marched at 7 a. m., marching each day until night of the 17th; went into camp on Broad River with guns in position, remaining until the 19th; at 7 a. m. moved across the river about four miles and camped with the guns in position. 20th, marches continued, marching each day. 24th, crossed the Catawba River near Rocky Mount Ferry; camped and lay in camp until 28th. At 11 a. m. marched, roads very bad, marching each day until March 4. At night went into camp near Great Pedee River; lay in camp until 7th. At 2 p. m. moved across the river and went into position on the left bank, covering the pontoon bridge and landing on the opposite bank until the bridge was taken up. 8th, at 6 a. m. marched on the Fayetteville road and continued marching each day until 11th. At night went into camp about two miles from Fayetteville. 12th, in camp all day; marched at dark, passing through Fayetteville and crossing Cape Fear River. 13th, marched at 7 a. m.; made about two miles and camped on the Raleigh road; lay in camp until 15th. At 9 a. m. marched on the Goldsborough road. 16th, at 8.30 a. m. marched; found the enemy in front; battery did not get a position. Marched on 17th and 18th. 19th, marched about four miles and found the enemy in force; the enemy made an attack; we went into position and fired 217 rounds; the enemy was repulsed. 20th and 21st, on the line in position behind works. 22d, enemy gone from our front; marched to near Neuse River and camped for the night. 23d, marched, crossing the river, passing through Goldsbor ough, and went into camp about two miles from the city. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JUDSON RICH, Senior Second Lieut., Comdg. Battery I, Second Illinois Artillery. Lieut. DANIEL TITUS, Acting Adjutant, Artillery Brigade, 14th Army Corps. No. 128. Report of Lieut. Clinton Keeler, Nineteenth Indiana Battery, of operations January 20-March 23. HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH INDIANA BATTERY, Near Goldsborough, N. C., March 25, 1865. SIR: I herewith transmit a history of the operations of the Nineteenth Indiana Battery, Reserve Artillery, Fourteenth Army Corps, during the campaign commencing January 20, 1865, and ending March 23, 1865: Friday, January 20, the battery left Savannah, Ga., at 10 a. m.; moved on the Louisville road; encamped at 11 p. m.; distance made, four miles and a half. Saturday, 21st, moved at 7 a. m.; encamped at 10 a.m.; distance made, three miles. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 22d, 23d, and 24th, in camp. Wednesday, 25th, moved at 7 a. m.; encamped at dark; distance made, fifteen miles. Thursday, 26th, moved at 7 a. m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, eight miles. Friday, 27th, moved at daylight; encamped in the village of Springfield at 5 p. m.; distance made, five miles. Saturday, 28th, moved at 10 a. m.; encamped near Sister's Ferry, on Savannah River, at 6 p. m.; distance made, eleven miles. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 29th, 30th, 31st, and February 1, 2, 3, and 4, in camp. Sun day, February 5, moved at 10 a. m.; crossed the Savannah River into South Carolina at 3 p. m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, two miles and a half. Monday, the 6th, in camp. Tuesday, 7th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at 1.30 p. m.; distance made, eight miles. Wednesday, 8th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at 2.30 p. m.; distance made, ten miles. Thursday, 9th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at 9.30 p. m.; distance made, twenty miles. Friday, 10th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at dark; distance made, eighteen miles. Saturday, 11th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at 8 p. m.; distance made, thirteen miles. Sunday, 12th, moved at 9 a. m.; encamped at 8 p. m. on the South Edisto River; distance made, seventeen miles. Monday, 13th, moved and crossed the South Edisto River at 3 p. m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, five miles. Tuesday, the 14th, moved at 8 a. m.; crossed the North Edisto River at 12 m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, seventeen miles. Wednesday, the 