- THE YEAR 1865. °LOBE OF WAR---lii4o:l.A- • TION OTPEA.O.F. ~::,'..:4:.,y. 'GRANT AND SHERMAN'S ,FINAL CAMPAIGNS, Waval A.chie-vements. The Assassination of Lincoln---Trial and Punishment of the Assas sins'and of Wirz. RECONSTRUOTiON. PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE SOUTHERN STATES. Congressional Movements, &e., &c., &c. Vowed Expressly Bulletin.] for the Ph il adelphia . Evening dannaxy. 1. Dutch Gap Canal finished, the bulk head being blown out; the work failed in consequence of the earth falling back into the excavation, thus making 'the chan ,l3.nel too shallow.—Citizens of Philadel phia present Lieut. Gen. Grant wiib.a house, and citizens of New York present Admiral 4agut with 850,0014—U. S. sloop San 41Tcinto . lost off Bahama Islands; crew saved. 2. About this date articles appeared in Richmond (Va.) papers, apparently.sanc toned by rebel government, offering to "sell bat," if, things came to extremity, to Nome foreign government, rather than to submit toUnion authority; an offer to abol ish slavery was included in the intimations of the articles. 6. F. P. Blair started from Washington to Richmond on Peace mission, which led to no tangible result. 8. Major Gen. Butler relieved from com mand of Army of the James, his course not being satisfactory to Lieut. Gen. Grant, as subsequently fully stated in his report of the closing campaigns of the armies. 11. Ordinance passed by Missouri State Convention, declaring immediate abolition of slavery. —Rebel Gett.. Rosser • captured Beverly, 'Va., and took Union garrison pris oners. 12. Union gunboat Iroquois arrived at Capetown with crews of .two American whalers, which had been burned by pirate Shenandoah. • 18. Fire opened on Fort Fisher, N.C., by'' Admiral Porter's fleet, undercover of which Gen. Terry landed Union troops on the beach. 14. Operations continued by army and navy against Fort Fisher.—Pocataligo briage, S. C., captured by 17th U. S. army • Corps.-15th and 17th corps, of snerman's army, resumed northward march, leaving Savannah in transports. 15. Fort Fisher, N. C., captured by Gen. Terry's troops, aided by 'marines and sea men, after desperate fighting and furious bombardment by Porter's fleet. 72 guns were captured; rebels lost 500 killed and wounded, and 1,800 prisoners; Union loss nearly 900 killed and wounded. Rebel Major General Whiting was among the pris oners. 16. Explosion at Fort Fisher, caused by carelessness; 240 Union soldiers were killed by the casualty.—ln consequence of the loss of Fort Fisher, rebels abandoned Forts Caswell and Campbell, and Reeves' Point and Smithville, N. C.; 80 guns were taken by Union troops. 17. U. S. monitor Patapsco blown up in Charleston harbor, and 45 of her crew lost. —Union General Fuller,commanding ex pedition from Savannah destroyed many bridges, much railroad track, &c., between Savannah and Altamaha river. 20. In London Captain Corbett, of British steamer Sea King, which he had trans- formed into the pirate Shenandoah, was ar rested;, he was committed for violation of foreign enlistment act, but the prosecution was delayed for months and he was finally let off.--Sherman's left wing moved north into South Carolina, on the great expedition e to defeat Joe Johnston; the mass of the troops rendezvoused at Sister's Ferry,from which they were again to cat loose from their base and strike through the enemy's eountry.—ln report of operations from Dec. 7th to Jan. 20th. Major-Gen. Thomas stated that his army had captured over 13,000 prisoners, 72 cannon, and many flags; 2 1 000 deserters from the rebels came into oar lines and took the oath; in killed, wounded . and missing the Union loss in Thomas's army during this period was not above 10,000, and in every respect his operations had been a success. 22. F. P. Blair left Washington for another visit to Richmond. 24. Sherman's forces occupied Salka hatchie, S. C., the rebels retreating. 25. Pirate Shenandoah arrived at Mel bourne, Australia, after capturing 11 Ame rican merchant vesselii and whalers.— Squadron of five rebel vessels came down James river to attack City Point, but were driven back, one rebel vessel being sunk and another crippled. 29. Jeff. Davis having appointed A. H. Stephens, R. M. T. Hunter and J. A. Camp bell to discuss the Peace question, in conse quence of Blair's visits to Richinond, those sarties left that city to haire a conference With Union authorities. 31. Amendment to Constitution abolish=` big slavery passed House of Representatives by yeasl.l9‘to nays 58; at the close of the year it was adopted by the legislatures of two-thirds of the States, thus fulfilling the r Constitutional requirement and making it the law of theland.—Rebel commissioners from Richmond allowed to proceed to Hampton Roads for conference. February; • 1. R. E. Lee nominated and -confirmed as Commander in Chief of all the rebel armies. 2. President Lincoln left Washington and attended Peace Conference in Hampton Roads, accompanied by Secretary Seward; on the 10th 'instance the correspondence, Showing failure' of negotiations, was sent to the United- States Senate by President Lincoln; our government asked, Ist, resto ration of national authority all over the totintry; 2doao recession .on slavery fines '. tion; 3d, no cessation of hostilities until all rebel forces were disbanded; to this the rebel commissioners would not agree, staibbling to gain' time and the ,conference aended `without result," in Mr. 