and Hood many bloody fields proved the courage OF
the soldiers and the skill Of s commanders The shat
tered fragments OF this army We're pursued from Nash
vile 10 the Tennessee river by the forces Of Gene
raj Thomas and followed harassed for two hum
dred miles by detached commands. In bis report Gene
mand Is accorded the credit Of giving Hoods army the
last blow Of the campaign at distance OF two hun
18th Of December Nashville" What troops escaped
from the pursuit afterwards united with other ag
iaio down their arms to General Sherman at Raleigh
hoRGAS's LAST RAID
While the events that have been mentioned were
transporting In the main armies other military opera.
lions Of less magnitude, but contributing to the general
result by harassing and weakening the enemy, were
invaded KentucEy and was defeated by General
BuIbrdge in severe engagement at Cynthana on the
, 18th day OF June John Morgan was surprised and
ked and his staff captured by General Gillem on the
4th day Of September 1884 In the month Of Novem-
Der rebel expedition, under Breckinrdge, Duke and
from East Tennessee. An expedition under General
Soneman and General Burbrdge penetrated to satville
place broke up the railroads and inflicted great
tion upon the enemys supplies and COMMUNICATIONS
PRIcx's LAST INVASION OF MISSOURI
After the withdrawal Of troops from tho Red river
large rebel force advanced under Sterling Price into
Kansas and penetrated thence into the Department OF
the Missouri But they were at length driven back with
Other military operations of greater less mag.
naaae ,,S occurred during the yearsome aendea
the former class were Kilpatrck's raid against
Richmond, the capture OF Plymouth and It's
garrison at the of the year. by the rebels
under Hoko the defeat OF the expedition from Mem
phis under General Sturgs the capture OF Fort Pillow
Andesonvie On the other hand the RAIDS OF Grierson
from Memphis in December; Of Stoneman and Burbridge
into Virginia. OF Wilson into Alabama, inflicted sore dis
tress upon the enemy and brought the rebels to sol
emn OF the suerngs caused to themselves by the
war they had undertaken against their government
THE SITUATION AT THE BEGINNING or 1865.
At the OF the year 1896 all hearts were
more anxio than ever to bring the war TO speedy
close Every preparation that end made by the
department and by the military commanders in the field
Adequate appropriations wero votd and new popular
loans authorized by Congress- Further measures for re-
crutng the army, prompted by experience. were OK
acted. new draft for half million OF men was put
into prompt execution. Tho state Executives re-
The people responded to the demands of the
occasion, and RAPID recruitment began in all
the States, and was at Its height when Richmond fel
Troops thai time being raised, organized, armed
and equipped as fast as they could be conveniently
transported TO tho field. To tho coming campaigns
through the Caronas and vrcina all eyes looked for
speedy and decisive result that should end the war
The military position is thus stated by the Lieutenant
Gencral.--
tin March, 1865, General Candy moving ado
quate for 20 AGAINST Mobile and the army defending It,
under General Dick Taylor; Thomas was pushing out
from Middle Tennessee, under Brevet Major General
Wilson, against the my's vital points In Alabama the
ttrnrcv EaeH
man, towards Lynchburg and assembling the remainder
Of his available forces preparatory to or nsve operations
from East Tennessee General Sh ridans cavalry at
White House, the armies Of tho Potomac and James were
confronting the enemy, under Lee In his defences or
Richmond and Petersburg; General stoneman with his
armies, reinforced by that Of General Schoed, was At
Goldsboro; General Pope was making preparations for
spring campaign against the enemy under Kirby Smith
and Price, west OF the Mssppi; and General Hancock
concentrating force the vicinity Of Winchester
Va, to guard against INVASION 10 operate oensvely
a. might necessary
STRENGTH ~ our ARMIES IN mARoH 1865
Oicia reports show that on the lst Of March, 1885,
the aggregate national military fore OF all arms, officers
and men. was nine hundred and sixty thousand FIVE
hundred and ninety one to witt
Available force pres mt for duty .6O2 598
On detached service In the different military de-
In field hospitals or unit for duty 35 62s
In general hospitals sick leave at home l43 4l0
Absent on furiOugh or rs prisoners OF war. III 605
Absent without leave.. ID 6S3
Grand aggregate. 1886 SOL
This force was augmented on the LIST of May 1905 by
en stments 10 the number OF million five hundred
and sixteen OF all arms ollccrs and men Il 0OO, ,51Bl
Tho aggregate aabe force present for duty on tho
LIST Of March was distributed In tho dneront commands
Army o. tho Potomac .los, ,27s
Headquarters military division Of tho Mississippi IT
Department OF the Cumberland ............ 62, 026
Department the Tennessee. ............ 45 649
Left wing Army of Georgia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 644
Cavalry CORPS military divisions Of the Mississippi 4lO
Headquarters military division Of West Mississippi "a
Reserve bIsadcs military division OF West Mis-
D. snnn psrs%on; Of the Gulf IS go
Department Of Arkansas. Observation-Disclosures. "a sol
Department Of the ssissIpp. "a 1853
Sixteenth army s....................... 1895
s rsy hs inc
psrsrmcns Of n,as, .hs Nc.hwcs, Invest tss
Cavalry Middle Military Division. IL $50
Nineteenth army corps. Observation-Disclosures. 66l2
Middle Department Observation-Disclosures. 2Os0
Department Of Washington. 20 O56
Department Of West Virginia. 1857
Department Of Pennsylvania. a................... $50
Department Of the East. .................... 1462
BspsImsn DsSarmsns Of e NsrS SHsns Carol ss
Department OF the South ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL $40
Department OF Kentucky .................. 10 655
Northern Depar .rent IL 229
Department sf tie Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 1924
Department oi Vow Mexico 260l
Grand to,,l .oo2, ,5ss
prprcuos PORT vfsHxR
The acy operations Of 1865 gan with the reduction
Of Fort Fiber by combined expedition Of land and
naval forces. The port Of WmjHgton n. C., during the
whole war had been princira point OF foreign trade
with tie rcbels The advannnc os s position defed the
most rigorous blockade and afrer hc fall " Savannah,
y g,s The only gau tt-oogh which foreign supplies
could Dsf9 70 The tahcl8~ fls strong works and
garrison o. Eor Fisher at the month OF Cape Fear
river wore tho maiT defsrce Of Wilmington. On
the Sth Of pecetaber crr of abont O. 800 men under
Mae General Butter started from Fortress Monroe to
Of conjunction with q rnnsl force under Admiral
Porter, against Fort Fisber General Butler effected
the 27tt and returned with Ei troops 20 Fortress Mon
roo The Leutcnan General ordered The enterprise 70