thousand two hundred spindles, cotton. This factory made five thousand yards cloth per diem. Grant Factory-Three stories and basement brick building, seventy feet by forty feet; sixty looms and two thousand spindles, cotton. Made two thousand yards cloth each day. Haiman's Iron Foundry-One small engine. Rock Island Paper Mill-Manufactured printing, letter, and wrapping paper. Columbus Iron Works-Sabres, bayonets, and trace chains were here made. One thousand stand of arms found. thousand axes and helves. One thousand picks and helves. Four hundred spades and shovels. Twenty telegraphic instruments. Destroyed at Girard (opposite Columbus)One rope factory. Two government blacksmith shops. Two locomotives. Fifteen box cars, and an extensive round house and railroad machine shop. The machine shops, foundries, factories, and other works destroyed here as above enumerated, were of immense value to the rebels, and to the entire South. More than five thousand employees are thrown upon the community for Haiman's Pistol Factory-This establishment other support. No private buildings in Corepaired small arms, made locks, and was about lumbus were destroyed, and no buildings fired ready to commence making revolvers similar to except by order and with proper authority. Colt's Army. There are thousands of almost pauper citizens Hughs, Daniel & Co.'s Warehouse-Ten thou-and negroes whose rapacity under the circumsand bales cotton. stances of our occupation, and in consequence Presses and type of following named news- of such extensive destruction of property, was papers: Columbus Sun, Columbus Enquirer, Columbus Times, and the type, one press, &c., of Memphis Appeal. seemingly insatiable. The citizens and negroes The following is a list of pieces and calibre of artillery which was either partially or wholly destroyed, viz.: one ten-inch columbiad, four ten-pounder Parrotts, one ten-pounder smooth bore, and eighteen six-pounder and twelvepounder guns and howitzers, with limbers and caissons (except the columbiad), all used in the Major E. B. BEAUMONT, action of the sixteenth instant, and taken while in position. At the navy yard were two six-inch siege guns mounted, one thirty-pounder Parrott, and four boat howitzers (brass) not mounted. At the depot were two rifled siege guns, and one smooth bore ditto not mounted, also four old iron guns (field pieces), and two mountain howitzers mounted. Near headquarter post were four brass six-pounders and limbers, smooth bore, and at a foundry north-east part of town were sixteen field pieces, caissons, &c., calibre not known. At the arsenal was one Napoleon gun new, quite a number of limbers, and caissons. Total number of guns, exclusive of the six splendid seven-inch rifled ones on gunboat "Jackson," sixty-eight; nearly all were thrown into the river. Brevet Brigader-General Commanding Post. A. A. General C. C., M. D. M. HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FOURTH DIVISION C. C., M. D. M., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, June 19, 1865. CAPTAIN-For long and valuable services as Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, and for gallantry in presence of the enemy at Big Blue, Missouri, Oxford and Tupelo, Mississippi, Selma, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, I respectfully recommend the promotion of Ambrose Hodge, Captain Company K, Fourth Iowa veteran cavalry, to Major by brevet. Brevet Major-General Emery, Upton's Fourth division C. C., M. D. M., early recognized his merit, and offered to recommend his promotion to Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General volunteers, but Mr. Hodge would prefer a brevet promotion. Very few officers are more deserving of a commission from our government than Captain Hodge. Knowing the desire of the Brevet Major- Quartermaster's property found in store and issued to the troops and negroes or destroyed: Four thousand five hundred suits Confederate uniform. Five thousand eight hundred. and ninety yards army jeans. One thousand yards Osuaburgs. Eight thousand eight hundred and twenty pairs shoes. Four thousand seven hundred and fifty Paris cotton drawers. One thousand seven hundred gray jackets. Four thou- Captain E. P. INHOFF, sand seven hundred Paris pants. Two thousand Paris socks. Four thousand tin cups. thousand tin plates. Nine hundred and sixty wooden buckets. Four hundred shirts Three hundred and seventy-five hatchets. Six hundred and fifty gray caps. Thirty-three tin pans. Six coils half-inch rope. Fifteen boxes carpenter's tools. Four hundred wall tents and flies. One Two A. A. A. General Cavalry Corps Mil. Div. Miss. Captain E. P. Inhoff, Acting Assistant Adjutant DOCUMENTS. He is one of the most cool and gallant officers in the service; has frequently unusual courage and judgment. At Guntown, when the infantry had suddenly and in great confusion retreated (before his regiment, which he then commanded had mounted), the enemy came victoriously and impetuously down upon him; he formed his men and held the entire force back till his horses crossed the creek in the immediate rear of that disastrous battle field. I consider this check as the sole cause of safety for five hundred horses and nearly as