'Lincoln's words. ; • B. Successful advance of the 17th army tom and Kilpatrick's :cavalry across - thmumak: and ihdkahatohle rivers, the•: 'rebels retreating -, ;before „filher l amen =MI at all 'points., - --7-- riraie Burley,,,ofLake,Erie. delivered 101)11ted Metes Government by , Canadian &barna inWyarre); , MiOZMM SIOffM THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN : PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1865.---TRIPLS SHEET. ,Spain.—Lieutenarit-W. tapttired All Saint's ,p,arish;:k Little River, N. C., "destroying cotton and'other stores. o.'-'-'Hatclier!a.,_ Run 'crossed; in-, a , ,south- Westein : direction by sth corps, 2d - corps, and a',,,cavelry 'force of Army of Potomac.; they soon met:Lee's forces and were fiercely attacked. but held their position.-÷Rebel MaJ Harry GihriOrcaptiired niar , Moorefield, Va.--Logan's - men of Sherman's 'army defeated rebel Wheeler's cavalry on Little Salkahatchie river. United States steamer Niagara following ram Stonewall, entered harbor of Coruuna, Spain.. - a. Grant anti Meade's forces continued the movement across Hatcher's run, and the battle of Dabney's Mills was fought, result ing in -fair success to Union forges-- Breckinridge became rebel Secretary of War in place of J. A. Seddon, resigned. 8. Sherman's right wing reached Charles , ton and Savannaii-Railroadat-Midway and Banbury and destroy ed many miles of track. 9. Shernian's right , wing crossed South Edisto River, still moving victoriously on. 11. Blair's Corps of Sherman's force crossed North . Edisto river after some rebel resistance—Terry's Union troops defeated .Hoke's rebel soldiers at Honey Hill, N. C. 15. About 2,500 Union troops landed on James Island, at Griniball's, below Charles ton.—Geary's division of Shernian's army occupied Lexington C. H., S. C., and nearly all of Sherman's, force were concentrated along the Congaree to attack Columbia, S.C. 17. On James river rebel flag of truce boat Schultz blown up by a torpedo. is. Charleston t S. C., being untenable evacuated by rebels; the city was surren dered, and occupied by Union troops; be fore vanishing, rebels burned bridges, de pots, arsenals, warehouses, three iron-clads and other vessels; Union troops ocoupied Fort Sumter, Castle Pinckney and. Fort Moultrie, taking about, 400 cannon, with cars, locomotive!, dm; at tbe railroad station an explosiont6ox place riatigrig considera ble loss of life and great destruction of pro perty, most of the upper part of the city being damaged by theflames.—Columbia, S. C., abandoned by rebels and occupied by Sherman, who took over 40 cannon, with quantities of ammunition, stores, &c., a general conflagration was in 8011L9 way caused, by which a large portion of this beautiful town was destroyed.—J. Y. Beale, rebel spy, hanged at Governor's Island, N. Y, 19. Fort Anderson, X, C., captured -by Schofield's Union troops and naval fleet under Porter. 20. Union Gi%eral Cox moving towards Wilmington, N. C. Defeated rebels at Tom's Creek; army of the Tennessee re sumed its march north:from Columbia, S.C. 21. Gen. Cox's troops reached Brunswick river, and found the bridge leading to Wil mington on fire.—Major•Getterals Kelley and Crook captured by party of rebel cavalry at 3umberland, Maryland.—U. S, gunboat Sacramento, pursuing the Stonewall, en tered Corunna, Spain. ' 22. The U. S. vessels Niagara and Sacra mento entered Dort of Ferrol—Union troops under Schofield, Cox and Terry, en tered Wilmington, C.—Admiral 'Dahl gren captured Georgetown, S. C. 2s. Sherman occupied Camden, S. C. 26. Rebel J. E. Johnston assumed com mand of all rebel forces in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, including army of the Tennessee. 27. Sheridan left Winchester, Va., for a raid in Shenandoah Valley. 28. Union Admiral Thacher's flag ship Arizona burned below New Orleans; most of the crew were saved. March. 1. Flag-ship Harvest Moon, of Admiral Dahlgren's fleet, blown up by torpedo on Santee river. 3. Left wing of Sherman's army occupied Chesterfield C. H., S. C.—Cheraw, S. C., taken by Sherman, with immense quanti ties of cotton, stores, powder, locomotives, cars, 25 cannon, &c. 4. Sheridan defeated Early at Waynes- boro, Va.., capturing about 1,000 men, with U cannon, 100 wagons, Ike.; Early , escaped. —Lincoln and Johnson inaugurated as Pre sident and Vice President, 6. Tobacco worth $380,000 captured at Fredericksburg, Va., by an expedition from Fortress Monroe. " 7. Hugh McCulloch nominated and con firmed as Secretary of the Treasury, vice Fessenden, resigned. S. Gen. Cox, advancing toward Kinston, N. C., was attacked by Hill's rebel corps, but maintained his line, at Jackson's Mills. 9. At North East, N. C., 8,684 Union pri soners were delivered for exchange, the agreement having been that 10,000 should be exchanged; in answer to a question why the entire number was not delivered, the reply was that a number had died in rebel prisons after being placed on the exchange rolls; that some had escaped from the cars, and that the rest had died on their way to North East; about 2,000 of those exchanged were "stretcher" patients, being unable to move, and having to be carried; all of this lot of Piisoners were in a dreadful physical condition.—Gen. Cox's troops attacked near. Kinston, N. C., by the rebels under Gen. Hoke-, but the rebelslwere repulsed. 