Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-14

erDment stores were burned and many Of the horses
as we could bring with Us were KEPT. found very
large supply of commissaTy and medical stores, tents
guns Ind ammunition at this place, which destroyed.
Inc paroed prisoners under an escort to Fa
mouth where they took the train for Cincinnati
proceeded next morning towards Paris, and was
met on the road by bearer of flag of truce, cering
the unconditional surrender of the place. reached
Paris at o'clock, remained there that night and start
ed towards Winchester next morning AS nv com.
mand was fling out of Paris on the Winchester Pike,
discovered large force of Federals coming towards
the town, from the direction of Lexington. They i'm
medlatey countermarched, supposing, doubt, that
my intention was to get into their This enabled
me to bring Oft my entire command without molesta-
ton, with the exception of two of my pckets who were
probably surprised. l reached Winchester that day
at twelve O'Clock. and remained until o'clock, when
proceeded towards Richmond At Winchester found
number OF arms, which were destroyed.
| arrived at Richmond at II o'clock that night and
remained until the next afternoon, when proceeded to
Crab Orchard | had determined to make sand at
Richmond, and await re nforcemtnts the whole peo-
pie appeared ready to rise and join me- but received
information that large bodies of cavalry under Gen.
Clay Smith, ard Coils. Woodford, Metcalf MuDdy aud
WynkoOp were endeavoring to surround at this
place So l moved on to Crab Orchard. There | at
tached my portable battery to the telegraph leading
from Stanford tC Louisville, and learned the po-
stion OF the enemys forces and directed my
accordingly.
Somerse', distant tweny-eght miles, at sund rwn.
took possession Of The telegraph, and counermanded all
the previ orders that had been given by Gcn ye
TO Intercept me- AID remained in perfect security all
night. l iouud a very large supply OF commssary
stures clothing, bsnh Shoes s, Sc. at this pac4
which were destroyed also tnand u arns that had
been taken from Gen hlcoftr together with large
quantities OF she'll aud ammunltion all of whcn were
d strOyed. l also burned at this place, and Crab
Orchard, about one huLdred and thirty government
wagons.
From Somerset proceeded to Monticello, and from
thence to between Livingston and Sparta, whvre my
comm md is encanped
left Knoxville the Alb day of this month With
about nlne huGdr men, and returned to Llslgson
the % b instant with nearly twelve hundr d, wing
bean absent just twentyfOur days, during whc time
Travelled over thOusln miles, cap ed netn
towns, des ryed all the government suppl and mics
IN them, dispersed about fifteen huudred Home Goada
and paroed nearly twelve bundr d regular lruups.
lost killed, wounded aud mssug, of the number that
! | carried into b. utucky, about nin4'y.
take great pleasure 10 lesyiDg TO the gall int brave
| ry and efficiency of my whole aud here were
iDdVid ldl instances OF daring conspicuous that
must beg the privilege Of referring to them Private
Moore OF Louisiana, member of Company A, Of my
regiment particularly distinguished himself IN le14ing
charge at Cynthiaua, which had important f
winning the battle. The reporis OF the regmeual com
manders which ncosed respectfully referred tC
TOR further Instances If individual bravery aud cen
cy. feel indebted to al! my aids tor the prJmp s:
with which my orders executed, and par lcOIarly
Col st. Leger Grene for tae assistance which bis
experience ali )rdt d me-
! All of which is respectful submitted
| JOHN II MORGAN,
Acting Brig. Gen U. 5. 4.
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