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As soon as the army starts, the chief-quartermaster and commissary will prepare a resupply of stores at some point on Pamlico or Albemarle Sounds, ready to be conveyed to Kinston or Winton and Murfreesboro', according to developments.
Upon our occupation of Wilmington, Schofield turned his attention at once to the opening, of the line from Beaufort and New Berne to Kinston and Goldsborough. Terry's troops were sent to follow Bragg northward. Couch's division of the Twenty-third Corps joined mine at Wilmington.
There we must expect to halt for several days, for the total destruction of the railroad for the last ten or twelve miles from Kinston made it probable that a mile a day was the utmost the construction corps could rebuild, to say nothing of the bridging which would also be necessary.
Carpenter, of Rutherfordton; Capt. Alexander, of Statesville; Capt. Smith, of Durham; Capt. Mason, of Kinston; who served under Colonel Shaw at Fort Wagner; Capt. Leatherwood, Asheville; Capt. Stitt, of Charlotte; Capt. York, of Newbern; and Quartermaster Lane, of Raleigh. That highly respected citizen of Fayetteville, Adjutant Smith, was in the hospital suffering from a broken leg.
GENERAL: I have kept Lieutenant Dunn over to-day that I might report farther. I send you a copy of my orders of this morning, the operation of which will, I think, soon complete our roads. The telegraph is now done to Morehead City, and by it I learn that stores have been sent to Kinston in boats, and that our wagons are loading with rations and clothing.
Two days' march took us into Goldsborough with no opposition but skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry. We found the railroad uninjured, except that the bridges were burned; but they were small and would not delay Colonel Wright long when the large one at Kinston should be completed.
The importance of trying to check our columns advancing from the sea-coast was seen by General Johnston as soon as he learned the situation in North Carolina. All the detachments of the Army of Tennessee were hurried without change of cars toward Kinston. D. H. Hill had command of them as ranking officer present. On the 7th of March, Hill reached Kinston with Lee's corps.
Davis's perplexity Beauregard startles him Lee calls Johnston to command Personal relations of leading officers Dwindling armies The cavalry Assignments of generals The Beaufort and New Berne line Am ordered to New Berne Provisional corps Advance to cover railway building Dover and Gum swamps Bragg concentrates to oppose us Position near Kinston Bragg's plan of attack Our own movements Condition of railroad and river Our advance to Wise's Forks and Southwest Creek Precautions Conference with Schofield Battle of Kinston Enemy attack our left front Rout of Upham's brigade Main line firm Ruger's division reaches the field Enemy repulsed End of first day's fight Extending our trenches on the left Sharp skirmishing of the 9th Bragg's reinforcements His attack of the both Final repulse and retreat of the enemy.
I propose to collect there my army proper; shall post General Terry about Faison's Depot, and General Schofield about Kinston, partly to protect the road, but more to collect such food and forage as the country affords, until the railroads are repaired leading into Goldsboro'. I fear these have not been pushed with the vigor I had expected; but I will soon have them both going.
GENERAL: I have kept Lieutenant Dunn over to-day that I might report farther. I send you a copy of my orders of this morning, the operation of which will, I think, soon complete our roads. The telegraph is now done to Morehead City, and by it I learn that stores have been sent to Kinston in boats, and that our wagons are loading with rations and clothing.
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