10. Several steamers arrived at Annapolis, bringing 3000, exchanged Union prisoners, most of whom were in a forlorn and abject state of misery in consequence of rebel bar barities; about half of the number were so ill that they were taken to the hospital.— An attack made on Kilpatrick's cavalry camp by the rebel General Wade Hampton, which resulted in rebel defeat, with terrible loss.—Sheridan's raiding expedition reached Columbia, Va., ' after destroying 'canal locks, bridges, mills, factories, &0., on Ravenna river and James river.—James Harlan nominated and confirmed Secretary of the Interior. 11. Jerome Clarke alias "Sue Munday," a prominent rebel guerilla captured at Web ster, Ky.—Sherman occupied Fayetteville, N. C., and opened communication with General Schofield; General Couch's troops also joined Schofield's men,now in front of Kinston, N. C. 12. Rebel ram Neuse burned by the rebels as they evacuated the, main part of their lines in front of Kinston, N. C. ' 14. General Stoneman's expedition from Knoxville struck the East Tennessee rail road at several points, burning thirty-three bridges and destroying many miles of track, as well as destroying stores, drc. 15. Jerome Clarke, the guerilla, hanged at Louisville, Ky.—From the bridge of the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad, across the South Anna river, Major. Get:keret Sherman reported that, having destroyed the Jahns River Canal as far td he east as Goochland, he marched np to the Virginia Central Railroad at Tollsville, and destroyed it down to Beaver Dam Station, totally de stroying twenty miles of the road; General Custer was then sent to Ashland, and Gen. Davis Its the South Anna bridges, all of which were destroyed; the amount of pro pertydestroyed in this march was, enormous: the rebels attempted to prevent the burning . of the Central Railroad Bridge over: the South Anna, bat the sth United States Cavalry charged up to the bridge, and about thirty men dashed across on foot, driving, off the enemy and capturing three pieces of artillery, 20-pounder Parrotts; in the course 'of the expedition, mills, tobacco=houses, barns and bnildings,produce and everything that could feed Lee's army was destroyed. —Bettle of :Moore's Cross Roads, or Ave rjsboio, N. C.; intended as a feint by Sher man; Slocum's 20th corps, with Kilpatrick's cavalry engaged the rebels, but fell back as evening came on. 16. General Cox occupied Kinston, N.. 9. Averyaborh battle renewedi and:in earnest; kilpattick trdinuicarat beingre inforced, the lJnion[forces drove the ieWs far thelr road "to Raleigh, It they, leaving their dried and Wounded On Mafia& 19. About this date a general advance of the Vbion forces igabist MObile'rartur made. the, 13th.,-and,. 16th corps advancing and lanilitigat,Mbbile Point and Cedar Point.— Desperate battle between Slocum's corps .of Shaman's army and -:lohnston's rebel force at Bentonsville, N. C. 21. , Schefield's Union troops occuided GoldebOxo; N. C. while Gen. Terry ;and 'Sherinan's advance also reaelied the same „place, 'thus crowning withi success thei grandest march made, through arycnemy's country in Modern times. r 22. - Four cavalry divisions:,iinder General Wilson left Chickasaw, Alabama, for a raid through Alabarna r , and., Georgia.-----Sheri-. dan having - successfully' closed= - his raiding expedition, crossed the James and came into Grant's lines.--Gen. A. J. Smith's corps, operating against Mobile landed on Fish river twenty miles from Fort Gaines. '. 25. 6th corps of Army 'of' Potomac; ad vanced andtook entrenched in- their - front.—Rebels under Gen. Gordon at tacked Fort Steadman but were repulsed, with loss of 1,800 killed and wounded and 900 prisoners; Union loss 900 killed and, wounded; after the fight Grant pushed forward lines of 2d and 6th corps and gained gronnd.—R. C. Kennedy, rebel spy, hanged at Fort Lafayette.-13th army corps under Gen. Steele defeated the rebels at Pollard, "Alabama. 26. Gen. Steele again defeated a rebel force at Mitchell's Fork, Alabama. 28. Rebel ram Stonewallleft Lisbon,being warned off by the government; the Niagara and Sacramento arrived same day, but were prohibited from leaving for twentyrfour hours after the Stonewall's departure; in changing anchorage the Niagara was fired on by the Belem Port, the commanderisup posing that she was about to follow the Stonewall an apology was subsequently made for this act by the Portugese govern natsnt.---Monitor Milwaukee (Union) blown cip in Mobile Bay. 29. St. Alball'B taiders released by Justice Smith, of a provincial court, but subse quently - arrested by order of the Canadian government.=-Union armies of the Ten nessee and of Georgia moved north from North Carolina on the homeward march. —ln accordance with orders issued the 24th inst., by Gen. Grant, the whole army of the Potomac made forward move; 2d Corps took and held rebel lines at Dabney's mills, without fighting, and the Army of the James held lines formerly ()Coupled by the 2d Corps; Grant and Meade moved their headquarters; under Warren, the sth Corps also moved forward towards Five Forks, and fought battle of Quaker road: Sheri dan's cavah7 moved towards Dinwiddio C. H. 80. Advance of the Army of the Potomac continnefi, the main operations being on the left Wing . T;rhich had . eh raged its front during the llrdnons day; at Five Forks Lee was strongly posted and our cavalry skirmished all daN with him. 31. 