memoirs of general william t. sherman-2-第68部分

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We　find　the　country　sandy；　dry；　with　good　roads；　and　more　corn　and　forage　than　I　had　expected。　　The　families　remain；　but　I　will　gradually　push　them　all　out　to　Raleigh　or　Wilmington。　　We　will　need　every　house　in　the　town。　　Lieutenant　Dunn　can　tell　you　of　many　things　of　which　I　need　not　write。　　Yours　truly；

W。　T。　　SHERMAN；　Major…General。



HEADQUARTERS　MILITARY　DIVISION　OF　THE　MISSISSIPPI　IN　THE　FIELD；　COX'S　BRIGADE；　GOLDSBORO'；　NORTH　CAROLINA；　April　5；1865

Major…General　George　H。　Thomas；　commanding　Department　of　the　Cumberland。

DEAR　GENERAL：　I　can　hardly　help　smiling　when　I　contemplate　my　commandit　is　decidedly　mixed。　　I　believe；　but　am　not　certain；　that　you　are　in　my　jurisdiction；　but　I　certainly　cannot　help　you　in　the　way　of　orders　or　men；　nor　do　I　think　you　need　either。　　General　Cruft　has　just　arrived　with　his　provisional　division；　which　will　at　once　be　broken　up　and　the　men　sent　to　their　proper　regiments；　as　that　of　Meagher　was　on　my　arrival　here。

You　may　have　some　feeling　about　my　asking　that　General　Slocum　should　have　command　of　the　two　corps　that　properly　belong　to　you；　viz。；　the　Fourteenth　and　Twentieth；　but　you　can　recall　that　he　was　but　a　corps　commander；　and　could　not　legally　make　orders　of　discharge；　transfer；　etc。；　which　was　imperatively　necessary。　　I　therefore　asked　that　General　Slocum　should　be　assigned　to　command　〃an　army　in　the　field；〃　called　the　Army　of　Georgia；　composed　of　the　Fourteenth　and　Twentieth　Corps。　　The　order　is　not　yet　made　by　the　President；　though　I　have　recognized　it　because　both；　General　Grant　and　the　President　have　sanctioned　it；　and　promised　to　have　the　order　made。

My　army　is　now　here；　pretty　well　clad　and　provided；　divided　into　three　parts；　of　two　corps　eachmuch　as　our　old　Atlanta　army　was。

I　expect　to　move　on　in　a　few　days；　and　propose　（if　Lee　remains　in　Richmond）　to　pass　the　Roanoke；　and　open　communication　with　the　Chowan　and　Norfolk。　　This　will　bring　me　in　direct　communication　with　General　Grant。

This　is　an　admirable　pointcountry　open；　and　the　two　railroads　in　good　order　back　to　Wilmington　and　Beaufort。　　We　have　already　brought　up　stores　enough　to　fill　our　wagons；　and　only　await　some　few　articles；　and　the　arrival　of　some　men　who　are　marching　up　from　the　coast；　to　be　off。

General　Grant　explained　to　me　his　orders　to　you；　which；　of　course；　are　all　right。　　You　can　make　reports　direct　to　Washington　or　to　General　Grant；　but　keep　me　advised　occasionally　of　the　general　state　of　affairs；　that　I　may　know　what　is　happening。　　I　must　give　my　undivided　attention　to　matters　here。　　You　will　hear　from　a　thousand　sources　pretty　fair　accounts　of　our　next　march。　　Yours　truly；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Major…General。



＇LETTER　FROM　ADMIRAL　DAHLGREN＇

SOUTH　ATLANTIC　SQUADRON　FLAG…SHIP　PHILADELPHIA；　CHARLESTON；　April　20；　1865


Major…General　W。　T。　SHERMAN；　commanding　Armies　of　the　Tennessee；　Georgia；　and　Mississippi。

Mr　DEAR　GENERAL：　I　was　much　gratified　by　a　sight　of　your　handwriting；　which　has　just　reached　me　from　Goldsboro'；　it　was　very　suggestive　of　a　past　to　me；　when　these　regions　were　the　scene　of　your　operations。

