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ready toa help to us.

Maj. Gen'ls Sherman, Howard
& Saxton have given me
transportation to come & go
at my pleasure.

The latter is to take
charge of negro affairs
in all this region & is
a truly humane & Chris-
-tian man. I have
this morning had an
introduction to him by
Gen'l Howard—who, you
know, is always my
friend.

The army is moving
—Pocotaligo is taken
with 3 or 4 guns captured,
& the Rail R^d to Charleston is
secured.

You are suffering for
nothing I hope though I