Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-27

directed TO oextend his troops along the lin,
OF the Ocmuigee and Alabama rivers a
far as jacksonville. Gen. McCook. viii
about i've hundred men OF his Division.
was sent to Tallahassee, Fla, with order
to receive the surrender of the Rebels IL
that State, and watch the country to the
north and eastward In addition tothis
troops from the First and Second Divis-
Ions were directed to watch the Flint
river crossings, and small parties were
stationed at the principal railroad sta
tlons from Atlanta 20 Eufaula, as well as
az Columbus, West Point and Talladega.
by these means l confidently expected
10 arrest all large parties of figitives and
soiulers, and, by q thorough system OF
scouts, hoped TO obtain timely informa-
ton Of the movements of several frnpor-
tant personages.
The pursuit and capture of Jefferson
Davis have already been reported. A.
h stephens, Viee-Presidenf, Mr. NAL
loryr Secretary of the Navy to the Rebel
! government, and b. II. Hill, Senator
rom Georgia, were arrested by Gen.
| Opton's command and sent forward. In
accordance with the instructions of Pie
! Secretary of War.
by reference TO the reports herewith.
u VIII be seen that since lee.ying ths.
tennessee river the troops, under my
command have marched AN AVERAGE
OF five hundred and twentv-five
miles IN twenty-eight DAYS. captured five
iortlhed cities, twenty-five stands of
coiors, Two hundred and eighty-eight
pieces OF artillery, and six thousand
eignt hundred and twenty prisoners, in
eluulng five aTsenals; have captured
ana destroyed two gunboats, ninety-nfne
thousand stand ofsmall arms, seven iroI;-
WORKS, seven foundries, seven machine
shols, TWO rolling mills, five collieries.
thirteen factories, four inter works. one
military university, three Southern Com
ieoeFaey arsenals and contents, one navy
yard and contents, one powder magazine
and contents, one naval armory and com
tents, five steamboats,, thirty-five Ioca-
motives, five hundred and sixtv-five
cars, three railroad bridges. two hundred
aad thirty-tive thousand bales of COTTON
ana immense quantities of quartern,asl
ter and eommIssary and ordnance stores
OF which no account could be taken. and
nave paroled titty-nine thousand eight
nundred aDd seveDty-eight prisoners.
iucluuIlg SIX thousand one hundred and
thlrly-Iour commissioned officers. Our
/ Iotal loss was thirteen officers and eighty
SIX men killed, thirty-nine officers and
hve hundred and fifty-five men wounded
and seven officers and twenty-nine men
missing.
l cannot close this report without call
ing attention to the remarkable disei-
pine, endurance and enthusiasm dis
! played throughout the campaign. Men
officers, regiments, brigades and divisions
seemed to vie with each other i'm tha
promputude and oheerfulness with which
they obeyed every order. The march
irom Montgomery to this place-a dis-
tahee of two hundred and fifteen miles
was made between the fourteenth and
twentieth OF April, and, involving the
passage OF the ChattahOochie river at
two important points, both strongly for
tilted and well defended, is especially
worthy of notice.
The destruction Of iron works, found
ries, arsenalss supplies, ammunition and
provisions in Alabama and Georgia. as
well as the means of TRANSPORTING tbe
same 10 both the armies under TayIOr
and Johnston, was an irreparabIe 6lor
to the rebel cause. The railways eon-[er-
glng at Atlanta, and particularly those
oy which the immense supplies Of grain
ana meat Were drawn from Southwestern
SSeolSia and Central Alsnama. were
nfmiy under our control, The final col
lapse OF the entire Southern Confederaey
east OF the Mississippi became sinaplv a
question OF tiIae. Fullyappreeiating the
damage already done, / had determined
to make thorough destruction not only
OF themI but of everything else benefit
cial to the rebels which might be encoun-
tered on the march to North Carolina
and Virginia.
II Will be remembered that my corps
began the march from the Tennessee
river with something more than twelve
thousan mounted men and fifteen hun
dred dismounted. When IL arrived here
every man was well mounted, and the
command supplied with all the surplus
animals that could be desired. have
already called attention, in a previous
communication, TO the great merit of
brew. Maj.-Gen. UptOn and Brighten
Long, commanding divisions, and Brig
Gen. CroXtOn, Brev. Brig.-Gens. Win
slow and Alexander, and Coils. Mint7.
Miller and LaCrange, commanding Rri-
gaetes. l have seen these officers tested
IN every conceivable way, and regard
them as worthy the highest honor their
country can bestow.
For many interesting details and spe-
clal mention of subordinate officers
respectfully refer 10 the reports herewith
submitted. The accompanying mans
ana plans were prepared under the diree-
ton OF Lieut.. Haywood, of my staff,
and Will materially assist in understand
ing the foregoing narrative Of the cam
paign.
1 am, very respectfully, yoEr ol,'t seryt.
j. II. WILSON, Brew Mai. Gen