As　you　progressed　through　South　Carolina；　there　was　no　manifestation　of　weakness　or　of　an　intention　to　abandon　Charleston；　until　within　a　few　hours　of　the　fact。　　On　the　11th　of　February　I　was　at　Stono；　and　a　spirited　demonstration　was　made　by　General　Schimmel…pfennig　and　the　vessels。　　He　drove　the　rebels　from　their　rifle…pits　in　front　of　the　lines；　extending　from　Fort　Pringle；　and　pushed　them　vigorously。　　The　next　day　I　was　at　Bull's　Bay；　with　a　dozen　steamers；　among　them　the　finest　of　the　squadron。　　General　Potter　had　twelve　to　fifteen　hundred　men；　the　object　being　to　carry　out　your　views。　　We　made　as　much　fuss　as　possible；　and　with　better　success　than　I　anticipated；　for　it　seems　that　the　rebs　conceived　Stono　to　be　a　feint；　and　the　real　object　at　Bull's　Bay；　supposing；　from　the　number　of　steamers　and　boats；　that　we　had　several　thousand　men。　　Now　came　an　aide　from　General　Gillmore；　at　Port　Royal；　with　your　cipher…dispatch　from　Midway；　so　I　steamed　down　to　Port　Royal　to　see　him。　　Next　day　was　spent　in　vain　efforts　to　decipher…finally　it　was　accomplished。　　You　thought　that　the　state　of　the　roads　might　force　you　to　turn　upon　Charleston；　so　I　went　there　on　the　15th；　but　there　was　no　sign　yet　of　flinching。　　Then　I　went　to　Bull's　Bay　next　day　（16th）；　and　found　that　the　troops　were　not　yet　ashore；　owing　to　the　difficulties　of　shoal　water。　　One　of　the　gunboats　had　contrived　to　get　up　to　within　shelling　range；　and　both　soldiers　and　sailors　were　working　hard。　　On　the　evening　of　the　18th　I　steamed　down　to　Stono　to　see　how　matters　were　going　there。　　Passing　Charleston；　I　noticed　two　large　fires；　well　insideprobably　preparing　to　leave。　On　the　17th；　in　Stono；　rumors　were　flying　about　loose　of　evacuation。　　In　course　of　the　morning；　General　Schimmelpfennig　telegraphed　me；　from　Morris　Island；　that　there　were　symptoms　of　leaving；　that　he　would　again　make　a　push　at　Stono；　and　asked　for　monitors。　　General　Schimmelpfennig　came　down　in　the　afternoon；　and　we　met　in　the　Folly　Branch；　near　Secessionville。　　He　was　sore　that　the　rebs　would　be　off　that　night；　so　he　was　to　assault　them　in　front；　while　a　monitor　and　gunboats　stung　their　flanks　both　sides。　I　also　sent　an　aide　to　order　my　battery　of　five　eleven…inch　guns；　at　Cumming's　Point；　to　fire　steadily　all　night　on　Sullivan's　Island；　and　two　monitors　to　close　up　to　the　island　for　the　same　object。　　Next　morning　（18th）　the　rascals　were　found　to　be　off；　and　we　broke　in　from　all　directions；　by　land　and　water。　　The　main　bodies　had　left　at　eight　or　nine　in　the　evening；　leaving　detachments　to　keep　up　a　fire　from　the　batteries。　　I　steamed　round　quickly；　and　soon　got　into　the　city；　threading　the　streets　with　a　large　group　of　naval　captains　who　had　joined　me。　　All　was　silent　as　the　grave。　　No　one　to　be　seen　but　a　few　firemen。

No　one　can　question　the　excellence　of　your　judgment　in　taking　the　track　you　did；　and　I　never　had　any　misgivings；　but　it　was　natural　to　desire　to　go　into　the　place　with　a　strong　hand；　for；　if　any　one　spot　in　the　land　was　foremost　in　the　trouble；　it　was　Charleston。

Your　campaign　was　the　final　blow；　grand　in　conception；　complete　in　execution；　and　now　it　is　yours　to　secure　the　last　army　which　rebeldom　possesses。　　I　hear　of　your　being　in　motion　by　the　9th；　and　hope　that　the　result　may　be　all　that　you　wish。

Tidings　of　the　murder　of　the　President　have　just　come；　and　shocked　every　mind。　　Can　it　be　that　such　a　resort　finds　root　in　any　stratum　of　American　opinion？　　Evidently　it　has　not　been　the　act　of　one　man；　nor　of　a　madman。　　Who　have　prompted　him？