15th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at dark; distance made, twelve miles. Thursday, 16th, moved at 7 a. m.; encamped at dark; distance made, fifteen miles. Friday, 18th, moved at 8 p. m.; encamped at dark; distance made, fourteen miles. Saturday, 19th, moved at 1 p. m.; crossed Broad River; encamped at 7 p. m.; distance made, eight miles and a half. Monday, 20th, moved at 8 a. m.; encamped at 12 m.; distance made, five miles. Tuesday, 21st, moved at 7 a. m.; encamped at 5 p. m., near Winnsborough; distance made, twelve miles. One sergeant and 1 private missing, supposed to have been killed by the enemy. Wednesday, 22d, moved at 6 a. m.; encamped at 1 p. m.; distance made, twelve miles. Thursday, 23d, moved at 9 a. m.; encamped Friday morn at 2.30 a. m.; distance made, eight miles. Friday, 24th, and Saturday, 25th, in camp. Sunday, 26th, moved at 10 a. m.; encamped at 4.30 p. m.; distance made, one mile and a half. Monday, 27th, moved at 10 p. m.; stood on the road all night. Tuesday, 28th, crossed the Catawba River at 6 a. m.; distance made, eight miles. Wednesday, March 1, moved at 6 a. m.; encamped at 7 p. m.; dis. tance made, twenty-two miles. Thursday, 2d, moved at 6 a. m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, twelve miles. Friday, 3d, moved at 6 a. m.; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, twenty-three miles. Saturday, 4th, moved at 6 a. m.; encamped on the Great Pedee River, near Haile's Ferry, at 4 p. m.; distance made, fourteen miles. Sunday and Monday, the 5th and 6th, in camp. Tuesday, the 7th, ready to move at 2 p. m; crossed the Great Pedee River at 8p. m.; distance made, three miles. Wednesday, the 8th, moved at 7.30 a. m.; encamped at 8.30 p. m. Crossed into North Carolina to-day; distance made, twenty-five miles. Thursday, 9th, moved at 8 a. m.; marched nineteen miles, unhitched and fed the stock in the road at 3.30 a. m. Friday morning; one section acting as rear guard. Friday, 10th, hooked in at 6 a. m. and moved; encamped 7 p. m.; distance made, eighteen miles. Saturday, 11th, moved at 10 a. m.; encamped at Fayetteville, N. C.; distance made, thirteen miles. Sunday, the 12th, and Monday, 13th, in camp. Tuesday, 14th, moved at 12 m.; crossed the Cape Fear River at 4.30 p. m.; distance made, four miles. Wednesday, 15th, moved at 9 a. m.; joined Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps (General Morgan); encamped at 5 p. m.; distance made, ten miles. Thursday, the 16th, moved at 9 a. m.; encamped at 6 p. m.; distance made, six miles. Friday, the 17th, moved at 10 a. m.; camped at 7 p. m.; distance, twelve miles. Saturday, 18th, moved 5.30 a. m.; encamped at 6 p. m.; distance made, eight miles. Sunday, 19th, moved at 8 a. m.; went into position at 1 p. m.; the enemy's artillery firing destroyed 1 ammunition chest, killed several horses, and wounded 2 men. About 3.30 p.m. the enemy charged, getting between the sections of the battery (distance, 400 yards), cutting us off from the road, causing us to leave 3 guns and carriages, 1 caisson without limber, and 2 gun teams (12 horses). The remaining gun went into position at dark on the reserve line. The remainder of the battery went to the rear threequarters of a mile and parked. First Lieut. Samuel D. Webb mortally wounded; 2 enlisted men slightly wounded and 2 missing. Monday, the 20th, Lieutenant Keeler in command, in the same position as last night. Lieutenant Webb died. Recovered 1 gun and limber and 1 caisson without limber. Tuesday, the 21st, in position as we were yesterday. Wednesday, 22d, moved at 10 a. m.; one enlisted man of the command found in enemy's hospital; encamped at 5 p. m.; distance moved, ten miles. Thursday, the 23d, moved at 7 a. m.; passed through and encamped near Goldsborough, N. C., at 7 p. m.; two enlisted men missing, supposed to be killed by the enemy; distance made, twelve miles. Very respectfully submitted. CLINTON KEELER, Second Lieutenant, Commanding Nineteenth Indiana Battery. Maj. CHARLES HOUGHTALING, Chief of Artillery, Fourteenth Army Corps. No. 129. Report of Capt. Joseph McKnight, Fifth Wisconsin Battery, of oper ations January 20-March 23. HDQRS. FIFTH WISCONSIN BATTERY, 14TH ARMY CORPS, Goldsborough, N. C., March 28, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to report the following active part the command has taken during the campaign from Savannah, Ga., to its present encampment at Goldsborough, N. Č.: On the afternoon of the 20th of January, 1865, the battery decamped from its encampment near the city of Savannah, Ga., and marched amidst a very disagreeable rain-storm and through swamps, arriving at Springfield, Ga., on the 27th instant. 