Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-04
/ Capture ofa Easlroad TrnFa between v in
chester and sRaFPer'u FERRY.

Capture OF "a Eastroad Train bsfwee0 y in-
eheater and sRaEPer's gerry.
From the Richmond Dispatch, 3oihI
On Wednesday week Captain Baylor's com
many of cavalry, Snder command Of Lieutenant
Rouse, was ordered from camp at Harrisonburgi
10 Mount Jackson, in Shenandoah county, foi
the purpose Of performing picket duty at thai
/ point. leaving q sufficient picket force for the
post under command Of a sergeant, the balance
~ the COMPANY. 80 men, under Lieutenant
Rouse and Baylor, proceeded down the Valley
road. Thursday night they stayed at Wood
stock, end at noon The next day they left that
place and went down as far SIS Kewtown, eighl
| miles from Winchester, which they reached
about 10 O'Clock. They travelled al that night
and encamped near the line OF Jefferson an
Clarke counties, between Summit Point and
Wsiesyille.
At each of these points-the distance between
which is only four miies-there was a Federal
force Of from seventY-fVe to one hundred.
Their object was the capture Of the passenger
train on tic Winchester and Potomac railroad,
and were eminently successful. On Saturday
afternoon, about four o'clock, they Ventured to
the railroad, and ia a few minutes the sound OF
the engine was heard. A quick disposition was
made OF the forces, and distractions were at
once placed on thetrack to bring the train to a
halt When the train had reached within one
hundred yards of the distinctions the command
was given to halt, but the frightened engineer
took no heed Of the command. A fire was then
opened upon the train from some dozen or more
revolvers, and very soon the Instructions We're
reached aud the train brought to q stand-still.
The cars were at once entered, and the Yankee
soldiers on board, eighty in number, on their way
to join their companies in Winchester, were Sc
cured. The agent OF Adams express company,
who attempted to effect his escape, was shot at
and badly wounded in the thigh.
TIT. express car was opened and baskets CT
champagne and boxes Of delicious fruit found
and partaken of by our troops. The express
safe was opened, and United States money, to
the amount Of some four thousand dollars con-
consigned to a Federal payman in Winchester,
was extracted with 8 numbeT of other valuable
articles. The United States mail was also Sc
cured, containing among other documents, OH
cial dispatches from Gen. Pope, and Brgadier-
General White, at Winchester. These dis
patches have been forwarded TO Gen. Jackson.
Fires were then built in the two passenger cars,
and frewood piled on TO facilitate the burning.
A full head Of steam was put on tho engine,
and the machine started in the direction Of Win
chester.
The prisoners captured on the train were
placed under Lieut.. Roland and thirteen men,
while the remaining seventeen, under Lieuts.
Rouse and Baylor, proceeded to Smithfeld, in
jefferson county, fifteen miles below Winehes-
ter. Within half q mile Of the town they cap
tured the Yankee piekets, who mistook our
for . scouting party of their own men.
On questioning these piekets 1t was asceftalned
that the force in town consisted OF fourteen
men. A charge was ordered, and the Yankees
taken completely by surprise, and surrendered
without firing a shot. The spells at this point
seventeen horses (some Of them very hne
ones), twenty Colts navyreyolveTs, i've Sharp's
carbnes, in fine condition, eighteen Yankee sad
dies, brides and ~trappings, and a large number
Of gum oyercoats, blankets, etc.