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succeeded Mitchel in command, and remained in charge until on the night of February 17, 1865, he went the rounds of the indomitable fortress for the last time, and abandoned it to the enemy who had never been able to enter its walls while a Confederate soldier remained on guard.
Major Jenkins, on August 20th, found it necessary to burn the village of Legareville.
The Stono scouts, owners of property in the place, volunteered to aid in the work, sixteen of the members applying the torches to their own dwellings.
On October 5th, Maj.-Gen. W. J. Hardee took com-mand of the department, relieving General Jones, whom he assigned to command of the State, exclusive of General McLaws' district in the southeast.
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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