New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06
command and placed under the orders Of Major Gen.
eral Sherman. The following instructions given

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sra Sherman. The following instructions given
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"CrrY PoISr, Va, Jan. 81, 1885.
intended as co-operatve with Shernans through the
States Of South and North Carolina The first point 70
be attained Is TO secure Wllnas,ol. Uothnoro WI, VII
! iugton or Newbern, or both, a. you deem best
Should you no, be able 10 reach Godsbor0, you viii
advance on the line or lines OF railway cohc'ng tnat
place with the SEES coasas near to as you cam buidi
the road behind YOU The enterprise under You has Two
objects tie fret ia to give Genera sherman material
aid, II needed, In his march north the second u open
therefore, yon determine which oi toe i"o pols
Wilmington Newbern, you can best Use ioF ihIo"ihs
supplies from the interior, you VIII commence nc arru
mutation OF twenty days, rstions and i9r'Go o o'VI'
men and 20 900 animals You VIII yet OF iGe-e rs many ~
You can house and protect 10 such pom, ID VIC io'
rs you may he able TO occupy. believe ne N amer
has received some instructions direct iroii uc'ess
Sherman the subject OF securing supplies Ior
his army. You can learn what steps be has
TAKEN and be governed in your requisite accordingly
supply of ordnance stores will also b" necessary
Mike all acquisitions upon the chiefs OF tuep res
pectve departments in the eld with me III Clty Io'
Communicate with me By every opportunity and should
you deem necessary at any time send special poa' 70
Fortress Monroe from which point you can commuhi'
| cate by telegraph.
1.-The supplies referred in these instructions are ex
elusive OF those required for your own command
The movements ST the enemy may justify, Or even
make it your imperative duty, to cut loose ron your
base and strike for the interior u aid Sherman In hch
case you Ii act on your own Judgment without wait ng
for Instructions. You will report however, what you
purpose doing The details for oarryEZ out these In
structous necessarily left TO you. would urge,
however, II did Tot know tina, you are already fuly
alive TO tie importance oft, prompt action sherman
may be looked for IN the ndghbourhopd Of Godsboro
any time from the 22d to the 18th OF February this
| limits your time very materially. ~
"Ifring stock Is not secured in the capture OF VIII
mingon, 1t can be supplied from Wellington large
force of railroad mel have already been sent to Beau
fort and other mechanics will 90 Fort Fisher IN day
or two. On this point have informed you oy 'eie-
graph.
/ I" Major General j. NJ. sCHoFIELp"
Previous giving these instructions bad v'ited rort
Fisher, accompanied by General schoneld toi the pur
poso OF seeing for myself the condition OF things anG
per.onally comforting with General Terry ana Admra
| Porter = what was best 10 be DONE
| Anticipating the arrival Of General Sherman al sa
| yannab- ms army entirely foooose, Hood being then
before Nashville Tennessee, the southern railroads de-
stroyed, 80 that II would take several months 70 re-
establish through line from wet 10 east ara regard
Ing the capture % Ices army as the most lmpot.ah.
operation towards closing the robellonI sent orders
TO General Sherman the 9th Of December that AFTER
establishing base on the sea-coast with gar
10 include all his artillery and cavalry to come W
water to City Point with the balance oil HE command
On the 18th OF December having received Information
Of the defeat and utter route Of Hoods army " Zen
eral Thomas, and that, owing TO the great dincuy o
procuring ocean transportation would take over two
months 10 transport Shermans army, and doaOtig
whether he might not contribute IA much towards te
docred result BY operating from whore he ws wrote
~ him 20 tina, effect, and asked him Tor his views rs 10
what would be beet to do few days after this re
ceiyed communication from General sherman, Oh dste
10th December acknowledging the receipt OF my order
the 9Th and Informing OF his preparao-t 10 carry
1, into effect "a soon he could get transportation
Also that he had expected upon reducing ha'anhan,
Instantly TO msrch 10 Columbia, south carolina, lnenT
10 Raleigh and thence TO report 10 me but THIS would
consume about six weeks time after TIE IAN OF SaVah-
nah whereas by he could probably reach ne oy the
IA dde of January The confidence he manifested IN
this letter Of beng atic march up aad jon pleased
me- and without walt for reply TO my letter OF Ihe
18TH directed him. the 2Sth Of December, TO MAKE
sps mn the railroads afro in SorS and south Carolina
and join the armies operating against hchinohd ~ so'
AS lie could.
