The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-25
Johnston and Sherman.

The New York World of the 3rd has an in
teresting letter from its Baltimore correspoh-
dent, Druid" of date March 1st. In the let
ter the Worlds correspondent gives the rela-
tive strength, as far as bis knowledge extends,
of the opposing armies under Generals Johns
ton and Sherman. The letter is interesting,
as being the speculations of usually we'll
= informed correspondent. After stating that
General Johnston had assumed direction of
the campaign now progre 'sing against sher-
man, Druid" goes on to say: ...
. ATTEMPTED CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS UNDER
,.. SHERMAN.
If the troops recently AZ Wilmington and
Newbern, under Generals Terry, Foster and
Sciiofeld, had effected junction with Sher-
man. the united Federal forces then would
q Rave greatly outnumbered Gen. Johnston's
army. But these accounts state, net only
that this junction had not taken place, but
that it would not take. Instead Of moving
westward from Wilmington, by way Of Fay
etteville to join Sherman at Concord, these
troops it is said, are moving northward to
GoldSboro with the intention of marching on
Raleigh, from which it is inferred by the Con-
federates that it is the Intention of Gen. Sher-
man to meet them there. In this case, Of
course, Gen. Sherman will eudeavor to force
the passage of the Yadkin river, and at that
point, or near there, in all probability, the
battle will take place, which will decide Gen.
SherEnan's fate. .>.r. .,,. ..~, ... 49,.
ACTUAL STRENGTH OF GEN. JOHNSTON.
At the time that General Lee assumed the,
chief.command of the Confederate armies,
there were $4,000 Confederate troops IN the.
West and Southwest namely 80, 600 under
General Taylor, Hoods successor; $4,000 in
Arkansas and Missouri, under General Price
(sone correspondents of ADMINISTRATION pa
pers, writing from St. Louis and Memphis,
say that Gen. Price had 2s,000; 10000 in
Texas and louisiana, under General Magru-
der and 10000 in scattered detachments in
Florida, Mississippi and Alabama, including
the garrison at Mobile.
GENERAL LEs,s MEASURES TO EFFECT coNcENTRA-s
...y... ... TIoN.
r. Thirty thousand Of these troops were at
once ordered to report to General Beauregard,
in South Carolina. Their orders were to pro-
ceed first to Atianta and Macon, where they
would be met by staff officers of Gen. Lee,
with specific instructions. The numbers OF
TROOPS who were en- route in pursuance Of
these orders are stated to be-10,000 from
General Taylor 10, 900 from General Price;
5000 from, Texas, and 5000 from Mobile,
which latter place is to be evacuated. Cut
this number down one-third, and we have
10000 troops fastening by railroad to join
General Johnston, for they ould ali reach
Atlanta By railroad From AtfaE:a the route
would be ID Washington, in Wilkes county,
Georgia, fifty miles northwest of Augusta.
From this point 10 CheStervie, Chester co.,
South Carolina, distance Of one hundred and
twentv, q new 4ailroadis said to have been
constructed and to lie now IN operation, pass
ing through Ahbevie. NcwbeETy and Allston.
That part Of the rofd from. AhFSevfjlc 10 Ais
toa,. was completed and in operaIN:D as early
as 1868; so that there were onfy the. two
links from Washington to Abhevi:le. sn from,
Allston to- Chesterviile distance Of sixty
miles in all, tl be bnilt in 1854.
JOHNSTON S RoRcE AT LEAST $4,000 sTRoNs.'
# these. two links have been built, asstated,
chen these 10000 troops. coming alt the way
By railroad. have Dined Gen. Johnston 10y
this time. lf.not, shey will have these sixty
niles to march on foot, which will retard
their arrav:.f Fo%.r 3syS later. Besides them
it will be remembered, General Johnston IS ~
command of the troops recently at Charleston
and Branchville, 10000. those recen&y at
Wilmington, Goldsboro and Hckssoro,
$4,000; those recently under ilardee at Ss!an-
nah, $4,000; General Wade Hampton's cavalry,
10000; and the troops recently at Macon. and
Augusta, S,Oo0-in al5 G6,0o&. Gsat this down
also and call it only 80, ,000, anu st7l, With the
oC,000 abcre, General Johnston will have