The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-03-04

WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON March LIST, 1865
Major General Dir, Neo York:
The following dispatch from Gen. Gilmore
has been transmitted TO this Department
E. ~ STANTON,
Sec. of War.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF THE South,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb 10th, S.
"zo Gen. II. w. Haileck, Chief Of Staff, WasA-
ington, d. c.:
''The inspection of the Rebel defences of
Charleston shows that We have taken orer four
hundred and fifty pieces Of ordnance, being more
than double what first reported.
s'The lot includes and l0-inch columbiads,
great many 80 aud 42-pounder rifles some
finch Brooks rifles, and many pieces of foreign
| make.
"We also captured eight locomotives and a
great number Of passenger and platform cars all
in good condition
''Dcserters report that the last of Hardee's ar
my was to have crossed the Santee river yester-
day, bound for Charlotte, N c., and that twas
/ feared that Sherman had already intercepted
their march. 1t is reported on similar authority,
! that the last of Hoods army 10000 strong,
passed through Augusta last Sunday the 10th,
on its way to Beauregard.
Georgetown, s. c., has been evacuated by
the enemy, and is now in our possession. De-
serters are coming in constantly We have over
four hundred already.
(Signed) 20. A. GLLxoRE,
Major General Commanding
Nothing definite is yet known of Sherman 8
whereabouts or what will be his next point of
attack The Richmond Enquirer represents him
as sweeping through the Confederacy like an
avalanche The Rebel authorities seem at a
loss to know how to stop the avalanche, and
there is little doubt but that Sherman is equal TO
any force that can be thrown in his path. 1t is
probable that he will strike for Fayetteville, N.
c., on the Cape Fear river, and form junction
with the forces of Gen. Schofeld, moving up
from Wilmington. Fayetteville is ninety five
miles from the latter place, and the water COM
municaton is uninterrupted at all seasons of the
year. Admiral Porter is reported pushing up the
river with his gunboats.
There are indications of early operations in
Gen. Grants armies. All the women and civil
ians have been ordered 10 leave at once, and the
troops at Hatcher's Run on the extreme left, are
under marching orders.
Several blockade runners have been captured
during the week.
| Gen. Lee has written a letter favorng the ar
ming Of 200, 600 slaves for the defence of the re-
bellion, as military necessity. He proposes. to
| give the negro soldiers their freedom Most of
the rebel papers also favor this movement. Their
Congress has however voted it down, ostensi5ly,
| because it would be abolition in its worst FORM
yielding of the very ground on which they at
tempt to justify the rebellion but really because
they know the negroes would desert to our lines
at the first opportunity. Between the opposing
factions, they are having lively time of it.
| Charleston is reported almost entirely deserted
| by the better class of citizens. The lower part
our batteries, and the wharfs and places of bust
ness, show that there has been little trade there
| since the war began. A visit to Fort Sumter by
| Gen. Gilmore, showed that the Fort was still
heavily mounted and most admirably adapted TO
defensive operations.
Wilmington is more lively and better inhabit-
ed. The people take the change of rulers very
kindly, and there are indications oftrade spring.
| ing up.
A large portion of Columbia was burned by
eminent property, cotton &C., from falling into
| Shermans hands.
Savannah is fourishing, and trade ofall kinds
is reviving. In and around all of these captur-
ed Cities quantities of cotton and tobacco have
been concealed by the inhabitants, which is now
being brought into our lines and sold.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following impor-
tant and encouraging information has been OBJ
tanned from authentic sources ION the 9th day
of February, 1865, six thousand six hundred and
eighty-fve men enlisted into the United States
service The average number of men enlisted
daily for the last three days Of February was
three thousand two hundred and ninety-six, and
the average number mustered for the last ten days
| of the month was three thousand two hundred
and ninety-six. If recruiting be kept up, the
army will be speedily reinforced to the extent
| necessary to put an end to the war