WILMINGTON: GEN. BUTLER’S OFFICIAL REPORT; The Operations of the Land Forces against Fort Fisher (1/14/1865)

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WILMINGTON: GEN. BUTLER’S OFFICIAL REPORT; The Operations of the Land Forces against Fort Fisher (1/14/1865)
New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 1/14/1865

Posted on 01/14/2025 6:11:05 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, CITY POINT Va., Jan. 7, 1865.

Hon. E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War:

SIR: Herewith I have the honor to forward Major-Gen. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER's and subordinates' reports of the expedition against Fort Fisher, N.C.

As the report of Rear-Admiral D.D. PORTER has been published in the papers, I would respectfully request that Gen. BUTLER's report, with all the papers accompanying it, be also given to the public. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

U.S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.

HEADQUARTERS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, ARMY OF THE JAMES, IN THE FIELD, Jan. 3, 1865.

Lieut-Gen. U.S. Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States:

GENERAL: On the 7th of December last, in obedience to your orders, I moved a force of about sixty-five hundred (6,500) effective men, consisting of Gen. AMES' division of the Twenty-fourth Corns, and Gen. PAINE's division of the Twenty-fifth Corps, under command of Maj.-Gen. WEITZEL, to an encampment near Bermuda.

On the 8th the troops embarked for Fortress Monroe.

On the 9th, (Friday,) I reported to Rear-Admiral PORTER that the army portion of the conjoint expedition directed against Wilmington was ready to proceed.

We waited there Saturday, the 10th; Sunday, the 11th; and Monday, the 12th.

On the 12th, Rear-Admiral PORTER informed me that the naval fleet would sail on the 13th, but would be obliged to put into Beaufort, to take on board ammunition for the monitors.

The expedition having become the subject of remark, fearing lest its destination should get to the enemy, in order to divert from it all attention, on the morning of Tuesday, the 13th, at 3 o'clock, I ordered the transport fleet to proceed up the Potomac during the day to Mathias Point,

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