and the wagons filled, and they moved from Goldsborough that day. The following is what General Sherman says in his report dated May 9:

Owing to a mistake in the railroad department in sending locomotives and cars of the 5-foot gauge we were limited to the use of the few locomotives and cars of the 4-foot 8 1/2-inch gauge already in North Carolina, with such of the old stock as was captured by Major-General Terry at Wilmington and on his way up to Goldsborough. Yet such judicions use was made of these, and such industry displayed in the railroad management by Generals Easton and Beckwith and Colonel Wright and Mr. Van Dyne, that by the 10th of April our men were all reclad, the wagons reloaded, and a fair amount of forage accumulated ahead.

The army occupied Raleigh April 13, and the railroad was finished to that place by the construction corps on the 18th. Additional cars were captured there, giving us 120 cars in all, with enough engines to move them. The army had been re-enforced so that it now numbered 103,000 effective men, and the number of animals had also been much increased. All were supplied satisfactorey and stores accumulated by the railroad until April 30, when the march of the armies of Georgia and the Tennessee to Washington, via Richmond, commenced, the Tenth and Twenty-third Corps and the cavalry being left in North Carolina. I relieved such of my depot officers as I thought would be needed in supplying General Sherman's army at Richmond and Alexandria, assigning other officers in their places, and turned over the general depots in North Carolina to Colonel J. F. Boyd, chief quartermasters of Schofield's command. May 3 I started from Morehead City for City Point, Va., taking with me such clothing and other supplies as were not required for the troops remaining in North Carolina, and as I thought General Sherman's army would need, not knowing whether they could be spared from the depots of the Potomac army. They army arrived at Manchester, Va., and refill its wagons on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of May, and then recommenced the march to Alexandria. My assistants at the depots in North Carolina were as follows: At Morehead City, Catp. G. B. Cadwalader, chief depot quartermaster; Lieutenant E. R. Haight, One hundred and seventh New York Infantry, assistant; Captain J. d. Tredway, in charge of quartermaster's stores; Captain A. Austin, in charge of railroad and water transporttation; Lieutenant C. F. Matteson, One hundred and thirt Illinois Infantry, and Lieutenant T. J. Lambert, assisstants; Captain A. S. Gear, in charge of wagon transportation and corrals; Lieutenant L. R. Young, Thirty fifth New Jersey Infantry, in charge of forage; Lieutenant A. B. Howard, One hundred and seventh New York Infantry, in charge of coal; Captain T. F. Orner, Fifty-ninth Indiana Infantry, inspector, &c. At New Berne, Colonel J. T. Conklin had general charge; Captain A. S. Kimball and Captain S. W. Honkins received and forwarded supplies; Captain F. A. Seely received at New Berne and Morehead City all the clothing and equipage for the army; Captain R. W. Clarke was in charge of forage at Neuse River bridge; Captain Justin Hodge received and distributed all stores at Goldsborough, and Capts. A. S. Flag and H. b. Whetsel received and distributed all stores at Raleigh during the short time the army was there. I consider all these officers entitled to high praise for the zeal, energy, and success with the duties instructed to them were performed, and commend especially to your forable notice Captains Cadwalader. Tredway, and Austin for ability, energy, and industry. List of all property issued by the depot officers at Savannah and Morehead City are anexed hereto. I append the journal of Captain H. M. Whittelsey, chief quartermaster Twentieth Corps, from January 27 to March 25,*

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* Omitted.

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