The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-04
OPERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE Action.

sEARcmNo FOR KILLED. AND WOUNDED.
Early on the morning OF tho day subsequent TO- she
battle yesterday detachmentCwero sent out from tho
regiments search for the killed and woundod
which had not yet been brought In. Little was &C
compished during the day exsept the buryng Of the
dead anhe mniserng to the comforts OF the wounded
BURNING BRIDGES. J,
In thesnornng General Emory went out aGeson-
noissancs with his cavalry command and Capt. BonsOs
artillery He pushed forwardtwo squadrons Of caTary
towards Ashland, driving in the enemy's pickes and
asceranng the position Of as least four rebel regiments
A squadron of the Fifth cavalry, under Captain
Harrison, captured ninesS prisoners, who had
intended to cross on tho bridge oyer tho Pa
muuscy, which had Just been destroyed by
our forces. The Sixth cavalry went out,
Of MAJOR Williams for the purpose Of burning
the Virginia Central Railroad bridge across tho South
Anna river Tho command halted within about mile OF
the locality, when Leuesnnts Keim and Coats ppoceed
edwith platoon OF twenty men, who carried cObusti
bio materials and fire the bridge The turpentne
used in burning caused the flames spread with great
raPdity and tho bridge elazcd until the burning tmbers
turnbled the river That night the same two lieu
tenants, after coning into camp with tho re-
n>aindcr OF the regiment, returned with small CON-
mand and burned the county bridge across the
South Anna and within few hundred yards Of the
railroad bridge which they had destroyed that morning
msnt made a reconnaissance by aaothor route towards
Ashland aud saw, but did not engage, rebel regiment
GxsxwAL MCCLELLAN AT SCENE
In the afternoon General Mcclellan visited the Of
operations aad loudly cheered by the troops he
passed ON the headquarters Of General FtzJohn Por
ter Having fully informed Of the position OF az
fairs he arranged with General Poror complete tho
object Of shs movement, which accomplished this
morning. and in the following manner
SUCCESSFUL NESrrATos or TIE MOVEMENT.
The reconnossancss Of yesterday having foursf the
enemy in force anticipated that II he offered re-
sstancs . sharp engagement, would be begun this morn
ing Accordingly other troops were ordered to b within
supporting distance large separate demon STATIONS
were 70 be mado in shs atompt to cut tho Fsdoricks
burg and Potomac Railroad In the vicinity q Ashland
mR PLAN OF ADVANCE.
General stonsmaA was TO make demonstration
whore the railroad had been cut Sunday; Colonel War;
rem another, Mr. Hughes house, 70 the southwest
while o portion OF General Emorys command was 10
make attack Ashland. The main body OF General
rorters troops remained under arms. ready 70 render
sistance TO either party.
START
About Hve O'Clock In the morning Major williams left
Hanover Court House with squsdrons Of the Fifth and
sixth cavalry, four companies Of the Seventeenth New
York Infantry Colonel Lansing, aud Bsnsons battery Of
artillery Inc command proceeueu 70 cross roads
leading TO Ashland Tayiorsvle and the bridge the
Fredericksburg Railroad. Ono squadron Of the SIXTH
under command Of Captain Abott sent TO burn the
railroad bridge and another OF the Fifth under Captain
-chambls was despatched TO Ashland.
THE Rypxts HAD "sKKpA pprxp."
Neither met with any opposition, the rebels having
withdrawn during the night. Captain Abotts command
burned the bridge across the South Anna II ue
tress bridge about hundred foet long, and rested on
stone piers In s destruction tho objects Of the operations
in that section OF the country successfully accom-
plishsd. In the meantime Captain Chambllss charged
through the town Of Ashland which is pleasant little
town OF about hundred and nfty inhabitants rebel
hospital n which were several sick soldiers, there
IN tho railroad dspos were found about two loads Of
camp and garrison squipsge and stores, among which
we're about sixty barrels Of -four and about q hundred
and any Of corn Then the Command returned to camp
The last Of bs rebels had evidently efs Ashland with
with prscpitate haste this morning. Among tho dccu
msnts found was book in which North carelinsn had
made the following brief record Of what no calls
orR TRAMP (REBEL AccouM).
Wa left Cordonsve the nth Of May, 1862 marched
towards the Bite Ridge with only about day and half
lions IN started march abou nine O'Clock
in the morning; marched about nine miles the first
day and slept that night in the open air tho damp
.ound The assembly was beaten early the next
No which the 18th, but we received instructions
20 wait further orders, but got marching orders about
one O'Clock and marched about miles further on,
md within three miles OF Madison Court House. We
earnp.J on large hill this night anl rcated very
| fortabIy. We Hsnmsd our march the uext evening
about four O'Clock, and marched about ak piles
l and a half, and sboaI onshsN " IN