The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-04-10

L ueAohs"aaS ~ Ntptuiu -uVTSdbFs Oll-
cial report Of a late. movement Of the for.
ces under his command The gallant par
tizan is doing good service:
SHELBYEILLB, TENNESSEE, }
/ March 19, 1852. :
Uojor- General W. j. Ilttr1ee, comp,ana-
ing First Dirision:
SIR: have the honor to submit the
following report of the operations of a part
| ofmy command on he 18th, 10th, 18th,
and 18th inst. At about o'clock, 2. NJ.
on the 18th lust, with Col W-ud and q
depchment OF forty men, left Murfrees-
boro for Gallatin, having learned that the
Federal forces remained at that place. The
! chief objectors of the expedition were to
intercept the NAL, TO destroy the rolling
stock on the road, TO make prisoners, and
! to obtain information Of interest t. the ser.
vice N
Our destinE,ion was kept secret, and the
command having been sent from MurIrees.
| boro IN separate parties by different reads,
to unite at some distance from town, it was
| impossible that the enemy could be appris-
ed OF the movement until after the blow
was struck. 4 citizen at Niurf eesboro',
whose zeal and loyalty is undoubted, made
the necessary arran. ement of runners to
keep us perfectly posted as to any move
| ments that night be made with the view
Of cutting us off
| Our frat march, conducted mostly at
night, carried US bout two miles bevond
Lebanon. Early next morning VIC contin-
ued the march, crossing tho Cumberland
at Canoe Branch Ferry, sand reached Gal.
latin at about four T. NJ Leaving the
command just outside the town, Lieut..
Col, wood, Of Writ ADAMS cavalry. my
self and the men, disguised as Fedcrals.
entered and took possession. The Colonel,
| myself aud two men galloped to the depot,
and secured the Telegraph operator, his In
struments, books, etc. Among the parers>
found arc several orders OF Gen Buelrs
| some in cipher, Which please find en-
closed.
We secured, also, few minutes after. as
1t came iii, an engine and tcudcr carrying
! = number of carpenters TO repair the road
they were made prisoner, but were released
as we lett the town AS soon as the citi
zens were made aware that We were Confed.
crate troops facility was afford j ms to car.
Try out oar Plans Upon securing the ouginc
We at ouce commencc! Ia toaccumuiatc ali the
rolling stouk "a large quantity on the main
! track, preparatory to burning When this
was coup cite, the Ere was applied. and in
the course Of an TO r al exc, " the cpgine
WIS rendered lerHaneutlv uscics- That
night, having picl,cn.d securely " 7,;a.ia
ed in Gal!atn. The mkt morning We de.
struyed the watcr tau, aud, tahiuy the en-
giue, the Colonel and myself rocceded
sUme miles up the road, with e view of
discovering any approach O, TIE enemy or
the mail train. lu the mrautl3.c first
lieutenant aud four private, Of Gr.Icr'4 re-
simeut (Fcderals,) on their way b. Ma, h.
vile, were taken prisoners by our pckets
| he tnail-train Icing same hours behind
| time, and learning that our presence might
have becoa,6 known, We concluded 10 With
draw and r,turn 70 Murlrecsboro
Shortly after leaving Gallatin we learned
that 20 Of the enemy, in charge of three
prisoners, were approaching Gallatiu by
the Scottsyillc road. Ii was determined 70
cut them of. Pushing the prisoners, viii
| u guard, across = Cumberland, we returS
! cd to effect the captura. We had taken our
position on the road SO as to secure the
capture of all, but unfortunately, whet
within half n mile ofthcm, they were warn.
ed oi danger by negro, and fled prccipi.
lately 10 the woods, Captain Austin, IN
command OF the party, making his escape
On horse eat from buggy Ii being TOO
dark 10 follow, We remained picketiLg the
road until morning. No further upporu.
nifty Offering, we resumed our march, aud
alter travelling about sixty miles. reached
Murf.ceshoro' about 2 o'clock next morn,
ing.
We were made acquainted just before
reaehins the town that 4 body of Federal
cavalry had ridden through the evening
before, aud that the enemy was in large
force near by. We remained about twelve
miles from town, long enough tp ascertain
their exact locality, and then passed safe
through, within two miles OF their infantry
We reached. Shelbyviie about four oclbck
7. III. to day, tho men and horses .ood
deal jaded. Yesterday several transports
passed down the Cumberland, carrying the
remnant Of Gen. Thomas division; as our
party had not entirely crossed wo did not
fire into them. From all we could learn
the enemy has commenced to move A
large body ofcavairy was seen on the roal
to Cumberland. Il is believed that the cue
my have sent large force down the Ten
nessee by beats, and viii also move in force
across tho country 1t is reported in Nash
vile that they intend to end the campaign
in June. The prisoners will be sent for
ward in the 5 oSlqrk.traiI to morrow
have omitted 20 mention that before
leaving Galatin the eTgnc was destroyed
thus leaving bat one on the road.
have ascertained, beyond doubt, thap
Love man of my commlnl, who was tax
en- prisoner in the affair of the 9Th instant
(since dcad,) was Shot By the enemy after
being taken
The whole country through which we