'Battle of Five Forks, mainly fought byllheridan, who had been given command -of sth Corps and some other troops, as well as his own cavalry, Warren being relieved. for, as Grant says in his report, inefficiency in fighting the enemy with only one division instead of pushing his entire corps forward; all the corps under Grant and Meade were more or less engaged in fighting this day, with only partial success. • L Sheridan continued and finished splen didly the Battle of Five Forks, striking the enemy furiously with cavalry and infantry, and driving theift into their works; after several hours' hard work, the enemy were driven from their strong line of works, and completely routed, the sth corps doubling up their left flank in confusion, and the cavalry of Generalr A Merritt, dashing on to the White Oak Road, capturing their artil lery and turning it upon them, and riding; into their broken ranks, so demoralized them, that they made no serious stand after their line was carried, but took to flight in disorder; between 5,000 and 6,000 - prisoners fell into our hands, and the fugitives were driven Westward, and were pursued until long after dark, by Merritt's and McKen zie's cavalry, for a distance of six miles. K flied on the Federal aide Gen. Winthrop, Major Glenn,l9Bth PennsT i l i vania; wounded, Gen. Dennison, Col. Tren y, Col. Doolittle, 188th New York; Col. Bowman, command ing a brigade; Col. Berwick, 7th Indiana; 4 cannon, the ambulance and baggage teams, and 28 battle-fiags, were captured by Sheri dan, and the enemy was thoroughly de moralized, though still resisting our ad vance.—Wilson's Union cavalry defeated Forrest at Ebenezer Church, Alabama. 2. Movement against Petersburg con tinued, mainly by Gens. Parke and Wright, of the 9th and 6th corps, who swept the enemy into his works around Petersburg, and prepared to assault the city. 3. Before dayjight it was discovered that the rebels had evacuated Petersburg, after destroying much property; our troops took possession amid joy of colored people and sullen silence of the whites; Richmond, Va., was also evacuated, and Gen. Weitzel, of the 25th army corps,l' entered it; the rebels destroyed all the property they could, blow ing up and sinking several iron-clads and other vessels, destroying bridges, setting the city on fire, dr.c.; Weitzel captured about 1,000 prisoners and 5,000 sick rebel soldiers, in hospitals, with nearly 500 cannon and many small arms; the mass of Grant's troops followed hot alter Lee, and Sheridan defeated a considerable body of infantry at Deep Creek, capturing many prisoners, cannon, dtc. 4. Sheridan's troops reached Jetersville, Va., Lee being then at or near Amelia Court House; Grant telegraphed that the losses of his army would not exceed 7,000 killed, wounded and missing, of whom from 1,500 to 2,000 were captured, and many but slightly wounded; the rebels lost 13,000 pri soners and over 100 guns; among the pri soners were officerafrom generals down to sergeants; wounded before Petersburg, Gen. Potter, Cols. Getchell, 31st Maine, Gregg, ,179th New York, Lieut.-Col. Winslow, 179th . New York, Majors Betton, 31st Maine, and Morrow, 205th Pennsylvania. 5. Sheridan defeated a rebel detachment at Paine's Cross Roads; Sheridan was rein forced by 6th and 2d Corps coming np to Jetersville.— Secretary Seward - had his arm broken and his face injured by being thrown from a carriage. 6. 2d Corps of Grant's army came up with rebels at Sailor's creek, Va., and fought all day, the rebels abandbuing a long train of wagons, ambulances, &c.; Gen. Wright of our 6th Corps also routed the enemy near the same locality; during the day's opera tions the rebel Genera i Ewell and four other generalswere captured, with most of Ew ell's corps, while 400 wagons, 16 cannon and many prisoners were taken and several di visions of Lee's army were cut off from a line of retreat. 7. Lee's army having reached the Appo mattox river and Crossed, burned the railroad bridge; this detained the pursuit, as a fight took place.at, the road bridge, but the Union troops finally crossed and cap tured 18 cannon which had been abandoned as the rebels fell back; the Union troops of the 6th Corps reached Farmville, upon which the rebels evadnated the , & t ee.— Gen. Grant addressed,a note to Lee asking G his surrender, to st op "further' effusion of blood;" feeling that s escape was hope less, en. Lee, - while enyinglhe hopeless ness of his position,' a note to Grant asked' the terms of surrend . ' 8. The pursuit of was - continued by Sheridan, and the rebels were driven Ap pomattox C. H.; with heavy rebel-loss; Grant and Meade's entire force were by this time close, on, Lee.----Gen, Lee addressed another note, to Grant, saying: t "Pen:mei. X received at a late hoar your note'nf so,44a,g; In mine'pfyesterday I did not_ propose , the surrender of the Army' of Northern- Vir ginia, but to ask the terms of yourpreposi tion. To be frank; Ido not think the :Inner. gencY 4a1 5 . arisen tonsil 40 4 ,1 /g 11V4r,e4der-01 this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired , knoW - whether your proposals wouldleadiol that endo, cannot, therefore, meet yew with'; iriew„ .: to surrender ..,the Army - sif , Northern Virginia:tint wk - far:at your pro 4 may affect the', Confederate States: force Sunder mY.e'command„ aril.tend to the; restoration ofpeace, I should be pleased to ineetj'tittAtlo A. M.;`cad the old , stage road ' to Richmond, 'between the 'picket lines of the two armies."