le。　　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　from　civil　life。
  By　command　of　Major…General　Q。　A。　Gillmore；　W。　L。　M。　BURGER；　Assistant　Adjutant…General。
  Copy　of　Major　ANDERSON's　Dispatch；　announcing　the　Surrender　of　Fort　Sumter；　April　14；　1861。
  STEAMSHIP　BALTIC；　OFF　SANDY　HOOK　April　10；　1861；　10。30　a。m。　　via　New　York
  Honorable　S。　　Cameron；　Secretary　of　War；　Washington
  Having　defended　Fort　Sumter　for　thirty…four　hours；　until　the　quarters　were　entirely　burned；　the　main　gates　destroyed　by　fire；　the　gorge…walls　seriously　injured；　the　magazine　surrounded　by　flames；　and　its　door　closed　from　the　effect　of　heat；　four　barrels　and　three　cartridges　of　powder　only　being　available；　and　no
  provisions　remaining　but　pork；　I　accepted　terms　of　evacuation　offered　by　General　Beauregard；　being　the　same　offered　by　him　on　the　11th　inst。；　prior　to　the　commencement　of　hostilities；　and　marched　out　of　the　fort；　Sunday　afternoon；　the　14th　inst。；　with　colors　flying　and　drums　beating；　bringing　away　company　and　private　property；　and　saluting　my　flag　with　fifty　guns。
  ROBERT　ANDERSON；　Major　First　Artillery；　commanding。
  CHAPTER　XXIV。
  END　OF　THE　WARFROM　GOLDSBORO'　TO　RALEIGH　AND　WASHINGTON。
  APRIL　AND　MAY；　1865。
  As　before　described；　the　armies　commanded　respectively　by　Generals　J。　M。　Schofield；　A。　H。　Terry；　and　myself；　effected　a　junction　in　and　about　Goldsboro'；　North　Carolina；　during　the　22d　and　23d　of　March；　1865；　but　it　required　a　few　days　for　all　the　troops　and　trains　of　wagons　to　reach　their　respective　camps。　　In　person　I　reached　Goldsboro'　on　the　23d；　and　met　General　Schofield；　who　described　fully　his　operations　in　North　Carolina　up　to　that　date；　and　I　also　found　Lieutenant　Dunn；　aide…de…camp　to　General　Grant；　with　a　letter　from　him　of　March　16th；　giving　a　general　description　of　the　state　of　facts　about　City　Point。　　The　next　day　I　received　another　letter；　more　full；　dated　the　22d；　which　I　give　herewith。
  Nevertheless；　I　deemed　it　of　great　importance　that　I　should　have　a　personal　interview　with　the　general；　and　determined　to　go　in　person　to　City　Point　as　soon　as　the　repairs　of　the　railroad；　then　in　progress　under　the　personal　direction　of　Colonel　W。　W。　Wright；　would　permit：
  HEADQUARTERS　OF　THE　ARMIES　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　CITY　POINT；　VIRGINIA；　March　22；　1865
  Major…General　SHERMAN；　Commanding　Military　Division　of　the　Mississippi。
  GENERAL：　Although　the　Richmond　papers　do　not　communicate　the　fact；　yet　I　saw　enough　in　them　to　satisfy　me　that　you　occupied　Goldsboro'　on　the　19th　inst。　I　congratnlate　you　and　the　army　on　what　may　be　regarded　as　the　successful　termination　of　the　third　campaign　since　leaving　the　Tennessee　River；　less　than　one　year　ago。
  Since　Sheridan's　very　successful　raid　north　of　the　James；　the　enemy　are　left　dependent　on　the　Southside　and　Danville　roads　for　all　their　supplies。　　These　I　hope　to　cut　next　week。　　Sheridan　is　at　°°　White　House；〃shoeing　up〃　and　resting　his　cavalry。　　I　expect　him　to　finish　by　Friday　night　and　to　start　the　following　morning；　raid　Long　Bridge；　Newmarket；　Bermuda　Hundred；　and　the　extreme　left　of　the　army　around　Petersburg。　　He　will　make　no　halt　with　the　armies　operating　here；　but　will　be　joined　by　a　division　of　cavalry；　five　thousand　five　hundred　strong；　from　the　Army　of　the　Potomac；　and　will　proceed　directly　to　the　Southside　and　Danville　roads。　　His　instructions　will　be　to　strike　the　Southside　road　as　near　Petersburg　as　he　can；　and　destroy　it　so　that　it　cannot　be　repaired　for　three　or　four　days；　and　push　on　to　the　Danville　road；　as　near　to　the　Appomattox　as　he　can　get。　　Then　I　want　him　to　destroy　the　road　toward　Burkesville　as　far　as　he　can；　then　push　on　to　the　Southside　road；　west　of　Burkesville；　and　destroy　it　effectually。　》From　that　point　I　shall　probably　leave　it　to　his　discretion　either　to　return　to　this　army；　crossing　the　Danville　road　south　of　Burkesville；　or　go　and　join　you；　passing　between　Danville　and　Greensboro'。　　When　this　movement　commences　I　shall　move　out　by　my　left；　with　all　the　force　I　can；　holding　present　intrenched　lines。　I　shall　start　with　no　distinct　view；　further　than　holding　Lee's　forces　from　followin