I　am　grateful　for　your　remembrance　of　my　boy；　the　thought　of　him　is　ever　nearest　to　my　heart。　　Generous；　brave；　and　noble；　as　I　ever　knew　him　to　be；　that　he　should　close　his　young　life　so　early；　even　under　the　accepted　conditions　of　a　soldier's　life；　as　a　son　of　the　Union；　would　have　been　grief　sufficient　for　me　to　bear；　but　that　his　precious　remains　should　have　been　so　treated　by　the　brutes　into　whose　hands　they　fell；　adds　even　to　the　bitterness　of　death。　　I　am　now　awaiting　the　hour　when　I　can　pay　my　last　duties　to　his　memory。

With　my　beat　and　sincere　wishes；　my　dear　general；　for　your　success　and　happiness；　I　am；　most　truly；　your　friend；

J。　　A。　　DAHLGREN。




＇General　Order　No。　　50。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　ADJUTANT…GENERAL'S　OFFICE　WASHINGTON；　March　27；　1865

Ordered1。　　That　at　the　hour　of　noon；　on　the　14th　day　of　April；　1885；　Brevet　Major…General　Anderson　will　raise　and　plant　upon　the　ruins　of　Fort　Sumter；　in　Charleston　Harbor；　the　same　United　States　flag　which　floated　over　the　battlements　of　that　fort　during　the　rebel　assault；　and　which　was　lowered　and　saluted　by　him　and　the　small　force　of　his　command　when　the　works　were　evacuated　on　the　14th　day　of　April；　1861。

2。　　That　the　flag；　when　raised；　be　saluted　by　one　hundred　guns　from　Fort　Sumter；　and　by　a　national　salute　from　every　fort　and　rebel　battery　that　fired　upon　Fort　Sumter。

3。　　That　suitable　ceremonies　be　had　upon　the　occasion；　under　the　direction　of　Major…General　William　T。　Sherman；　whose　military　operations　compelled　the　rebels　to　evacuate　Charleston；　or；　in　his　absence；　under　the　charge　of　Major…General　Q。　A。　Gilmore；　commanding　the　department。　　Among　the　ceremonies　will　be　the　delivery　of　a　public　address　by　the　Rev。　Henry　Ward　Beecher。

4。　　That　the　naval　forces　at　Charleston；　and　their　commander　on　that　station；　be　invited　to　participate　in　the　ceremonies　of　the　occasion。

By　order　of　the　President　of　the　United　States；

EDWIN　M。　　STANTON；　Secretary　of　War。




＇General　Order　No。　41。＇

HEADQUARTERS　DEPARTMENT　OF　THE　SOUTH　HILTON　HEAD；　SOUTH　CAROLINA；　April　10；　1865

Friday　next；　the　14th　inst。；　will　be　the　fourth　anniversary　of　the　capture　of　Fort　Sumter　by　the　rebels。　　A　befitting　celebration　on　that　day；　in　honor　of　its　reoccupation　by　the　national　forces；　has　been　ordered　by　the　President；　in　pursuance　of　which　Brevet　Major…　General　Robert　Anderson；　United　States　Army；　will　restore　to　its　original　place　on　the　fort　the　identical　flag　which；　after　an　honorable　and　gallant　defense；　he　was　compelled　to　lower　to　the　insurgents　in　South　Carolina；　in　April；　1861。

The　ceremonies　for　the　occasion　will　commence　with　prayer；　at　thirty　minutes　past　eleven　o'clock　a。m。

At　noon　precisely；　the　flag　will　be　raised　and　saluted　with　one　hundred　guns　from　Fort　Sumter；　and　with　a　national　salute　from　Fort　Moultrie　and　Battery　Bee　on　Sullivan's　Island；　Fort　Putnam　on　Morris　Island；　and　Fort　Johnson　on　James's　Island；　it　being　eminently　appropriate　that　the　places　which　were　so　conspicuous　in　the　inauguration　of　the　rebellion　should　take　a　part　not　less　prominent　in　this　national　rejoicing　over　the　restoration　of　the　national　authority。

After　the　salutes；　the　Rev。　　Henry　Ward　Beecher　will　deliver　an　address。

The　ceremonies　will　close　with　prayer　and　a　benediction。

Colonel　Stewart　L。　　Woodford；　chief　of　staff；　under　such　verbal　instructions　as　he　may　receive；　is　hereby　charged　with　the　details　of　the　celebration；　comprising　all　the　arrangements　that　it　may　be　necessary　to　make　for　the　accommodation　of　the　orator　of　the　day；　and　the　comfort　and　safety　of　the　invited　guests　from　the　army　and　navy；　and　f