28th, marched until nightfall and encamped at Sister's Ferry, on the Savannah River, where we remained until February 5, then crossed the river on pontoon bridge, and encamped at the upper landing, S. C., where the battery was placed in position to oppose a rebel gun-boat that was reported descending the river from Augusta, Ga. 7th instant, marched to Brighton and encamped for the night; was assigned to the Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. 8th and 9th, marched. 10th, passed through the town of Barnwell and bivouacked within its suburbs. 12th, marched with the Third Division within twenty-four miles of Augusta, Ga., where we struck the Charleston and Augusta Railroad. Several miles were destroyed by the division. 13th, the march was resumed. 14th, crossed Edisto River. 16th, passed through the town of Lexington. 17th, crossed Saluda River. 19th, crossed Broad River; marched through a mountainous country. 21st, crossed Little River, and at dusk encamped near the Charleston and Richmond Railroad, which was being destroyed. 27th, crossed Catawba River at midnight. March 5, encamped within eight miles of Cheraw. 7th, crossed Great Pedee River. 9th, crossed Little Pedee River. 11th, encamped at Fayetteville, N. C.; remained there until the 15th, then crossed Cape Fear River; the battery was placed in position upon the bank. 20th, engaged the enemy twenty-one miles west from Goldsborough; fired twenty rounds of solid shot from the left section of the battery, but was not replied to by the enemy's batteries. 23d, crossed Neuse River and passed through the town of Goldsborough, N. C., and at present are encamped within its limits. During the campaign we have lost by capture five enlisted men while foraging for the battery animals. We have obtained subsistence for man and beast principally from the enemy since leaving Sister's Ferry, Ga., and have during the month captured 10 horses and 3 mules. More mules were captured, but were exchanged for horses. Loss sustained in horses, 19. The general condition of the animals at present is far from being termed good, for many are worn down and should be replaced by more serviceable ones. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOSEPH MCKNIGHT, Captain, Commanding Fifth Wisconsin Battery. Maj. CHARLES HOUGHTALING, Chief of Artillery, Fourteenth Army Corps. No. 130. Report of Bot. Maj. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, U. S. Army, commanding Twentieth Army Corps, of operations January 1-March 31. HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS, Near Goldsborough, N. C., March 31, 1865. MAJOR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the oper ations of the Twentieth Army Corps during the recent campaign: While halting at Savannah Geary's (Second) division occupied the town. Ward's and Jackson's divisions were massed between the Savannah River and the Charleston railroad. On the 1st of January Ward's division was moved across the river, and, after brushing away a small force of rebel cavalry, took position in advance of the Cheves plantation, on the Union Causeway turnpike, sending forward reconnoitering parties toward Hardeeville. On 17th of January Jackson's division was sent across the river and Ward's ordered to occupy Hardeeville. The extraordinary overflow of the Savannah River, submerging the low rice-fields and many of the artificial dikes upon which the corduroy road was laid, cut off Geary's division and a portion of the train of Jackson's division. Geary with two regiments of Jackson's division and trains were therefore ordered to follow the Fourteenth Army Corps on the west side of the river to Sister's Ferry, and report directly to the major-general commanding