many men, while it enabled his regiment to aid in covering the hurried and disorderly retreat to Colliersville, Tennessee. Major Pierce acted on his own responsibility and judgment, his brigade commander being at the time at another part of the field. At Big Blue, Missouri, October twenty-third, 1864, he led his regiment with great spirit, aiding in winning that important victory. At the "Osage," October twenty-fifth, 1864, his regiment came in sight of the enemy, Marmaduke's division, at the moment when our line had been checked and the forces of the enemy about to take the offensive. Had Major Pierce halted his regiment that victory, in my opinion, Without would have been a defeat, a rout. orders, and governed by his sense of the right, he led his regiment in one impetuous line upon the enemy's right, riding over men, horses. guns, and carriages, initiating the charge, which taken up along our whole line, broke the enemy in pieces. In this engagement Major Pierce rode in advance of his command and sabred nine rebels. In a subsequent engagement on the same day his steady bravery and his coolness saved a part of our line and his regiment from breaking in confusion when a charge not properly supported had been repulsed. He was severely wounded in the foot, and has not yet recovered. I submit this recommendation for the action of the Brevet Major-General commanding, as I am satisfied such services should be put on record and recognized. I have the honor to be, your obedient ser- HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FOURTH DIVISION C. C., Major James W. Latta, Assistant Adjutant-Gen- 2. Private Andrew W. Tibbets, Company "I," Third Iowa cavalry, at Columbus, Georgia: 66 Captured the bearer, a sergeant, and flag of Austin's battery, inside the line of works, and to the right of the four-gun battery on the right of the enemy's line." 3. John H. Hays, private "F" Company, Fourth lowa cavalry volunteers, at Columbus Georgia: "Captured the standard and bearer, who tore it from the staff and tried to escape. He fired two shots from his revolver, wounding one man of my regiment at my side." 4. Corporal Richard H. Morgan, "A" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, at Columbus, Georgia: "I captured the standard and bearer in the first charge my company made inside the line of works, April sixteenth. The bearer contested with me for its possession." 5. Nicholas Fanning, private "B" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry: 66 Captured at Selma, Alabama, in the city an elegant silk Confederate states flag, and two staff officers April 2, 1865. The standard bearer was reported killed." 6. Sergeant Holman F. Bates, "E" Company, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, at Columbus, Georgia, April sixteenth, 1865, took a rebel and standard in the street, three blocks from the bridge. 7. Private Charles A. Swan, "K" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, while following the retreating enemy through and out of Selma, Alabama, April 2, 1865, one flag and the bearer, who said it belonged to Eleventh Mississippi. 8. Private Richard H. Cosgriff," L" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, at Columbus, Georgia, on the west end of the bridge: Captured a standard and the bearer, having to knock him down with the butt of my gun be fore I could get possession of the flag," April sixteenth, 1865. 9. John Kinney, private "L" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, captured at Columbus, Georgia, sixteenth April, a standard and bearer of Tenth Missouri battery: "I had a tussel with the fellow to get the flag." 10. Edward J. Bebb, private "D" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, at Columbus, Georgia, April sixteenth, about one hundred yards from the bridge, and in the line of works took a flag, the rebels near it running away before our men, leaving the flag. 11. James P. Miller, private D" Company, Fourth Iowa cavalry, captured at Selma, Alabama, April second, 1865, a sergeant and standI have the honor to transmit herewith eleven ard of Twelfth Mississippi cavalry. He was stands of colors captured from the enemy dur-mounted and trying to get away. ing the late campaign in Alabama and Georgia, with the circumstances connected with the capture of each. 1. Sergeant H. L. Birdsell, "B" Company, Third Iowa cavalry: "Captured the bearer and a garrison flag while my company was assailing the line of works on the left of Summerville road, near Columbus, Georgia, April sixteenth, 1865." Respectfully submitted, E. F. WINSLOW, Brovet Brigadier-General Commanding. SELMA, ALABAMA, April 9, 1865. MAJOR-I have the honor to submit the following statement concerning the destruction of public property captured and found at this place: In obedience to orders from the Brevet Major-General commanding corps, I assumed the command of the city on Monday the third instant, and commenced destroying everything which could be of benefit to the enemy. The following is a partial list, which was not made complete, as in many cases the whole property could not be destroyed in the limited time allowed: 1. Selma Arsenal-Consisting of twenty-four buildings, containing an immense amount of war material and machinery for manufacturing the same. Very little of the machinery had been removed, although much of it was packed and ready for shipment to Macon and Columbus, Georgia. Among other articles here destroyed were fifteen siege guns and ten heavy carriages, ten field pieces, with sixty field carriages, ten caissons, sixty thousand rounds artillery ammunition, one million rounds of small arms ammunition, three million feet of lumber, ten thousand bushels coal, three hundred barrels resin, and three large engines and boilers. 