The National tribune., 1899-11-23

who had welts on her arm as thick as a
finger from the effects of the rawhide, which
her inhuman master SO vigorously applied;
also saw stocks to punish negroes with.
All day we could hear Sherman's guns
| in the distance. Schofield, with the Army
of the Ohio, took possession of Goldsboro
and on the 21st he formed junction with
Gen. kilpatrick's cavalry in advance OF
Sherman's army. The same day Sher,
man entered and reviewed our corps. As
| the bronzed veterans of Sherman'S vic
torious hosts whom We babe good-by in
Georgia some five months before rejoined
us, it goes without saying that we had a
| happy reunion and lived "on the fat of the
| land"
Here we lay awaiting orders. One
could hear all kinds of reports, however, as
Schofield had command of the forces of
Sherman, who had gone to City Point,
where he had consultation with Lieut.
Gen. Grant and President Lincoln, whom
| he had not seen since 1861, returning on
March 80.
Gen. J. w. Reilly having resigned,
Gen. S. p. Carter, of Tennessee, took his
News of the battles in the vicinity of Peters
burg and Richmond reached Sherman at
| Goldsboro the 9th. Up to that time his
purpose was to move rapidly northward,
feinting on Raleigh, and striking straight
for BuIrksville, thereby interposing between
Johnston and Lee. But the problem was
now greatly changed, and, in the expressive
language of Lieut.-Gen. Grant in his in
structions TO Sherman, the Confederate
armies of Lee and Johnston became the
strategic points.
Gen. Johnston at this time had his army
well in hand about Smithfield, estimated at
1000 infantry and artillery and 5000 to
10000 cavalry. Thus, deeming his adj
versary superior in cavalry, Gen. Kill
patrick was held in reserve at Mount Olive,
with orders to recruit his horses, and be
ready to make sudden and rapid march on
April 10.
SURRENDER OF LEE.
On the 11th we slowly marched on our
journey. On the 18th we reached Turner s
bridge, which was burned by the rebs a few
| days before, and had to cross the river on
| pontoons. We received the news that Lees
entire had army surrendered to Grant. The
| boys all gavevent tocheering, and some were
so overjoyed that they sprang in the air and
turned somersaults.
On the 14th we marched to the intersec-
tion of Goldsboro and Raleigh road, where
our train was attacked by lot of guerrillas,
being disguised in our uniform (several of
| them having on officers shoulder-straps),
who ordered all teams to turn to the left, and
| the infantry to the right thus they sue
ceeded in decoying 26 wagons down into
the woods. The Tooth Ohio coming up,
the Colonel at once deployed two companies
as skirmishers, and the enemy were scat
| tered. However they burned eight wagons,
captured the mules from IS wagons, and,
with a number of Transfers and guards, got
| away with their booty. We took some of the
guerrillas prisoners.
On the 18th negotiations for surrender
| began between Sherman and Johnston.
News of the assassination of President
Lincoln was announced to the army at
Raleigh on the 18th, reading as follows:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD,
RALEIGH, April II, 1866.
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. so.
lDe GeDeEcI commanding announces
with pain and sorrow that, on the evening
of the 18th instant at the theater in Wash
ington City, his EXcellency, the President
of the United States, Mr.. Lincoln, was
assassinated by one who uttered the State
motto of Virginia. At the same time the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Seward, whilst
suffering from a broken arm, was also
stabbed by another murderer in his own
house, but still survives, and his son was
wounded. 1t is believed by persons capable
of Judging that other high officers were de
signed to share the same fate. Thus it
seems that our enemy, deSpairing of meeting
us in manly warfare, begin to resort to the
| aSsaSsin'S tools. Your General does not
wish you to infer that this is universal, for
he knows that the great mass of the Con-
| federate army would Scorn to sanction such
| acts, but he believes it the legitimate conSe-
quence of rebellion against rightful au-
thodty. We have met every phase which
this war has assumed, and must now be
prepared for it in its last and worst shape,
| that of assassins and guerrillas; but woe
unto the people vino seek TO exDend their
wild passions in such manner, for there is
| but one dread result.
"By order of MAI GEN. w. r. SHERMEN.
81. NJ DAYTON, Major and Assistant
| djutant-General."
SURRENDER OF JOHNSTON.
On the 18th negotiations We're resumed
which resulted in a memorandum or basis
of agreement for the surrender of Johnstons s
army. But the document was not ap-
proved at Washington, so Sherman issued
orders to his troops terminating the truce
on the 26th at II O'Clock m. These dis
positions were already made when Gen.
Grant arrived at Raleigh, from Morehead
City, which he reached from the front on the
evening of the 23d. He then informed Gen.
Sherman that he had orders from the Presi-
dent to direct all military movements, and
Gen. Sherman explained TO him the exact
position of the troops. Gen. Grant was so
well satisfied with the situation that he
concluded not to interfere with the arrange
ments already made, and to leave their ex-
cution in the hands of Gen. Sherman.
In the interval we maintained truce in
the nature of statu quo, and the army was
reviewed, and, to put it mildly, never did
"The City Of Oaks" witness such sight be-
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