. . ion with the;. For six weeks they had be npletely CU1 off as when on the march from Atlanta to the sea. The boatbrought to the army a very large quantity of mail, which g happiness to tei iou- ds. At this plai - fine arsenal, built manybefore by th government. At the out-break of secession it wasseized by the reikis, withits contents of arms andordnance stores. All thegun-making machinerywhicli fell into the hands ofthe Men the arsenal at I was abandoned was re-moved thither, and hadbeen in constant use dur-ing the war. By order
. . ion with the;. For six weeks they had be npletely CU1 off as when on the march from Atlanta to the sea. The boatbrought to the army a very large quantity of mail, which g happiness to tei iou- ds. At this plai - fine arsenal, built manybefore by th government. At the out-break of secession it wasseized by the reikis, withits contents of arms andordnance stores. All thegun-making machinerywhicli fell into the hands ofthe Men the arsenal at I was abandoned was re-moved thither, and hadbeen in constant use dur-ing the war. By order ofGeneral Sherman the build-ing was leveled to theground, and all the machin-ery was broken up anddestroyed. General Sherman hadhoped that while here sup-plies of shoes and clothing might be obtained from Wilmington,but he found that the delay would be so long as to disarrange hisplans, and he issued his orders for the different corps to march onisboro. time the rebels were found in increasing numbers,both infantry and cavalry. General Hardee, after evacuating. GEORGE W. COCOMI [LAUGHLIN*S SQOAD&ON, Taken prisoner during the S raid. Died at Millen, Ga.,October 15th. 1865.] i RYSKORO. 921 innah, had taken his troops to Charleston. The abandon-ment of this city, also, had been made necessary by the sweejSherman; and Hardee, driven from pillar to post, had hurriednorthward toward Raleigh. The Confederate authorities ;itRichmond were in a condition bordering on panic. All attemptsto even so much as delay the inarch of Shermans army had beenin vain. When it started from Savannah it was not difficult toforetell its destination. Day after day its resistless treadig the knell of Richmond. a tic efforts were mad* the course of Sherman. had gathered a force in North Carolina, which ird joined by that of Hardee, ittered fragment- army, which had been whelmed at Nashville, were also scut thither. General JoeJohl is ordered to the command of all the troops operating against Sherman,
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