—The Spanish fort below Mobile was evacuated by rebels and occu pied by ; G en. Smith;,, nearly, 6,00 g. prisoners were canenred;ivith 25 cannon, 5 Mortars - - and much ammunition; all the other posts below Mobile were eventually abandoned by the rebels in consequence of the fall of Spanish Fort. 9. Gen. Grant replied to Gen.; Lee: "Yottr note of yesterday lereceived. I have no au= thority to treat•on the subject of .neace; the, meeting proposed for 10 A. M. today could lead to 'no good: I will state, however, General, that I' am 'equally anxious for peace with yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well under stood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and millions of property not yet destroyed. Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I sub scribe myself,dx."—Gen, Ord's command and the sth Corps reached - Appothattox Station just as the enemy was making a desperate effortto break through our cavalry; the infantry was at once thrown . in. Soon after, a white flag was received, requesting a suspension of hostilities pending negotia tions for asurrender. Before reaching Gen. Sheridan's headquarters, Grant received the following 'from Lee: General —I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither Ituulteome to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yester day with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview iu accord ance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose." The inter- , view was held at Appomattox Court House —the result of which is set forth in the fol lowing correspondence. Collin Rotraz, VA., April 9, 1855.—General: In accordance with the substance of my letter to you of the Stb instant, I proposed to receive the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer to be desig nated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officersas you maydesignate. The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly ex changed; and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands. The arms, artillery and public property to be packed and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the aide arms, of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by Vnited States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside. "s. S. Gitax.r, Lieutenant-General. "General R. E. Lee." "En.soor.tarrEns Alan' OF Nourn..t.rm Vinorma,April 9,lB6s.—General: I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the Bth inst., they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. "R. E. LEE, General. "Lieutenant-General U. S, Grant." The command of Major-General Gibbon, the sth Army Corns, under Griffin and McKenzie's cavalry, were designated to remain at Appomattox COurt, House until the paroling of the surrendered army was completed, and to take charge of the public property. The remainder of the army immediately returned to the vicinity of Burkesville. 10. President Lincoln issued a Proclama tion announcing to foreign countries, that the same privileges were demanded for our war vessels as for other maritime nations, intimating that the United States would not submit to the restrictions heretofore placed on the movements of our vessolq in foreign ports.—The President also issued a proclamation releasing certain Southern ports from blockade, and designating what Southern ports were open.—Rebel Forts Huger and Tracy below Mobile bombarded by Union iron clad fleet. 11. Lynchburg, Va., surrendered to a small Union force.—Forts Tracy and Huger abandoned by rebels and taken pos session of by Union forces. 12. Gen. Sherman captured Salisbury, N. C., with nearly 1,200 prisoners, 10 cannon, a large quantity of supplies, ammunition, flags, &c.—Rebels evacuated Montgo mery, Alabama, after burning several mil lions of dollars worth of cotton; Wilson's Union cavalry entered the place and de stroyed all rebel government property left. —Rebels evacuated Mobile, Alabama, re treating up Alftbama river.—Secretary Stanton, of the War Department, after con sulting Gen. Grant, had determined to stop drafting in loyal States; to economise in purchases of arms and stores, itc.,,to reduce the number of officers; and to remove, so far as public safety will allow, all military restrictions on commerce and trade. 13. Several prominent Virginian rebels, having with Gen. Weitzel's permission, started a scheme of State reconstruction,to be manipulated by them, Gen. Ord, who had succeeded . Weitzel in command at Richmond, stopped the movement and no tified the movers that if they stayed in the city 12 hours they would be arrested:— Raliegh, N. C., surrendered to Kilpatribies Union cavalry. 14. This, the fourth anniversary of the surrender of Fort Sumter, was celebrated by the raising of the same flag which had been hauled down; Gen. Robert Anderson performed the ceremony, all of the survivors of the old garrison being present, after which Rev. H. W. Beecher delivered an address.—The city of Mobile surrendered to Gen., Granger, with 30,000 bales of cotton, over 200 cannon, with small arms, supplies, &c.—At Ford's theatre, Washington city, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, while in a private box; Booth fired at the President from behind 'and then passing through the box jumped upon the stage, waving a long knife and exclaiming ` 0 Sic Semper gyrannis"• he then crossed the stage, passed to the stage door at the back, and mounting a horse, fled, not, however, without fracturing his leg in jumping from the box..