HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. B. WOODS, Commanding Brigade, Garden's Corners: GENERAL: Reconnaissances are being made toward Salkehatchie, and it is important that you should keep up the movement from Gar den's Corners. Continue it until further orders. If you can procure boats you will make an effort to cross at or near Combahee Ferry, but the general does not wish it done at the loss of life. It is merely to attract the enemy's attention. By order of Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard: JOS. A. SLADEN, Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Brig. Gen. M. F. FORCE, Pocotaligo, S. C., January 25, 1865. Commanding Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps: GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you cause two regiments from your command to report at the railroad depot at daylight to-morrow. Captain Henley, aide-de-camp, will take them to the point they are expected to occupy. General Mower will endeavor to cross the Salkehatchie above the bridge, and these regiments are intended to cover certain roads in his rear. Send with them one wagon of ammunition. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. CADLE, JR., Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bvt. Maj. Gen. G. A. SMITH, Commanding Fourth Division: GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you send one brigade from your command to Salkehatchie bridge, starting at 7 a. m. to-morrow, with instructions to make a demonstration against the enemy at that point and feign an attempt to force a crossing, so as to draw their attention from General Mower's attempt at crossing above. The general wishes the skirmish line pushed up as close to the river as possible, but care must be taken to prevent loss. He wishes the position taken intrenched and held until your brigade is relieved by forces from General Hatch's command. Should General Mower's movements cause the enemy to evacuate, your brigade will push across and occupy the works. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 9 R R-VOL XLVII, PT II C. CADLE, JR., Assistant Adjutant-General. Major-General SHERMAN, HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi: DEAR GENERAL: Your letter of yesterday has just come to hand. I ordered Davis yesterday to resume his march this morning at daylight, and directed Williams to push a division, if possible, from Purysburg toward the ferry. These orders are now being executed. Davis has gone with Morgan's division. I shall order Geary forward to-morrow, and shall advise Corse to move at the same time on one of the other roads. I shall send my headquarters teams with Geary's division and go up the river on one of the transports. This will give me an opportunity to stop at Purysburg and give whatever new orders may be necessary; also to see the gun-boat and send it above the ferry. I shall probably arrive at Sister's Ferry as soon as the head of Davis' column can reach there. I shall hear from Davis this evening as to the progress made to-day, and will write you again before leaving here. Very respectfully, &c., H. W. SLOCUM, HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS, Bvt. Maj. Gen. J. W. GEARY, GENERAL: The major-general commanding the corps directs that you move with your command, to-morrow morning, for Sister's Ferry, following the Fourteenth Corps. You can march on either of the roads, selecting the best. The general directs that you take charge of all the trains of the corps now on this side of the river, and march them with your column. The Fourteenth Corps starts to-day, and will march on three roads. Upon arriving at Sister's Ferry you will cross your command and rejoin the corps. By command of Brevet Major-General Williams: H. W. PERKINS, Assistant Adjutant-General. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 2. HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS, Savannah, Ga., January 25, 1865. This command will move to-morrow at 8 a. m. Further instructions will be issued this afternoon. By order of Bvt. Maj. Gen. John W. Geary: W. T. FORBES, Assistant Adjutant General. HEADQUARTERS_DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Bvt. Maj. Gen. C. GROVER, Commanding, &c., Savannah, Ga.: GENERAL: The provisions, &c., sent on the Greyhound and Daniel Webster should be received and turned over to the mayor, Mr. Arnold, and facilities, &c., afforded in getting the vessels to the dock. There are some private goods on both these vessels which I am willing to have landed and sold at Savannah. The persons owning them have given the freight of the provisions for the poor of Savannah. Respectfully, yours, J. G. FOSTER, Major-General, Commanding. Major-General SCHOFIELD, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Willard's Hotel: GENERAL: Your corps will embark at Alexandria as rapidly as transports can be prepared. The first division will proceed to the vicinity of Wilmington, N. C., landing at Federal Point or up Cape Fear River, as may be deemed best on their arrival. The second division will proceed to Beaufort, landing at that place, unless orders to the contrary are received there. The remainder will touch at Fort Monroe for orders, and are expected to land near Wilmington or Beaufort, as General Grant may direct. General Meagher's provisional division will be ordered to report to you till it can join General Sherman. Very respectfully, Maj. Gen. J. D. Cox, Warren, Ohio: H. W. HALLECK, Major-General and Chief of Staff. