The New York herald., 1865-03-18

1 CROSSING GREAT PEDgY
The river deep and about hundred and forty
yards in width at this point with high shelving ban ks
and therefore took some time 10 pontoon. The Seven
| ing OF the 5th and was followed in the evening
and next morning by the Fifteenth corps The Twen-
teth corps also crossed at the same point while the
Fourteenth corps and cavalry crossed twelve miles
i further up the river at Sneidsboro
In lime OF march for Fayetteville, after crossing the
! Great Pedee the Seventeenth corps branched OF
wards Gipos the Fifteenth moving by laurepburg
and crossing Lumber river at Gichrist bridge TO Rock
Fish creek The Seventeenth corps had moved along the
/ plank road, both corps crossing at Davis bridge.
OCCUPATION OF yAYErrtyILik s
tan,s The first into the town Captain Dun
can. commanding the scouts and mounted men Of the
Army Of the Tennessee He was repused by Hamptons
cavalry and himself taken prisoner His party
inorced by the forages and again attacked the place.
taking it, General Giles A. Smiths Fourth division,
Seventeenth army corps came up also the head or
General slocums column and hosted the flag over the
market house.
Strong, Of General Howards staff then to General Slo
cum, who had just come up.
AS the rebels were retreatng over the river they
opened guns the town, and then fred the bridge,
VIII ch was covered with rosn.
Fayetteville is garrisoned by General slocum. The
best of order and regularity regns there. The streets
paroed by guards, thus protecting life and prop
erty Nothing has been destroyed, or is likely TO be de-
stroyed except the arsenal and the office OF the Fayce
Vile Obervea lying trucuent Sheet that well deserves
| its fate.
OPENING COMMUNICATION wnu ruE sEABoaRp
The first boat to open communication was tie tug
Davidson, Captain Robert Stephenson and Captain
Ainsworth of Wilmington She had on board guard OF
seventy five men OF the Thirteenth Indiana armed with
seven shooters, under command OF Captain Theodore
Reple, Lieutenans Thomas G. Curey and chard Jones
Too much praise be given TO tho brave officers and
men OF this boat who volunteered on this dangerous
service.
from Wilmington by the river Though the river banks
We're known to be occupied by the enemy, the noble
little tug and her gallant ran the gauntlet They
fred twice by the enemy, but fortunately no
lives lost They received with cheers by our
her arrival The trip back, which accompanied
| TO Wilmington, extremely interesting We had
mail boat In convoy, with two guns and though we
the abandoned picket fires of the enemy along the river
they did not dare to fire The night lovely,
with full shedding Its rays over sparkling waters
as we shot along the silvery stream All were cheerful
shut out from the outer world
SUMMARY or WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED N THE CAMPAIGN
such little sacrace Of either life OF property
We had been but about forynve days shut out as It
| were, from the outer world
Our march has been one continued success shermans
capital maneuvres completely split up the rebel army,
breaking them into isolated bodies thus destroying their
power.
Our march has been somewhat retarded by the heavy
falls Of rain which flooded the creeks and swamps and
cut up the roads that had TO corduroy hun
dred miles Of road, and build several miles Of trestie
| work and bridges
destroyed Columbia Orangeburg and several other places
Also nifty miles OF her chief lines Of railroad, and
thousands Of bales Of cotton.
At Columbia captured forty three cannon, two hun
drcd thousand cartridges ten tons OF POWDER nine thou
sand rounds Of fixed ammunition, about ten thousand
muskets hundred government presses besides
an immense amount Of public stores locomotives rolling
stock and other kinds Of stores too numerous
AZ Cheraw we took twenty Ave cannon eight caissons
and two travelling orges besides large quantity Of gov
ernment stores Of various kinds in the ARSENAL and else
| where.
large quantity Of government stores or various Kinds 10
| the arsenal and elsewhere.
This makes eighty. Eve cannon-one third OF which
were Geld pieces-with carriages, cassons and all com
plste We captured about twenty ys thousand animals
about nftccn thousand coorcd refugees thus depry
the e ooore6 & os5s sea M y
well cared for and will be sent North 70 whatever
We operated over the following districts or counties-
II south ssnwel .e oseseGurs Lex
Carona-Meckcnburg, Anson, Richland, Union, Rooc
| son, Cumberland and Moore
miles, wings extending some thirty-hve or forty
miles This would give an area Of over fifteen thousand
square miles which operated over, all the time sup
porhng men and animals the country. Indeed, the
loss have inflicted the eneuV Is ncalculable, and
think one thousand killed, wounded and missing
will casualties Several OF these were owing
| to accidental explosions at Columbia and Cheraw
| The onemys loss must be, In killed, wounded and
missing ABOUT twelve hundred while have captured
and on hand three thousand prisoners. The
then march 10 Soldsooro or Knson 70 join schoneds
gallant army The army is in the best OF spirits flushed
| with victory, sefrcliant and defiant. With such an
army and such generals It needs prophet TO see the
| result OF the next campaign
rAMrs FBcAPED UNION OFFICERS FROM COLUMBIA, @
Lieutenant Fl. g. Mitchell 82d Maine.
| Captain II II Burbonk, 32d Maine.
Lieutenant Freeman, 18th New Jersey.
Lieutenant ?. Newlan, I4th New York cavalry.
Lieutenant p. Dunn. 1e4th New York:
Lieutenant p. Teunon, SD New York.
Captain G. Rogers 4th New York cavalry.
Lieutenant W. Beard, Co. F, 25th New Jersey
Lieutenant Shea, 18th Ponnsylvania cavalry.
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