that had ordered the 23d corps, Major General seno
field command n.y. east that u numbered about NOoo
men that we had at Fort fisher about eooo ine. -
Newbern about 1900 thatif Wilmington was captured
General Soholeld would 70 there II not, ne would DC
sent 10 Newborn that, IN either event. all the surplus
force both points would move to the Interior towards
Gold .boro In co-orporatlon with his movement ths'
from either point railroad communication could be ruu
out aud that oil these troops would be subject 20 hi
In obedlcnce TO his instructions, General Sehoheic
c proceeded to reduce Wilmington North Carolina III
cooperation with the navy under Admiral Porter, NOV
J. Ing hi, forces up both sides Of the Cape Fear river
Fort Anderson The eueIny's main defence the wet
bank OF the river occupied the morning OF the
ieth the enemy having evacuated 1t after our appear
Amer lighting the goth and 9ist our troops entered
Wilmington the morning OF the I'D the enemy hav-
ing re,reaed towards Goldsboro', during the nghf.
Preparations were at made Tor n movement on
Goldaboro In two columnsone from Wilmington, ana
the other Ncwberb-afii 10 repair the
leading there from esch place AZ Wen ~ 70 supply zen
era sherman by Cape Fear river, toward fayettolc,
If it became necessary The column ~ from Newoef1
was attacked tine sth Of March nj Wses Forks, ana
driven back with the os Of several hundred prisoners
On the llb the enemy renewed his attack upon our IN
irenched position but was repni,ed with se're loss ana
fell back during the night On the 18th the Neuse river
crossed aud kinston occupied, and on the -ist
(iodsboro' entered. The column from Whining
ton reached Coxs bridge the Neuse river ten miles
above GoldsborJ, Oh the I'D.
, by the ist OF February General sherman's whole
army WAS in motion from savannah lie eaptn red Co
lum0ia, South Carolina on the l'th thence moved on
Godsboro, North Carolina, ria Fayeteve, reaching
the latter place the 18th Of March, opening up com
muncaion with General Schofcld by way of Cape Fear
river On the 18th he resumed his March Godsboro
He met force Of the enemy at Averysboro, and after
fight defeated and compelled II TO retreat Our
loss in the engagement about COO. The enenys loss
WAS much greater On the 18th the combined forces OF
the enemy, under Joe Johnston, attacked his
a advance at Bentonvine, capturing three guns and
driving IL back upon the main body General slocum
who in the advance ascertaning that tho whole OF
Johnsons army In the 'front.' arranged his troops
the defens ye nirenchcd himself and waited reenforce
a mens which were pushed forward. On the night oil
the gst the enemy re,rea;ed 10 6mitheld leaving his
, dead and wounded in our hands From there fhermaI
by General schoield on the 2st, crossing the Neuse
river miles above there, at Coxs Bridge, where Gen
eral Terry bad got possession aud thrown ponIoor
bridge, on the I'd thus forming junction with the
columns from n ewbcrn and Wilmington.
Among the mpor.an fruits Of this campaign was the
fall Of Charleston South Carolina II was eyacus'ei b,
the enemy tho night Of the 18th Of February, and
occupied By our forces on the 18th
On the morning OF the 3st Of January General Thomas
was directed to send cavalry expedition under Genera
SLOVENIAN from East Tennessee, to penetrate south
| Carolina we'd down towards Columbia, to destroy the
railroads and military resources OF the country and re
turn ii he able, TO East Tennessee by way Of Sails
bury North Carolina releasing our prisoners there II
possible. Of tho feasibility Of this latter however, Gen
cral Stonenan TO judge. ShermaD's movements,
had doubt would attract tho attention OF all the force
the enemy could collect, and facilitate the execution
THE General Stoneman so late In making his star
thf fan land Ah.rp IYNln s.ad n