—At the same time, about 94 P. M., Secretary Sew ard, then ill from a fractured limb and an injured jaw, was attacked by a man known as W. H. Payne or Powell, at his residence, in Washington; Payne pretended to be sent by the family physician, pushed past the servant who admitted him, and after seri. ously wounding F. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State, who attempted :to stop him, he entered Secretary Seward's room, attacked and' wounded Major Seward and Mr. Hansel and two nurseS, and stabbed Secretary Seward thrice in the head and face; like Booth, he then mounted a horse and rode guickly in off. 15. President T: coin died at n-A.m.; Wing been - speechless , and nnconsciots froni the time of the firing of the' pistol of the assassin.—; Andrew Join:ma; t: Vice President, was installed into office- as Pre siderity Mier Justice Chase administering tbaestit.. - = • • lg. 01=0444 43 . 114 and West' Pow, Ga., captured by portions, of, Wilson's Union cavalry, who destroyed,icars,-?:loco znOtives, arsenals, &c., and captured Many prisoners. 'Rebel General , . Johnston learnedof Lee's snrrender f and haVingno , hope of escape from Sherman; attempted to outwit him by Political diplomacy; he' induced ShermanJo sign a bitsis.of 'ugree-• ment of surrender 'containing proVisjons which acknowledged - Abe- rebel State and "Confederate" Governments, allowing the rebel soldiers to dePogit their arms at their "State Capitals,'„' mid - Provided fora gene -rar'amnesty; this agreement was rejected by President Johnson and his Cabinet, and the reasons were given; Sherman was or dered to renew hostilities, and. Gen. Grant went to - North- Carolina - to attend - to the matter. 19. Dav of mourning observed through out. ;the -United. States, •this being the . ; date of President 'Lincoln's funeral. 20. Reward of $50,000 offered for the mon. 'deter of Mr. Lincoln, by Secretary Stanton, with $25,000 for the arrest of G. A. Atzerott, and $25,000 for the arrest of David C. Harold, accomplices, of Booth, dtc.----Atzerptt ar rested at Washington, 21. Wilson's Union cavalry captured Ma con, Ga. 23. Rebel ram Webb, Capt.,Read, ran out of Red river, through blockading fleet, and moved down Mississippi river. 24. Thursday, 25th May, appointed by President Johnson as a day of - mourning for the death of Lincoln.—Grant, at Ra leigh, N. C., made reply to Joe Johnston's preparations for; surrender of his rebel forces, &O.; the triide between Johnston and Sherman was terminated, and Johnston Was told' that civil matters could not be entertained in any convention between commanders of contending armies.— Fifty-one tattle flags, captured-by' Sheri dan, presented to the War Department 25, Below Mobile a torpedo exploded ua der steamer Hamilton, killing and wound ing thirteen Union soldiers.' 20. Twelve flags, trophies of the sth corps, presented to the War Department. The assassin. J. Wilkes Booth, with his confe derate, D. C. Harald. having been hunted from Maryland to Garrett's farm, near Port Royal, Va., took refuge in a barn; a small cavalry force in pursuit surrounded the place; Harold surrendered, but Booth held out, in spite of the barn being set on fire; Booth was then shot through the head by Sergeant Boston Corbett; he lingered about three hours and then died: Harold, with Booth's corpse, was taken to Washington. —Rebel J. E. Johnston surrendered all his troops, from the Chattahoochie to Raleigh, to Sherman, on the same ,basis upon which Lee had surrendered to Grant. 27. Steamer Sultana blew up near Mem phis, Tenn.- 1,400 Union soldiers on board were scalded to death or drowned, and only about 700 were saved.—Results of Stone man's raid made public; he had captured 2,000 prisoners along Catawba river, de stroying a splendid bridge over that stream, as well as dispersing retreating detachments from Joe Johnston's rebel army. 2S. 6th corps of Army of Potomac occupied Danville, Va., capturing many locomotives, cars, machinery, &e.—Reduction of ex penses begun by War Department, by dis charge of army transports, stoppage of purchase of supplies, horses, arms, ammu nition, &a; reduction of number of clerks, discharge of persons who were unwilling to take the oath, and the like. 2.9. Day of mourning for Lincoln post poned by President Johnson, to June Ist. IL—Restrictions on commerce between moat of rebel States, and coastwise intercourse removed by proclamation of President Johnson.--tieneral Schofield, in assuming command of Department of North Carolina, issued a proclamation announcing cessation of hostilities and return of peace, and asking the citizens to aid in the great work of restoration.—By another proclamation the freedom of the slaves was announced in the Department of North Carolina!' I. Rebel ram Webb passed New Orleans, flying National flag; opposite the city she hoisted rebel colors and was fired on, a shot passing through her. hull ; pursuit was ,made by Union gunboats, and when some miles below the city, the Webb was set on fire by her crew and soon blew up; her crew got on shore but mast of them were subse quently taken prisoners.