. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . RAISING THE UNION FLAG OVER THE OLD STATE-HOUSE,COLUMBIA. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. j) After Hood had been driven from Tennessee,Schofield was ordered to bring the Twenty-thirdCorps, General Cox, to Washington, whence it wassent to Fort Fisher, N. C. Schofield assumed corn- mington, February 22d, 1865. Thence Cox wassent to New Berne ; there he organized a provi-sional corps and moved via Kinston to Goldsboro,while the greater part of Sehofields forces ad- mand of the combin
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . RAISING THE UNION FLAG OVER THE OLD STATE-HOUSE,COLUMBIA. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. j) After Hood had been driven from Tennessee,Schofield was ordered to bring the Twenty-thirdCorps, General Cox, to Washington, whence it wassent to Fort Fisher, N. C. Schofield assumed corn- mington, February 22d, 1865. Thence Cox wassent to New Berne ; there he organized a provi-sional corps and moved via Kinston to Goldsboro,while the greater part of Sehofields forces ad- mand of the combined forces, and captured Wil- vanced directly to that place.— Editors. 688 SHERMANS MARCH FROM SAVANNAH TO CONTRABANDS IN THE WAKE OF SHERMANS ARMY. Both messengers arrived safely at Wilmington, and on Sunday, the dayafter our arrival at Fayetteville, the shrill whistle of a steamboat floating theStars and Stripes announced that we were once more in conmranication withour own friends. As she came up, the banks of the river were lined by oursoldiers, who made the welkin ring with their cheers. The opening of com-munication with Wilmington not only brought us our mails and a supply ofclothing, but enabled us to send to a place of safety thousands of refugeesand contrabands who were following the ai-my and seriously embarrassingit. We were dependent upon the country for our supplies of food and for-age, and every one not connected with the army was a source of weakness tous. On several occasions on the march from Atlanta we had been compelledto drive thousands of colored people back, not from lack of sympathy withthem, but simply as a matter of safety to the army. The refugee-train fol-lowing
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