the Left Wing. The report of Brevet-Major General Geary, commanding, will give in detail the movements of that division until it rejoined the corps at Blackville. On the 19th Jackson's division took post at Purysburg, Ward's remaining at Hardeeville; some necessary supplies were obtained by boat at the excellent landing at Purysburg. The U. S. gun-boat Pontiac, Captain Luce commanding, came up the river and proceeded on toward Sister's Ferry. On the 28th I moved Jackson's division as far as Bradham's, and found the swamps of the Savannah so overflowed that it was impossible to reach Sister's Ferry. On the 29th I ordered Ward to follow, and both divisions to encamp at Robertsville, three miles from the landing above Sister's Ferry. I found the rebel cavalry in some force, but they were easily driven across Black Swamp Creek, north of the village, by our skirmish line; Jackson's division had three men wounded. Both divisions encamped around Robertsville before night. On the 30th I had the bridges over creeks and swamps toward the landing rebuilt. I found the U. S. steamer Pontiac and some transports with supplies at the landing. It was necessary to take a boat to communicate with Major-General Slocum on the opposite bank, three miles below. The road between the points was deeply overflowed the whole distance. On the 2d of February, leaving Selfridge's brigade, of Jackson's division, at the landing to guard the supplies and to construct and repair roads, I marched with the two brigades of that division and Ward's entire division toward Lawtonville. Just before reaching that place the enemy developed a long skirmish line behind a swamp and opened on my advance with two pieces of artillery. Ward, in advance, was directed to send one regiment to the left to find the flank and rear of the rebel line and to attack vigorously in front. The enemy were speedily dislodged, leaving several dead and wounded. Ward lost 2 killed and 12 wounded in his skirmish line. The command encamped around Lawtonville. On the 3d I marched in a drizzling rain to the Coosawhatchie Swamp, near Duck Branch Post-Office, and reported in person to the major-general commanding the Military Division of the Mississippi. On the 4th, to avoid the deep water of Coosawhatchie Swamp, I diverged to the left by a settlement road through very swampy ground as far as Smyrna Post-Office, and then moved north on the Barnwell pike, encamping at Allendale Post-Office. On the 5th the command marched to Gray's Cross-Roads, then moving to the right along Wills Branch, encamped near Buford's Bridge, having struck the rear of the Fifteenth Corps. February 6, I crossed the swamps and streams of the Big Salkehatchie, and, turning to the left along Bird's Creek to avoid the route of the Fifteenth Corps, took the road north to Nimmon's Cross-Roads and then east to the Little Salkehatchie, where the command encamped in a very cold rain. On the 7th the command was moved across the Little Salkehatchie, which was much swollen by the rain of the preceding night, making the crossing of the troops and trains very difficult and slow. The head of the column reached the South Carolina Railroad one mile and a half east of Graham's Station about noon. On the three succeeding days a large portion of the command was engaged in destroying the South Carolina Railroad as far as Station No. 107, four miles west of Williston, a distance of about twenty-four miles. A large quantity of cotton was burned, 370 bales at Graham's Station alone. On the 9th General Geary, with Second Division and other troops and trains left at Sister's Ferry, rejoined the corps at Blackville; Major-General Slocum, commanding Left Wing, came up with this command. February 11, Ward was ordered to move from Williston, rebuild Guignard's Bridge over the South Edisto, and rejoin the main column on the north side. Geary and Jackson crossed at Duncan's Bridge and encamped on north side. On the following day, over a good road, the head of the column reached the North Edisto at Jeffcoat's at 2 p. m. The enemy had destroyed the bridge and taken post on the north side with two pieces of artillery. Geary having the advance was ordered to push a strong skir |