2. Government Naval Foundry-Consisting of five large buildings, containing three fine engines, thirteen boilers, twenty-nine siege guns, unfinished, and all the machinery necessary to manufacture on a large scale naval and siege guns. 3. Selma Iron Works-Consisting of five buildings, with five large engines and furnaces, and complete machinery. 4. Pierces Foundry, Nos. 1 and 2-Each of these contained an engine, extensive machinery, and a large lot of tools. 5. Nitre Works-These works consist of eighteen buildings, five furnaces, sixteen leaches, and ninety banks, 6. Powder Mills and Magazine-Consisting of seven buildings, six thousand rounds of artillery ammunition, and seventy thousand rounds small arms ammunition, together with fourteen thousand pounds powder. 7. Washington Works-Small iron works, with one engine. 8. Tennessee Iron Works-Containing two engines. 9. Phelan and McBride's Machine Shop, with two engines. 10. Horse Shoe Manufactory-Containing one engine; about eight thousand pounds of horse shoes from this establishment were used by our army. 11. Selma Shovel Factory-This factory contained one steam engine, eight forges, and complete machinery for manufacturing shovels, railroad spikes, and iron axle-trees for army wagons. 12. On the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad -One roundhouse, one stationary engine, and much standing machinery, together with twenty box and two passenger cars. 13. On the Tennessee Railroad-One roundhouse, with machinery, five locomotives, one machine, nineteen box and fifty platform cars. 14. In the Fortifications-One thirty-pound Parrott gun, four ten-pound guns, eleven field pieces, ten caissons, two forges, and five hundred rounds of fixed ammunition. A portion of the guns destroyed in the arsenal were those captured on the fortifications at the time of the assault. The machinery, engines, and the trunnions of the guns were broken before being burned. The arsenal buildings were of wood, with but few exceptions, the foundry buildings were of brick. Together with all other buildings enumerated these were completely destroyed, without firing other than public buildings. Several buildings were fired on the evening of the second instant, and quite a number of private dwellings were thereby consumed. This burning being done without authority, destroyed supplies which would have been useful to the army, and did no particular damage to the enemy. I cannot estimate, in dollars, the value of the public property here destroyed; but all can readily see that the value in a mechanical, social, and war point of view is almost inestimable. Respectfully submitted, E. F. WINSLOW, Brevet Brigadier-General Commanding Post. Major E. B. BEAUMONT, A. A. General Cavalry Corps, M. D M. HEADQUARTERS PONTONIERS C. C., M. D. M., Major E. B. Beaumont, Assistant Adjutant NEAR MACON, GA., May 9, 1865. General Cavalry Corps, M. D. M. Pontoon train (fifty-eight wagons) loaded with MAJOR-I have the honor to report that the thirty canvas pontoons, together with the lumdred feet long, also the pontoniers, consisting of ber necessary to lay a bridge, at least four hunthe Third battalion of the Twelfth Missouri cavalry volunteers, under my command, left Eastport, Mississippi, at 8 o'clock A. M., on the twendetailed from the battalion of pontoniers, which tieth of March, 1865. (The teamsters were all and five (5) line officers, besides Lieutenant consisted of two hundred and five (205) men, tieth marched by the way of Iuka to Bear river, Acting Assistant Quartermaster.) The TwenMissouri cavalry. The distance was about fifescorted by the Second battalion of the Twelfth teen miles. five o'clock, and finding it not fordable, laid pon- travelled six miles, the roads in very bad condi- halted early, passed through Dickson station. Twenty-second. Travelled about ten miles, Twenty-third. Roads were very miry, had to the men corduroy the road; also passed over travel very slow, and across all low places had some mountainous country, frequently having to put eight mules to a wagon. On one very high hill was assisted by Captain Coe, Assistant Quartermaster, Second division, sending thirty span of mules to help us up. The men being along with the wagons were much assistance to them, frequently helping to push the wagons all the way up the hill. Twenty-fourth. Train was escorted by the Fourth Ohio cavalry. After getting over the hill, the roads began to get better; passed through Frankfort, Russelville, and overtook the army at Cedar creek, having travelled about twentythree miles that day. Twenty-fifth. Procured all the forage that could be taken on the train. After travelling about ten miles the train