—President John son published a proclamation, declaring that " The Attorney-General of the'lgnited States hath given his opinion that the per sons implicated in the murder of the - late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the at tempted assassination of thegElon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and in an alleged conspiracy to assassinate other of ficers of the Federal Government at Wash ington City, and their alders and abettors, are subject to the jurisdiction of and legally triable before a Military ,Commission." It was, therefore, ordered, that military of ficers be selected to hold the court by the Adjutant-General, that Advocate-General Holt prepare charges, and that Brevet Maj. General Hartranft be provost-marshal of the court. 2. President Johnson published a procla mation reciting that, "It appears from evi dence in the Bureau of Military Justice, that the atrocious murder of the late Presi dent, Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the Honorable William H. Seward, Secretary of State, were incited, concertednd procured by and between Davis,D Jefferson late of Richmond, Virginia, and Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders, Win. C. Cleary, and other rebels and traitors against the Government of the United States harbored in Canada." For the arrest of the accused, the following rewards were offered : $lOO,OOO for Jefferson Davis; $25,000 for Clement C. Clay ; $25,000 for Jacob Thompson, late of Mississippi • ,V.. 5000 for George N. Sanders ; $ 25,000 for Beverly Tucker; $lO,OOO for Wills • m C. Cleary, late clerk of Clement C. Clay. 4. Body of President Lincoln, after being carried by railroad through principle cities between Washington and Tllittois, was in terred near Springfield, at Oak Ridge Cem etery, with impressive ceremonies. 5. Rebel Commodore Farrand surren dered naval forces, property &c., under hie command on Tombigbee river, to Admiral Thatcher, U. S. N. 6. Trial of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, David E. Harold, Lewis Payne, Edward Spangler, George A. Atzerott, Michael McLaughlin, Samuel Arnold, and Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, commenced at Washington, before the mili tary commission; the accused were charged with conspiring with John H.Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson Davis, George N. Sanders, Beverly Tooker, Jacob Thompson, William C. Cleary, Clement C. Clay, George Harper, George Young, and others un known, to kill and murder Abraham Lin coln, Andrew Johnson, William H. 'Sew ard, and Ulysses S: Grant, with intention to deprive the army and navy of the United States of a constitutional Commander-in- Chief, and to deprive the armies- of the United States of their lawful commander, and to prevent a lawful election of Presi dent and Vice President of. the United States, and to aid and comfort the insur gents+ngaged in armed rebellion against the United States, and thereby to aid in the subversion and overthrOw of the United States; Edward Spangler was charged with aiding and assisting John Wilkes Booth to obtain entrance to the box in the theatre, in which Abraham Lincoln was sitting at the time.e was assaulted and shot, and; with aiding and abetting Booth in making his escape after the murder; Harold, with assist -2:oOtti in the murder and in his escape; Payne with - having Made ' the murdertirts assault_ pon' Secretary • Seward; ,Frediallok W. Seward Augustus W. Seward,. Emu*. W. Hansel, and George N. Robinson; Airerott, in wait for Andr_ew. - 4obn, ton, with` intent murder Iths; Miebnol O'Laughlin, with, lying in wait to murder General Grant; Samuel Arnold, with com bining With Booth and the others to commit .the murders; :and' Mrs. Surratt, with con spiring with ;them, and helping them to escape from justice.-2d and sth army :corps Marched through Richmond, Vs.,. ,homeward both' B'. Rebel ram'Stonewall arrived at Nassau. 9: - .President Johnson, by proclamation, announced that "armed resistance to the authority of this- government in certain. States heretofore declared to be in' insurrec tion may, be regarded as virtually at an end, and the persons by whom that resistance, as well as the _operations of insurgentoruisers, were directed t are fugitives or captives;" the proclamation enjoins the army and.. navy - to - endeavor to arrest said cruisers, and bring the persons engaged irithem to justice; it was also declared that if, after reasonable notice,. neutral nations should: afford hospitality , to such cruisers, "the government will deem itself justified in re fusing hospitality to the public vessels of such nations in the • ports of the United States, and in adopting such measures as may be deemed advisable' towards' vindi cating the national sovereignty." 10. Colonel Pritchard, commanding 4th Michigan cavalry, having been sent through Georgia in pursuit of Jeff. Davis, captured that individual, together with his brother, wife and sister, the rebel P. M. G, Reagail and several rebel ,colonels; Davis was in a feminine, disguise and altempted to esdape,, but his boots betrayed him,to a Umou trooper. , 1L Ram Stonewall came into port pit Havana.' • .' 13. Detachment of Union troops on this- Rio Grande: defeated by part3r of rebels in. ambush, losing over 200 out of 300 men; the - affair took place near Brownsville, Texas. 19. Jeff. Davis and party arrived as prisoners at Fortress Monroe; A. H. Stephens, who had also been captured, 'was in the same squad, with rebel Gem Wheeler, C. C. Clay and others. 