The New York herald., 1865-03-27
Sherman's Army 4n Cheraw.
from the Richmond ENQUIRER. March Al

Sherman's Army In Cheraw.
From the Richmond Enquirer, March 2ll
Destruction and distress have become synonymous with
Shemsns march is we'll that he has at length found
his career disputed and Of genuine joy that he
he's been made 70 pay heavily Koush but in part for
the nsof his accumulation in South Carolina Chancel.
lor John Ingis who left Cheuw the day before the
snemy entered, accompanied by his only daughter,
writes to the Charlotte CdroI~ian painfully interesting
account Of tho occupation and desoaton Of that town.
obtained from responsible parties followed several
days after the enemys departure We make the follow
ing extracts:-
The entire business portion Of the townthai is Front
STREETS burned the ground except one house. which
from his description Of the locality, suppose to be the
only building on the street which occupied by
private family This fact demonstrates that the burn
ing Of tho stores and warehouses not accidental
but that, the contrary, the enemy could and did
control the extent OF the couagraon according their
pleasure There sufficient other force there 70
restrain the flames Nodweing the body OF the town
was burncdseveral places just outside OF the corpora
non limits within mile two OF them were burned
including my own my brother laws, General Princes
and others whose owners names he did not remember
He did not hear Of any acts OF personal violence
rage; but every house. large small Of whatever class
OF tenant, black or white, slave or free, piaged
and stripped OF all vauabes that could be carried away
The people are almost entirely without provisions or
cething. But horse or mule left In the town or
ncghborhood
General Bair's corps first entered the town He made
his headquarters the residence Of OF our wcathet
citizens, aud appropriated the best he could find In IT,
When appealed TO by the lady OF the house interfere
with the plundering OF the common soldiers who, In
the basement, breaking and robblny trunks, &C.
he repaired to the scene, but only 10 share in the spoil
q 1 md he 10 mn
Congress.
Sherman himself came into Cheraw the second day.
He not at Society Hill reported, any por.
ton OF his infantry artillery marched in hat direction
A cavalry rding party of tuo thousand Ave hundred
went down that way aud 70 Florence, whence they
rcpuscd by ono hundred and twenty OF our men,
left there In charge OF prisoners who sick
be removed. What this party omI shed in ther
route, long they resistance he did
not state.
The condition OF tho people Of Cbersw must be most
deplorsble. The population OF the town, being about
thousand Eve hundred, is composed In large part
NJ refugee families Before army reached the neigh
borhood IL extremely difficult to get arewood, and
almost impossible to buy meat In
ordinary times the wants Of the town u these
particulars largely supplied from North Carolina
Tho destruction Of the bridges tho Pedee and Thomp
sons creek has almost isolated the town Even IL the
adjoining country had supply u would almost be i'm.
possible, owing to these obstrcons and their deprva-
lion of all means Of transportation for themselves 70