Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-29
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| THE GUERRILLA WAR IN MISSOURI
Dispa.ohee from MIsaonri state that the Gu
srrillas. under . man named REEvEs, have cap
tured Greenvllle, In that State, and killed Cap
tain LErPER and large number Of his men, wht
were in possession Of the place. Governor Gam
bic has issued an order calling for the organi
zatiUu Of the State militia for protection agains
the guerrlllas.
The Union victory over the guerillas a'
Memphis, Missouri, on the 18th Inst = was
achieved over great odds. Major JOHN b.
CLoPpER, In command of detachment OF MER'
RILL's Horse, about three hundred strong, and q
detachment of Major RoDGKRss battalion,
about one hundred strong, attacked and entire
" routed, after q severe battle, ak hundred
rebels under PORTER and DUNN. Five success
siye charges we're unsuccessfully made against
the guerrillas, but the sixth, which resulted In
hand To hand struggle, scattered the rebels
Eighty three OF the Union men we're killed and
wounded, and the earliest part OF the SEARCH
which had no, been completed when the mes
aenger left, revealed the corpaes OF twenty
three guerrillas zt5a - ie4
On the 23d inst PoaTER's fugitive gang,
three hundred strong. were attacked, as we
learn from the St. Louis Republican, near Flor
ida, Missouri, by fifty Iowa cavalry, belonging
to Major CAIDwELL's battalion After about an
hours hard fighting, the latter were repulsed'
and fell back, bringing of their killed and
wounded, and we're not pursued by the guerrii-
las Major CALDWELL Gays our killed, wounded
and missing number twenty-six. The enemy's
loss is not known accurately, but is reported by
their friends to have greatly exceeded ours
PORTER, meantime, left the ground also, and
fell back to q strong position near Florida
GEN. PoPE's ORDERS. .
Gen. PoPE has issued an order 10 all the Cen
erals in his command to seize all the horses,
mules and stores within their lines, except
what are absolutely needed by t5e Inhabitants,
especially in Culpepper county Gen. Pore alec
has issued an order for the arrest Of ell disloy'
al male citizens within the lines of his COM
mand. Those who are willing TO take the
oath of allegiance and provide security Tor its
observance will be permitted to remain at their
homes. Those refusing to be so sworn will be
sent South beyond our pickeIs.
SUCCESSFUL CAVALRY EXPEDITION.
In communication from Gen. PoPE TO the
War Department, It is stated that cavalry e1-
pedi4ion sent out by Gen. KISo on the 221 inst
from Fredericksburg. Virginia, returned on the
following evening, having, early on the morn
ing of the 2Sd, routed the enemy, about one
hundred strong, stationed near Carmel Church,
on the telegraph road from Fredericksburg to
Richmond; burnt their camp and six cars load
ed with corn and provisions, and broke up the
telegraph to Gordonsville. An hour later,
large body Of Stewards cavalry came up to at
tack them, and these, too, were driven scrcss
the North Anna river and pursued till within
sight OF Hanover junction.
Several prisoners, a large number of horses,
and many arms, were brought back. A march
Of seventy mlles, and the encounter and defeat
Of two bodies of cavalry were accomplished in
Ewenty-nine hours, and without the loss Of
man
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