of the Second division, and the pontoon train, stuck in the mud, and the pioneers and the pontoniers were at work all night making corduroy roads. By morning, the twenty-sixth, the road was made passable; travelled about twelve miles by one and a half o'clock at night, when we came to a swamp that was almost impassable. The Second division train was mired in it. The men worked almost all night; they were becoming much fatigued, but the work was carried on with energy until the road was completely corduroyed across the swamp; made twelve miles that day. Twenty-seventh. Roads were some better, until we passed into Walker county, when we began to come to swamps again; the mules were becoming much fagged, the loads being evidently too heavy for the bad roads. This night the train got mired at one o'clock A. M., it having been the third night that the mules were not unharnessed, and that the men had no sleep. Made about one and one-quarter mile of corduroy road, and threw off about one and onehalf of the lumber of kind that could be procured in the country; made sixteen miles. Twenty-eighth. Reached Jasper at one o'clock, making eight miles by one o'clock P. M. Twenty-ninth. Travelled about thirteen miles against twelve o'clock M., and arrived at Black Warrior river. Elyton, and encamped, making seventeen miles. Third April. Arrived at the Cahawba river, and laid a pontoon bridge across it, which took seven boats and one tressle, both men and officers working energetically, laying the bridge in one hour and a quarter, and taking it up after all had crossed in three-quarters of an hour, and travelled twenty miles same day, passing one mile south of Montevallo. Fourth. The advance guard was attacked by militia and guerillas but were repulsed without any loss; fears were entertained that a general attack on the train would be made, but fortunately we were that evening re-enforced by the Second brigade, First division, under command of Brevet Brigadier-General Alexander, having travelled twenty-seven miles. Fifth. Roads good; made sixteen miles, encamped early, plenty of forage, foraging parties capturing quite a number of mules, and supplying the place of those giving out. Sixth. Reached Selma at eleven o'clock A. M., twelve miles that morning, having travelled the distance of about two hundred and twentyseven miles in seventeen days. April seventh and eighth. Laid a bridge across the Alabama river, finishing three P. M. Eighth, having put in forty-six pontoons, thirty canvas and sixteen wooden, also two very large barges on the north side, and one on the south, the distance across being about seven hundred feet (700); about nine P. M., eighth, the bridge was broke into in the centre by drift wood; we immediately set to work to repair it, and had it ready for crossing by two P. M. Ninth. When about two regiments had crossed, two wooden pontoons sank; the weight of the bridge being too great for it to bear, it gave way in the centre and swung around. By this time the pontoniers were very much fatigued, a large detail was made to assist, and the bridge was drawn back to its place, making a gap of only about fifty feet; this was soon repaired and made substantial, consequently we got a night's rest, the first for three nights. Thirtieth. Crossed the river without loss, al- Tenth. The pontoon train was across by though the water was swift, the bottom very nine A. M., footmen and stragglers by ten A. M., uneven, and the wagons on both sides had to be when we immediately commenced taking up let down and drawn up by the assistance the bridge, scuttling all the barges, wooden of men with ropes. Travelled seven miles pontoons, also eighteen of the canvas ponto Little Warrior river, raining incessantly. toons, and destroying thirty wagons and harThe road was much cut up by the main force ness, and mounting the pontoniers, that heretoof cavalry that had gone ahead, leaving us before had been on foot, on the surplus mules. hind on the twenty-fifth, with an escort of cavalry and dismounted men. Thirty-first March. Laid a pontoon bridge of eleven boats, and put two tressles in all the trains belonging to the army, crossed also the escort, took the bridge up in an hour, looking for an attack from the north side of the river, while we were raising it, and travelled four miles. Roads some firmer but hilly and rocky; arrived at Elyton at ten A. M., April second, having made twenty miles. Since early the morning before, travelled eight miles south of Left Selma at two o'clock P. M., tenth, and travelled all day and night, making only about ten miles, the roads being so intolerably bad. Eleventh. Travelled to Cypress creek, about twelve miles; found it deep, put in a bridge of four boats. Twelfth. Crossed, took up the bridge and travelled twenty miles. Roads some better. Thirteenth. Arrived at Montgomery and passed it seven and a half miles, making about twenty-eight miles. Fourteenth. Moved forward at three o'clock P. M., and travelled fifteen miles against one o'clock A. M. Fifteenth. It rained a shower and made the roads very muddy; made fourteen miles. Sixteenth. Made twenty-eight miles. Seventeenth. Arrived at Columbus three P. M., making ten miles; passed on four