The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25
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WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON.
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WAR DEPARTMENT., WAsHIE0ToN,
Saturday, Feb. IL. !
70 Major Geueral Dix: 4
The announcement Of the occupation OF
Columbia, s. c., and the probable evacua
ton of Charleston has been communicated
grams, Just received from Geu. Sherman
p. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Getty POINT, Saturday, Feb. l8-4:45 b,
m.-Hon. r. ~ Stanton: The Richmond
Dispatch Of this morning says Sherman
entered Columbia yesterday morning, and
it, fall necessitates, 1t presumes, the fau Of
Charleston, which it thinks is already he.
ing evacuated. U. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General"
"CITY PoINT, Saturday, Feb. l8.s
ssHox. r. d. 6t0Mton, War Department:
''The following is taken from to.dav,s
Richmond Dispatch:
THE FALL OF COLUMBIA.
Columbia has fallen. Sherman has
marched into aud taken possession of the
city yesterday morning. The intelligence
was communicated yesterday by General
Beauregard, in an official dispatch. Co.
lumbia is situated on the north bank of the
Congaree river, just below the confluence
OF the Saluda aud Broad rivers. From
Gen. Beauregard's dispatch, it appears that
on Thursday evening the enemy approach.
ed the south bank Of the Congaree, and
threw . number Of shells into the city du-
ring the night. They moved up the river,
and yesterday morning forded the Sa.uda
and Broad rivers. While they were cros-
sing these rivers, our troops under Gea.
Beauregard evacuated Columbus. The en-
emy soon after took possession. Through
private sources we learn that two days
ago, whom i was decided not to At
tempt the deyense of Columbia, q guam
tity Of medical stores, which it was thought
impossible to remove, were destroyed
Toe female employees OF the Treasury De-
partmeut had been previously sent of to
Charlottesville, one hundred miles south Of
Columbia. We presume the Treasury
photographic establishment was also re-
moved, although "a to this We have no pos.
tive information. The fall OF Columbia
nece4sitAtee, We presume, the evacuation
OF Charleston, which, We think likely, is
already in process of evacuation. It is i'm
possible to say where Sherman will next
that he win 60 to Charleston aud establish
. base there; but We confess We don't see
what need he has of base. It is to be pre-
sumed he is subsisting on the country, and
he has had no battle to exhaust his ammu-
milton. Before leaving Savannah he de-
clared his intention to march to Columbia,
thence to Augusta, and thence to Charles
his designs. We are disposed to believe
that he will next strike at Charlotte, which
Is 100 miles north OF Columbia, ON the
Charlotte and Columbia Railroad, or at
Florence, s. c., the Junction Of the Column
bia and Wilmington aud the Charleston
and Wilmington Railroads. There was q
report yesterday that Augusta had also
been taken by the enemy, this we do not
believe. We have reason to feel assured
that nearly the whole of Sherman's army
Is at Columbia, and that the report that
Scho6eld was advancing on Augusta was
untrue.
1.-THE Richmond Wig says the Charles
ton Aercury Of Saturday announces q brief
Suspension Of that paper. with q view to
its temporary removal to another point
This is rendered necessary by the progress
of military events cutting it of from it's
mail facilities for distributing the paper to
q large portion Of its subscribers, while the
LACY of transportation renders its supply Of
pa3br precarlous.
"Semmes has been made Rear Admit
raj, aud will take command of the James
river squadron.
U. s. GRANT; Lieut.. Gen."