The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21
ARMY 2
Mnr nenarlncnt.

War Department,
Washington. Feb Is
0Rdai o. Afy Gen Dr. The
announcement 81 the occupation Of
Columbia. 5. G.. by Gen Shermau,anl
the probable evacuation Of Charleston
uas been communicated . the De
parimcat in tie following kilograms
Just received from Lieuf-Gcn Grant.
(Signedl +. n. STANTON.
CIV Point, Feb. lS-1:l5 +. ME-
lion. f. ~ Napifoa The Richmond
Dispatch OF this morning says Sher.
mar entered Columbia yesterday more
ming and its fan necessities, il pre-.
sumcs, the fan Of Charleston. which II
thinks i already being evacuated
(signed) u. S. GRANT, 1t Gen
City Point, Feb. l9.-To r. NJ
Stanton The following is from to-
day. Richmond Dispatch
Columbia has fallen. Sherman
marched into ard took possession OF
the city yesterday morning. The in
telligence was communicated yesicr-
day by Gen. Beauregard in an oiiic-
ial dispatch.
From Gen Beauregards dispatch,
il appears hat on Thursday evening
the enemy approached the bank oftlle
Cohgaree, and threw a number oil
shells into tie ciiv. During the night
they moved up the river, and iorded
the Sa!uda and broad rivers. While
they were crossing these rivers our
troops under Gen. Beauregard eyacu.
ated Columbia. The enemy soon at,
ter took possession.
1t is impossible 10 say where Sher.
man will next direct his column. The
general opinion is that he will 90 t.
Charleston and establish a base there.
but we confess, we DO not see what
need he has of a base. 1t Is to be pre-
sumed he is subsisting on the country
and he has had no battle to exhaus
his ammunition.
From the Wig the Charleston Ne,
cary Of Saturday announces the brie
suspension Of that PAPER, with a view
of..its temporary removal to another
point. This is rendered necessary by
the progress Of military events, cutting
ii off from the mail facilities for dis.
tributing its paper to a large portion
Of its subscribers, while the lack o
transportation renders its supply o
paper precarious.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT.
The Richmond Dispatch of the l6tl
inst, contains the following
1T vas reported yesterday that oul
troops were eyacuating Wilmington
The report is unconirmed however
by official dispatches.
"Gen. Raker is in command Of our
forces at GoldsGorough, and reports tc
the War Department that he has rea.
son TO believe hat the enemy are con
c%entrating at Newbern, and that they
have with them material for repairing
the railroad from Newbern to Kins.
ton.
"Scouts who came into ,Kinston OF
the night of the 1lth inst, report tina
Gen. Foster is in command at New
bern, and that 1000 Of The 1871 army
corps have arrived there, making The
number of troops at the post about
5000.
1.-The Augusta paper of last Wed.
nesday stated that SIocum was a
Windsor, ten miles east of Aiken, ad.
vancing on Augusta, his right flank be
ing protected by the South Edisto,an
his left by Kilpatrick's cavalry
Two days after this Fitzpatrick wa'
whipped by Wheeler. SIocum has
with him the 18th ard 10th corps
The 18th and 20th corps comprise tht
force operating against Columbia anc
Charleston. This leaves n corps 0
Sherman's unaccounted for. ? We pre-
sumo it has been left at Savannah.