ere. el forces, the forces composing the right and - commenced their march to Washington. ton, the pontoon trains which had done such er to an officer designated by the Engineer hauled on wagons from Nashville, Tennessee, nah and Raleigh, to this city. And the others over the same route from Chattanooga, and use for a year, with one single removal of the llent condition when delivered here. how the value of the canvas train in campaigns o wooden boats would have stood a moiety of these. A few days' hauling over the mounby roads of the Carolina swamps, would have tis suggested that a change be made in the train, so that the wheels and axles shall contermaster's department, and the balance of the Colonel Pettes. bridge equipage, in charge of the 58th Indiana way from Chattanooga to Washington on the , the convenience of which was constantly troops has made them tolerably good judges of ve line, and lightened the labors of the engiharpshooters on both sides led the troops to eir rifle-trenches. This is a good stout log of as possible, and laid upon blocks placed on the side the interior crest. The blocks supporting tly from the parapet to allow the musket to steady aim to be taken, while the log covers the Frequently the blocks are replaced by skids, rear of the trench, so that if the "head log" is lery fire, it rolls along these skids to the rear ny miles of these "head logs" were examined hat their use had been otherwise than advance that a single man had been killed on either em by artillery projectiles, or from logs thrown ans. Recapitulation of work done by What campaign. Atlanta campaign... Total in feet... Narrative collated from the ney, corps of engineers, 34 engin er United States ar While remaining in Gol train was put in complete re new canvas boat covers wer Newbern. April 10 the army moved the latter place on the 14th. Morrisville and the 17th arn were halted on account of army. None of the bridges were destroyed; but the pla replaced, causing no delay d condition between Goldsbor to build two hundred and fou feet of foot-bridges, and thir yards of corduroy. The 1 (426) feet of bridges and si yards of corduroy. The ar when, the rebel army having wards Petersburg, where condition, and bridges stand noke. The army arrived pontoon train being in ad wide at the point at which to ten feet. The pontoon feet of bridging; but they were rigged up with centre for crossing by 8 a. m. on two days at Petersburg th The major general comm chester up they would fin 62 W collated from the Report of Lieutenant and Brevet Captain Stickos of engineers, 3d June, 1865, to General Richard Delafield, chief United States army. (See plans Nos. 3 and 11.) emaining in Goldsboro', from March 24 to April 10, the pontoon out in complete repair as far as material at hand would admit. Thirty s boat covers were received, and all but ten of the old covers sent to O the army moved out from Goldsboro' towards Raleigh, arriving at lace on the 14th. The next day the 15th army corps proceeded to and the 17th army corps to Jones's Station, at which places they d on account of the negotiations for the surrender of the enemy's ne of the bridges over the streams between Goldsboro' and Raleigh yed; but the planks were in most cases thrown off and were soon ausing no delay of any consequence. The roads were in very bad etween Goldsboro' and Pineville, the 15th army corps being obliged o hundred and fourteen (214) feet of wagon bridges over sloughs, 175 -bridges, and thirteen thousand one hundred and ninety-six (13,196) orduroy. The 17th army corps made four hundred and twenty-six of bridges and sixteen thousand nine hundred and eighteen (16,918) rduroy. The army remained in the vicinity of Raleigh till April 29, rebel army having surrendered, it started on its homeward march toersburg, where it arrived May 6. The roads were in excellent and bridges standing over all the rivers except the Neuse and Roae army arrived at Robinson's ferry, on the Roanoke, May 3, the ain being in advance. This river is seven hundred and forty feet point at which the army crossed, and the depth of water from five The pontoon train contained only five hundred and eighty (580) ging; but they found four large wooden boats on the river, which up with centre-pieces, made four trestles, and the bridge was ready by 8 a. m. on the 4th, after a hard night's work. After remaining t Petersburg the army moved to Manchester. or general commanding informed Captain Stickney that from Manthey would find bridges over all streams, as they were to be left for W re more chess. th army corps started for Alexandria, the 15th lay, and arrived there on the 19th. The roads y from Raleigh to Alexandria, and the army y. He was disappointed, however, about the the Pamunkey or Occoquan rivers. The former ater overflowing the southern bank to the depth eet when they first arrived, the morning of May g the day and following night. and some trains passed over that afternoon; but water rose so high that it became necessary to bout thirty (30) yards in length to approach the he first Michigan engineers and 17th army corps veeddale, with his regiment, the 1st Missouri entoon train. of the time, been divided into two sectionsarmy corps, and each section being accompanied i engineers. moved with the 17th army corps, but were under on the occasion at the Roanoke river. places where pontoon bridges were laid : at Battle's bridge, 160 feet. it Ferrel's bridge, 200 feet. at Robinson's ferry, 740 feet. er, at Little Paige's bridge, 200 feet. r, at Occoquan, 280 feet. ort of Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Brigadier ps of engineers, of the 27th January, 1865, add copy to General Delafield, Chief Engineer. report of engineer operations, in connexion with ether with a sketch of that work, and another (See plans Nos. 5 and 6.) For e peninsula between the Cape Fear river and le and a half northeast of Federal Point. int this peninsula is sandy and low, not rising gh tide; the interior abounding in fresh water ost impassable, while much of the dry land, until Fort Fisher, is covered with wood or low underree hundred yards wide along the sea-shore. omposing the expedition was effected on the seaFort Fisher, on January 12, 1865, and Paine's cross to Cape Fear river with instructions to st any attack from the direction of Wilmington. nuary 13 was already