Unless these outrages are stopped an order will have to be issued discontinuing foraging entirely. I inclose you General B. ' s letter on the subject, which you will please forward to General Sherman after reading. *

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A.m. VAN DYKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DIRST DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Goodwin's MIlls, S. C., march 7, 1865.

Major MAX WOODHULL,

Assistnt Adjutant- Geneal, Fifteenth Amry Corps:

MAJRO: I respectfully report that t I left camp near Gnat's Mill at 6 this morning, and, moving by a plantation oad ove Naked Creek, went into camp agin this pl. m., on the Fayetteville stage road just beyound Goodwni's Mills, facing north and east, so as to cover the road. My headquarters are near the mill. I inclose the report of Brevet Bigadier- Geneal Woods, commanding First Brigade, concerning the explosion that occurred near Cheraw yeadteday morning + While I lament the unfortunte affair, I cannot by any inquiry discover who was the guilty or careless party that occasined the explosion, but I do complain against, and balce, the officer cahrd with the duty of destroying the ammuntin at Cheraw for carelessness in exposign it in the neghborhood of tras and troops, and at a point where it was known a column would be oblged to pass.

I am, major, very respectfully,

C. R. WOODS,

Brevet Major- General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNSSEE,
Brigahtsville, S. C., March 7, 1865.

Bvt. Major General C. R. WOODS,

Commanding First Division, Fifteenth Amry COrps:

GENERAL: In case you recive no oefers to the contrary from General Logan, the general commanding directs that you mve forward at 7 a.m. to- morrow, on the same road on which you are encamped to Laueinburg. General Cose's division will in that case follow you.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A.m. VAN DYKE,

Assistant Adjutnt-General.

HDQRS. SECOND DIVISIN, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Crooked Creek, S. C., March 7, 1865.

Major MAX. WOODHULL,

Assistnat Adjutan- Geneal, Fifteenth Army Corps:

MAJOR: I have the honor to report that this command mached on Fayetteville road at 12 m., crossed Phill's and Heel Creeks, and cmped on east side Crooked Creek at 6 p.m., having marched eleven miles.

Captured two prisoners.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. B. HAZEN,

Major- General.

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*See p. 717.

+See Woods to WIlson, p. 701.

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