The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-30

ny last letter Iea the advance b
General Schofelds army ct South
west Creek The battle Of the l0tt
having satisfied the enemy that the,
naed not hope % be2l back sach
force IS confronted them. fhey fell
back. ,esring strong work4 sHalaps
and rivers open 70 ~. 4 feF men
well handled. could have held in cheek
this army for many days The conntfy
is such that 70 move Of from the roads
is almost inpoesibla In She forests 4
thick underground Of laurel. or bay
tree, and swamp elder. with miry bot
toms, make flank mc7ements impraeti-
cable It is well fcf this army that
General Shermans columns can coop
crate. or rather aid them; for with
these natursl Obstacles, and 8 mode.
rate force vel handled, General Schos
field Worid 6nd his march to the inte-
rior dif6cult one.
The Neusa River is 4 deep narrow
and rather rapid river. naYigzbie .
this point for small boats. The bridees
over the railroad and Dover Road were
both destroyed A pohtocn bridge
under direction Of Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel Lesering, Chief Engineer, is
being thrown over and the bridges re-
paired.
kinst0n IS small village Of ore.
thousand Inhabitants, neat il appesr.
anee But little business Is done il
ths place. and ita possession, 50 far Is
the place itself Is concerned, s ofbat
little importance. As depot of sun
plies. at the head Of paFigafion, i will
be an Important point for come time to
come.
It was occupied sorne two years ago
BY the forces under Gen Foster, then
operating iE this country. From the
bridge over the river quite an engage
nsnt was fought, and the bones o. some
Of the iallen are atitl 10 be seen
The rallroad viii soon be Completed
to this point Rations win be brought
up By boats for the present So seen
as these can be secured, the army VIII
move forward, operating against Colds.
boTo near which place the forces Of
Generals Sherman and Scho6ela win
probably unite.
zIsF casED 4safT o. The 81 ssIsslFFf sezss
Gen Sherman with rs lei { near Rs-
leigh. aud his right united with Gen.
Schcfeld a. Goldsboro Will 30 il posi-
ton TO begin the adzaace that must
end in one Of tho iercesf battles Of
mcdera days Releifh Ana aolds5oro,
distant from NeH3etn ninety eight
and fifty miles respectively, win afford
fne points fer opaSs1iona To the left
Of Raleigh anG about eighty swo miIes /
distant, Is Greensboro Ga innpoftent |
place on fhe line Of railroad from Rich !
mond to Columbia This point il 0eE.
Shermans possession the exeep- /
ton Of the railroad 70 Lynchbufg- !
last Of the Inc Of fa1 communication I
isssTerod, and the eoufedeFAcy Is I ,
duccd ia Territory 10 the limited area /
held b. The rebel armies.
The railroads from Richmond south /
ward xere ia the fczm Of letter a, /
With Richmond at the Top, Wilmington |
and Columbia st the Bottom points, i
and the railroad from 6oldsboro 10 lsa- /!
leigh and Greensboro for the connect !
inc line. Ere this reaehes you fhe con (
meeting lice will be IN our possession,
leaving them but Ehe one line from
Richmond To- DanEille and Greensboro.
The lire Of ouf Advance new csn be /
traced by following the important rail
road lines The grand aim and object
Of the operations in The coast States. Is
to cut of the rebel capital and army /
aboutik from Communication With then
territory and supplies and thus destroy
the heart and life OF the great body. /
The dismenlbered States and cities, ]
away from the source Of their life pow
erfnill die q gather strength fFon the
old I5ui0n- k3Isu sapidly taia dismein /
berment and isolation Of States IS being |
the history Of every dag sue
cesses tells. How soon the grand Oh
iect will be obtasned, it IS useless 10
speculate.
GENERAL coUcHs MARCH FROM viLuEEcToE /