defensible, and was further while on the 14th a second line was laid out and nt J. H. Price, in rear of its left. Pioneer comsand Paine's divisions; and, as during the 14th hickamauga killed and wounded a number of our his company of the 15th regiment New York ted to build a battery for two thirty-pounder of the river to keep her off. 14 a reconnoissance was pushed, under direction comm and a small advanced work ( a defensive line to be held After seven hours' figh Between each pair of The traverses were ge of the work appear to grass, and to have had those slopes most exp entirely destroyed, and The ends of travers all damage done to the about the same as befor The damage done by injured as in most place and carriages. There mortars; of these three into e line to be held against any attempt from Fort Fisher. The reconshowed that the palisading in front of the work had been seriously y the navy fire; only nine guns could be seen on the land front, where ad been counted on Christmas day. The steady, though not rapid, navy prevented the enemy from using either artillery or musketry connoitring party. It seemed probable that troops could be got within red yards of the work without serious loss, and it was a matter of bt whether the necessary ammunition could be supplied by the open egular approaches were determined on. It was decided to assault, sault was made on the 15th, at 34 p. m., after three hours of navy arce deployed brigades, following one another at intervals of about three wards, and each making its final rush for the west end of the land face, igh rifle-pit about three hundred yards from the work. point attacked, the palisading was less injured than elsewhere, it belly hidden, and it was necessary to use axes to cut, and timbers to down, in order that troops might pass readily through it. Powderblowing these palisades down had been prepared, but were not used. even hours' fighting, gaining traverse by traverse, the work was won. isher consists of two fronts; the first or land front, running across the at this point seven hundred yards wide, is four hundred and eighty ength, while the second, or sea front, runs from the right of the first, o the beach, to the mound battery, a distance of thirteen hundred The land front is intended to resist any attack from the north; the sea revent any of our naval vessels from running through New inlet or oops on Federal Point. and front.-This front consists of a half bastion on the left or Cape side, connected by a curtain with a bastion on the ocean side. The twenty-five feet thick, averages twenty feet in height, with traverses feet above it, and running back on their tops, which were from eight to et in thickness, to a distance of from thirty to forty feet from the int. The traverses on the left half bastion were about twenty-five feet on top. The earth for this heavy parapet, and the enormous traverses, ner ends more than thirty feet in height, was obtained partly from a xterior ditch, but mainly from the interior of the work. n each pair of traverses there was one or two guns. The traverses on of this front were only partially completed. A palisade which is , and has a banquette, runs in front of this face at a distance of about n front of the foot of the exterior slope, from the Cape Fear river to with a position for a gun between the left of the front and the river, er between the right of the front and the ocean. Through the middle n the curtain was a bomb-proof postern, whose exterior opening was y a small redan for two field pieces, to give flank fire along the curtain. verses were generally bomb-proofed for men or magazines. The slopes rk appear to have been revetted with marsh sod, or covered with to have had an inclination of forty-five degrees or a little less. On es most exposed to navy fire the revetment or grassing has been estroyed, and the inclination reduced to thirty degrees. ds of traverses as they rise above the parapet are very ragged; still e done to the earth-work can be readily repaired, its strength being same as before the bombardment. nage done by the navy fire was, 1st; to the palisades, which were s in most places to be little obstacle to assaulting troops; 2d, to guns ges. There were originally on the front twenty one guns and three of these three-fourths were rendered unserviceable by injuries to either were used against the assaulting troops. consists of a series of batteries, mounting in all Hampshire volunteers, and First Lieutenant J. red troops, commanding pioneer companies of First Lieutenant K. S. O. Kuppe, commanding lunteer engineers, have, with their commands, ruction of batteries and defensive works. First New Hampshire volunteers, assisted in making Private Schultze, 15th New York volunteer ty bomb-proofs and magazines, and their pasfloor space, not including the main magazine. dimensions are unknown. 's report of June 1, 1865, forwarded to General Engineer United States army. 5, 9, and 10) indicate în sufficient detail the enmpaign of the army of West Mississippi in efences of the city of Mobile. The principal anish fort. Those before Blakely had been ell by assault. aving been ordered or contemplated at Spanish er officers was exclusively directed to the locaes for the reception of the field guns, with the idly as they could be delivered on the ground, nches as were needed simply to communicate h of March, however, by special authority of - Major McAlester directed the advanced tifle and widened to six feet, together with a sufficient For the convenience of troops posted to resist were completed by the 4th of April. Subserench became a second parallel by the uniting rifle trenches and breastworks constructed on es first occupied, forming for some purposes a ort by land took place on the 27th of March. a battery of eight thirty-pounder Parrott rifle inette bay, against batteries Huger and Tracy, ich enfiladed the ravine occupied by our right,) ations by Blakely river. This battery accomite satisfactorily at ranges varying from twentyred yards. Fire was opened from this battery a eighteen siege guns (including six twenty and eight morta On the 4th April there we The final bombardment fro The development of the e in order to obtain command On the 10th April batter Major McAlester refers Senior engineers and en Captain Patten, of the vices to construct severa bay, and they were well |