miles. Eighteenth. Travelled from three o'clock A. M., to nine o'clock P. M., forty-two miles; roads good. Nineteenth. Travelled fifteen miles. Twentieth. Travelled twenty five miles, roads good and solid. Twenty-first. Travelled eleven miles to within four of Macon. Twenty-second. Moved into Macon, Georgia, having travelled from Selma, Alabama, to Macon, Georgia, the distance of about two hundred and forty miles, and laid one pontoon bridge, in nine days. Average per day twenty-six and two-thirds miles. Mules in good condition. Hoping the above may prove satisfactory, I am, Major, very respectfully your obedient servant, J. M. HUBBARD, Major Commanding Pontoniers C. C. History of the Campaign of the Cavalry Corps, M. D. M., in Alabama and Georgia, from the twenty-second of March to April twentieth, 1865. The First, Second, and Fourth divisions, together with the Fourth United States cavalry, all under command of Brevet Major-General Wilson, composed the troops engaged in this campaign. The First division, under Brigadier General Edward McCook, numbered four thousand and ninety-six men. The Second division numbered five thousand one hundred and twenty-seven men, under command of Brigadier-General Eli Long. Brevet Major-General Upton commanded the Fourth division, containing three thousand nine hundred and twenty-three men. The Fourth United States cavalry were on duty as headquarter guard, and were three hundred and thirty-four in number. There were thus engaged in the expedition in all, thirteen thousand four hundred and eighty men. The chief medical officers of the command were Surgeon Francis Salter, U. S. V., Medical Director; Assistant-Surgeon William J. Okey, U. S. A., Medical Inspector; Surgeons Benjamin McCluer, Francis Green, and Frederick Crofe, chief surgeons of the First, Fourth, and Second divisions. There were altogether fifty medical officers on duty with the command. Orders were given to march early on the morning of March twenty-second. The several divisions moved out on parallel roads, in a south-easterly direction, the First division forming the right, the Second division the centre, and the Fourth the left. The roads all led to the south-east, passing through Russelville and Jasper. The weather was pleasant, and the roads, though rough, were nevertheless very firm and passable. Corps headquarters passed through Cherokee station at twelve M., and at five o'clock P. M., after a march of eighteen miles, camped within a mile from Barton's station. March twenty-third. March began at an early hour; weather fine, country similar in appearance to that passed over on the day before, being hilly and rough. The soil is here sandy and barren, and the population small. General Wilson and staff marched twenty-four miles, and at twelve M. arrived at the dilapidated village of Russelville, county-seat of Franklin county. It has been a place of some local importance, with a population of two thousand inhabitants. It has, however, suffered severely from the rav ages of war. Camped there for the night. March twenty-fourth. Weather pleasant; march began at eight o'clock, but after reaching a point three miles distant, corps headquarters went again into camp, in order to await the arrival of the pontoon and wagon trains, which had been delayed on the march. General Long, with the Second division, passed by in the morning at nine o'clock; General McCook and headquarters arrived in the evening at six. March twenty-fifth. Reveille at five o'clock A. M. Marched at six, weather very pleasant, roads good though occasionally rough. Crossed Big Bear river at Bell's factory at three o'clock P. M. Travelled twenty-one miles and camped on a branch of the Buttahachie river; General Upton with the Fourth division was a considerable distance in advance. General McCook guarded the rear. March twenty-sixth. Started at an early hour and marched twenty-five miles to Blackwater creek; weather continued to be pleasant. The country like all yet passed over is barren. The soil is sandy and supports a forest of pines; water good, forage found in sufficient quantity for the necessities of the command. Camped for the night; during the night a bridge was constructed over the Blackwater. March twenty-seventh. Reveille at four P. M.; marched at half-past five A. M., on road to Jasper; General Upton on the left led the advance. General Long held the centre with the Second division, and General McCook with the First division the rear; weather mild with indications of rain; road to Jasper was found, except in one or two places, to be in good condition; arrived there after a march of seventeen miles, at half after eleven o'clock A. M.; we heard news to the effect that Forrest was fortifying the road from Montevallo to Tuscaloosa, with a force of ten thousand men. Orders were given to General Upton to push rapidly forward, leaving the wagon trains to take care of themselves. Similar orders were also issued to Generals Long and McCook. General McCook entered Jasper with the First division at two P. M.; at five o'clock P. M. General Wilson and staff arrived on the banks of the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior river, eight and one half miles distan: from |