22. A proclamation, removing the block ade from all the Southern ports, except Galveston, La Salle, Brazos de Santiago, Point Isabel and Brownsville, in Texas, after July hit t issued by President Johnson; notice was given that foreign vessels at tempting to enter any Texan port would not be allowed any pretence; of belligerent rights, and would be treated as pirates. 23. sth and 2d corps of Army of the Poto mac, marching through Washington, were reviewed by the President, Lieut. General- Grant, &c. 24. Most of Sherman's army passed" through Washington and were reviewed. 25. Sabine Pass, with Forts Griffin and: MiinnsillsQeett, captured by Capt. Sands, IT, S. N.-500 lives lost and $3,000,000 of pro perty destroyed at Mobile, by destruction of a magazine. Agreement made to surrender Kirby Smith's rebel army, after conference be tween Gen.Canby and the rebel Gens. Buck ner, Price, &c.—lndictment found against Davis and J. C. Breckinridge, by grand jury of Washington county, D. C., for trea son. President Johnson issued proclama tion granting amnesty and pardon to all persons who have directly or indirectly participated in the existing rebellion, with restoration of all rights of, property, except as to slaves, and except in maw where legal proceedings under the laws of the United Stases providing for the confiscation of pro =of persons engaged in rebellion have instituted; but upon the condition that each person should take oath of allegiance and keep it: thirteen lasses were exempted from benefits of proclamation, among whom were domestic or foreign agents of Confed eracy; officers above rank of Colonel or naval lieutenant; judges who deserted their posts to aid the rebellion, as well as army and navy officers who were in the some category; abusers of prisoners; traitorous West Pointers;rebel governors; pirates; and all Rersona worth sai,ooo, who voluntarily parhcipated :in the rebellion; applications for pardon were allowed, 30. President Johnson issued proclama tion appointing Wm. W. Holden Provi sional Governor of North Carolina, with in structions to prescribe the rules end regu lations necessary for calling a convention of citizens of the State loyal to the United States, so as to amend the Constitution, and present it in a form that will entitle the United States to guarantee to North Caro lina a republican form. of government; also. declaring that the authority of the Urdted, States shall be re-established in the State by the appointment d'U. S. officers, opening of courts, establishment. of the custom house,. post offices, revenue agencies, &c. 31. Brazil withdrew belligerent rights heretofore accorded to the rebels. 1. National day of prayer and fasting on acconfit of assassination of Abraham Lin coln.—General Brown, with Union troops occupied Brownsville, Texas, the rebels having fled. 2. Gen. Herron's Union troops captured Alexandria, La., with over 20 pieces of ar tillery.—'Terms of surrender signed by representatives of Kirby Smith's rebel army.—Permission for rebel vessels to enter British ports formally refused by Earl Russell. 3. Rebel squadron on Red River surren dered to Commander Fitzhugh. 5. Union troops occupied Galveston,Texas. 8. 6th corps of General Meade's army,. marching through Washington, were re viewed by the President 9. By fires at Nashville, Tenn., and Chat tanooga, great quantities of stores belonging to Federal Government were destroyed, the fires were supposed to be the work of incen diaries. 13. President Johnson appointed W. I, Sharkey Provisional Governor of Missis sippi.—Restrictions on trade with ports on Mississippi River removed by proclamation of President Johnson. 14. John . Mitchel, an Irish rebel who had teen prominent as an American rebel in Richmond, was sent by militray authority to Fortress Monroe, as a prisoner; he had come North and as editor of a paper in the, rebel interesthad said he scorned a pardon from the President of the United States; that "he did not deal in the article," &c. 16. A. J. Hamilton appointed Provisional Governor of Texas, and James Johnson , appointed Provisional Governor of Georgia.. 17. R. E. Lee, late General of rebel army, with A. H. Stephenkformer Vice President Rebel Confederacy, applied to President Johnson for pardon. 21. L. E. Parsons ippointed Provisional Governor of Alabama. - -- 23. Blockade of all ports in all rebellious , States removed by proclamation of Presi— dent Johnson. 27. Restrictions on internal trade between- States west of the Mißstistaippi removed by proclathation of President Johnson.— United States, by order of the - President, divided into five military divisions and: eighteen departments; the formerto be under the command of Major-Generals Meade„ Sherman, Sheridan , Thomas and Halleck. 28. Gen. Meade issued an eloquent amt appropriate farewell address to the Army 02 . the Potomac, informing the veterans that as. an army it had ceased to exist. July. 1. B. F. Perry appointed Proviaional Go vernor of South Carolina. 4. Grand celebration of the day all over the Republic. In view of close of war.—lL provisional corps' of three 'divisions orga nized out of the remains of the army of the Potomac, to be under command of General Wright. 5. Mter a long trial by tailittu7 Bien, a alleged assassins of Lincoln.'Presi dent Johnson, having received findings of - the Court, approved themv Mrs. Mary E. Surratti Lewis Payne, D. E. Harold and - a; A.. - Atzerott were 'sentenced to be hanged on.. (Continued on the Eleventh 13sage.)
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