Weareallwellandhavedonefinely。Therainsmakeourroadsdifficult，andmaydelayusaboutFayetteville，inwhichcaseI
wouldliketohavesomebread，sugar，andcoffee。Wehaveabundanceofallelse。IexpecttoreachGoldsboro’bythe20thinstant。
W。T。SHERMAN，Major—General。
Onthe9thIwaswiththeFifteenthCorps，andtowardeveningreachedalittlechurchcalledBethel，inthewoods，inwhichwetookrefugeinaterriblestormofrain，whichpouredallnight，makingtheroadsawful。Allthemenwereatworkcorduroyingtheroads，usingfence—railsandsplitsaplings，andeveryfootofthewayhadthustobecorduroyedtoenabletheartilleryandwagonstopass。Onthe10thwemadesomelittleprogress;onthe11thI
reachedFayetteville，andfoundthatGeneralHardee，followedbyWadeHampton’scavalry，hadbarelyescapedacrossCapeFearRiver，burningthebridgewhichIhadhopedtosave。OnreachingFayettevilleIfoundGeneralSlocumalreadyinpossessionwiththeFourteenthCorps，andalltherestofthearmywasnearathand。A