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 25, 1865. The commanding-general directs that you report in person without delay for duty with your command. J. A. CAMPBELL, Major and Assistant Adjutant-General. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD DEPOT, Washington, D. C., January 25, 1865. (Received 10.16 a. m.) Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: First train of troops arrived about 3 this a. m. and was run direct to Alexandria. The cars have been returned, and are now on the way west. Two trains are east of Monocacy, one having passed that point at 7.35 and one at 8.08 this a. m. GEO. S. KOONTZ. BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEPOT, Washington, D. C., January 25, 1865. (Received 10.35 p. m.) Hon. E. M. STANTON: Second train of troops arrived at 7.15, third train at 7.20, and fourth at 7.30. They have been started for Alexandria. G. S. KOONTZ. Just arrived after a rough passage on steamer Monterey. Could not land at Cape Fear. Left Savannah 19th, Port Royal 22d. Wet and stormy weather. General Sherman still at Savannah. Cotton being shipped at rate of 800 to 1,000 bales per day. Treasury and War Departments working smoothly and harmoniously. M. C. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General. HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Maj. Gen. O. O. HOWARD, Commanding Army of the Tennessee: GENERAL: General Mower is still maneuvering against the Salkehatchie bridge and it is important the movement from Garden's Corners should be kept up. Continue it until you receive further orders. Iť boats can be obtained, let an effort be made to cross, but I do not wish it done at the risk of loss of life-merely to attract the enemy's attention. Your obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General, Commanding. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. FIRST DIV., 15TH ARMY CORPS, * * ** * * III. The Second and Third Brigades of this division will move from their present camp toward Garden's Corners at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, the brigade and regimental teams following in rear of their respective brigades. The division train, under direction of the offi cers in the quartermaster's and ordnance departments, will follow the division to Garden's Corners, the wagons loaded with all the forage and supplies that can be taken. IV. Brigade commanders will send into Beaufort forthwith all baggage, boxes, &c., to be left in accordance with orders from department headquarters to be stored with the post quartermaster, who is ready to give memorandum receipts for such property as may be left under his control. By order of Bvt. Maj. Gen. C. R. Woods: FRED. H. WILSON, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. HDQRS. FIRST BRIG., THIRD DIV., 15TH ARMY CORPS, Capt. S. M. BUDLONG, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Third Division, Fifteenth Army Corps: CAPTAIN: I am here with my command under orders from Major-General Logan to report to Brevet Major-General Smith, at Pocotaligo. Have wagons and baggage of brigade, also ambulances and wagons left behind of Third Division, but no teams. Transportation could not be furnished for them when I came. Lieutenant Gorgas is behind with detail to bring them forward as soon as possible. Lieutenant Gorgas will endeavor also to bring up the wagons of train that were abandoned in the march at Savannah. I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, HDQRS. FOURTH DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Col. F. J. HURLBUT, Commanding Third Brigade: COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that you move out with your entire command on the road designated and in accordance with the instructions sent you yesterday. The general desires that you inspect and thoroughly repair the road as far as you move, so that the supply trains can move without impediment. You will move eight or not to exceed ten miles and await there the arrival of the division, when you will take the advance, with such instructions as will be given you hereafter. The general wishes you to move by 8 a. m. to-morrow, the 27th instant, irrespective of the Twentieth Corps. A staff officer from these headquarters will accompany you to designate the route. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, L. H. EVERTS, SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 23. Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. HDQRS. SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS, * II. The extra baggage, tents, &c., of this command will be sent to the wharf on Pocotaligo River to-morrow, for shipment to Hilton Head, instead of being taken to Beaufort, as ordered in Special Orders, No. 23, of this date. Lieut. William E. Ware, acting assistant adjutantgeneral, Seventeenth Army Corps, will have charge of the storing and direction of the future movements of the baggage. By command of Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair: Major-General SHERMAN, C. CADLE, JR., Assistant Adjutant-General. SAVANNAH, GA., January 26, 1865-8 p. m. Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi: DEAR GENERAL: Davis made a good march yesterday and found the roads in fair condition. I have heard nothing from Williams. I |