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AEMY OPERATIONS. 



of pork, beef, rice, corn and molasses. Gen. 

 Buell removed his headquarters to the city, and 

 the reserve of his army under Gen. McCook 

 had arrived and were in quarters before the 

 2d of March. 



This division in its progress had protected 

 the railroad and repaired the bridges and roads 

 on the route to Louisville. All of Gen. Buell's 

 force was concentrated at Nashville and en- 

 camped along the different turnpikes leading 

 from the city in a southerly direction at distan- 

 ces from two to five miles from the city, with 

 pickets extending to the distance of ten miles. 



Thus the Confederate line of defence from the 

 Mississippi east to the mountains was swept 

 away. The strongholds were evacuated and 

 the less impregnable positions captured. There 

 was nothing to withstand the triumphant march 

 of the Federal forces southward over the coun- 

 try but the military force which might be 

 gathered from the Confederate States. Was 

 Tennessee therefore restored to the Union? 

 Opposition presented itself everywhere. The 

 Federal nag wherever waved was in the 

 hands of individuals, and might indicate the 

 true sentiments of the bearer, or might be up- 

 held to cover and conceal the real disloyalty 

 of his heart. Public bodies and representatives 

 of established organizations made no such dis- 

 play. That Tennessee which one year previous 

 reposed in peace under the folds of the nation- 

 al flag, now stood aloof and claimed that her 

 allegiance was duo to another power. This 

 power she hoped would soon return and eject 

 the invaders. Thus it was evident the terri- 

 tory was acquired by the Federal forces, but 

 the hearty allegiance of the people would never 

 be restored while the Confederate Government 

 remained safe and strong in its seat at Rich- 

 mond. 



Meantime important events had taken place 

 elsewhere. The military and naval expedition 

 under Gen. Burnside was making important 

 captures in the most populous and fertile part 

 of the State of North Carolina. His force, be- 

 ing engaged at the time in active operations, 

 was not included in the order of the President 

 for a general advance. This army corps com- 

 prised three brigades. The first, under the 

 command of Brig.-Gen. John G. Foster, con- 

 sisted of the 23d, 24th, 25th and 27th Massa- 

 chusetts, and the 10th Connecticut regiments ; 

 the second, under the command of Brig.-Gen. 

 Jesse L. Reno, consisted of the 51st New York, 

 51st Pennsylvania, 21st Massachusetts, 6th New 

 Hampshire, and 9th New Jersey regiments ; the 

 third, under the command of Brig.-Gen. John 

 G. Parke, consisted of the 8th and llth Con- 

 necticut, 53d and 89th New York, and a battal- 

 ion of the 5th Rhode Island, together with bat- 

 tery F of the Rhode Island artillery. These 

 three brigades numbered about 16,000 men and 

 required more than 30 transports to take them 

 to their destination 5 vessels to transport the 

 horses, 8 or 10 to carry the supplies, a siege 

 train and 2 pontoon bridge schooners, a divi- 



sion hospital, and one for the signal corps. The 

 naval portion of the expedition was under the 

 command of L. M. Goldsborough, subsequently 

 raised to the rank of rear admiral. 



The chief of staff was Commander A. L, Case, 

 staff medical officer, S. C. Jones, signal officer, 

 H. G. B. Fisher. The names of the steam gun- 

 boats and of their commanders were as fol- 

 lows: 



Name. Guns. 



Stars anil Stripes 7 



Valley City 4 



Viidi'i-writer.. .. 2 



Hetzol 2 



Delaware 



Shaw.shenc 



Lockwood 



Ceres 



Morse 



Whitehead 



J. N. Seymour.. 

 Philadelphia.... 

 Hcnrv Briricker. 



Granite 



General Putnam 



Hunchback 



Southtk-ld 



Coin. J5arney . .. 

 Coin. Perry 



Commander. Rank. 



A. Herden Lieut Commanding- 



J. C Chaplin. . " 



N. V. Jcfford.. " 



H. K. Davenport.. .Lieut. Com'd'g. 



S. P. Quackenbush.. " 



T. G. Woodward Act. Master. 



G. L. Graves 



J. McDiaruiid " 



Peter Hays " 



Charles A. French.. .. " 



F. 8. Welles " 



S. Reynold* li 



,T. E. Giddings ' 



E. Boomer " 



- McCook Lieut. Com'd'g. 



E. R. Calhoun Act. Lieut. Com. 



C. F. W. Behm.Act. Vol. Lt. Com. 



It. D. Renshaw Act. Lt. Com. 



Chas. \Y. Plusser... Lieut Com'd'g. 



Total. 



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To these may also be added the Virginia, 

 Louisiana, Young America, Jenny Lind. These 

 steamers were of three classes: screw and side 

 wheel tugs, navy screw gunboats, and armed 

 ferry boats. Their armaments consisted chiefly 

 of 30-pounder Parrotts rifled, and long smooth 

 32's, 64 ? s, and some of much heavier caliber. 

 A coast division of gunboats, with the trans- 

 ports, consisted of the Picket, 4 guns, Pioneer, 

 4 guns, Hussar, 4 guns, Vidette, 3 guns, Ran- 

 ger, 4 guns, Chasseur, 4 guns. 



The transport portion of the expedition was 

 under the command of Samuel F. Hazard of 

 the U. S. navy. 



Nothing had been withheld that was neces- 

 sary to secure success, and the accomplished 

 officers, the disciplined and gallant men, and 

 the abundant material awakened the most san- 

 guine expectations on the part of the Govern- 

 ment and the people. 



The expedition sailed from Hampton Roads 

 on the 12th of January, consisting of over 100 

 vessels of all classes. 



The order -to sail was issued on Saturday 

 night the llth, and by daylight on Sunday 

 morning the largest portion of the fleet had 

 passed outside the capes. Some vessels, and 

 especially the water boats, refused to leave the 

 capes. The first part of the day was pleasant, 

 with a light wind from the southwest. During 

 the afternoon it was thick weather, and the 

 sailing vessels were generally obliged to cast 

 off from the steamers and take care of them- 

 selves, and two or three of the canal boats, with 

 hay and horses on board, broke away and were 

 blown ashore. The expedition was bound to 

 Hatteras Inlet, which is an entrance from the 

 ocean to Pamlico Sound. It is a narrow pas- 

 sage with seven feet of water on the bar, and 

 difficult to enter in rough weather without dan- 



