The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-28
Narrative of w heeler's CircuitArOund
ROsecrans.

The circuit Of Gen. Wheeler around Rosecran.
appears to have been one of the most dashing cpl
sOdes OF the Western war. The division of cav
airy ieft Gen. Braggs army, and by the morning ol
the second day had gained the summit OF the ia
NOUS Walden's Ridge, from whence Its work was
10 begin. letter from participant, published IN
the Atlanta Register, gives the first connected &C.
count Of the exploit, and from 1t we take some iis-
teres,ing extracts:
Toward. nightfall the rain fell in torrents on OuI
devoted boys. The roads soon became almost im-
passabie and dangerous from the mire prOduc ed
BIZ the passing columns. BY l O'Clock in the
morning we were In the Valley 1T Fosters Gross
Roads, leaving several ambulances behind Oh the
ridge, broken down. Two hours more and Gen.
Wheeler was on the wing again, with five regi-
ments OF Martins division, to destroy the enemy =
trains at Dunlap. In this he was completely sue
cessiul without suffering much loss, burning ZOO
wagons, capturing near z, OOO mules and horses,
and several hundred prisOners-the latter of which
might as well not hive been captured, had II not
been for their arms and horses. The train was
loaded with ammunition and cOmMissaries for
Rosecf ans's army. Grand, inGe ed, was the scene
Of this splendid train on fire, which WIS more than
ten miles In length. Doubtless kOsecrans cursed
most bitterly when this intelligence reached him,
az his army was getting short of supplies.
Several wagons loaded with navy pistols were
unknowingly burned in the train. Hundreds Of
mules were shot in the harness, that could hot be
unhitched In time to drive them away.
About the time when Gen. Wheeler was retiring,
strong force Of the enemy vigorously attacked his
rear. Night coming on, he Withdrew in the direc-
ton of McMinnville. In the engagement Capt.
Jones, Of the Let Kentucky cavalry was killed.
By il O'Clock on the morning Of the lst Of Oct0-
bes we hove In sight OF McMinnville. Forward
dashed the Texas Rangers, driving In the enemy =
plekets, killing and wounding several. In u few
minutes Gen. Wheeler had the town surrounded
aad demanded Its surrender. A half hour passed
away and flag of truce brought the tidIMgs Of the
Tennessee (renegade) regiment, numbering about
500 men. Major Patterson, Of Greenvilie, Tenn,
commanding On the reception OF this news by
The cavalry shout rent the al. for miles that was
battalions, and the rumblIng Oi artillery carriages,
made tho scene appear romantic and grand TO the
cltisens of McMinnvilir, and more so 10 the
as,nunded Yankees.
Immense were the supplies obtained by the sur
rebder-a quantity SuficieL. 10 supply Oh army
for months. Why this concentration Of supplies
remains 10 be developed; and such collection Of
qaarterTsasters' stores has seldom been seen sny-
where - was boarded NJ here, to which onr boys
helped themselves freely.
From this point We moved In the direction Of
Murfreesbor0'. Beyond Woodbury., SCOTS and
Crews brigades were detached from their Teepeo-
tive divisions to guard some ordnance trains to
F0stsrvttie, on the railroad.
By dark ON the evening of the 9th we sejoined
Gen. Wheeler ut Eosterville, he having deslsO, ed
the bridge south Of Murffeesboro', well 40 csp-
turing the garsisOnn In the ssockades, numbering
Us men. Tho railroad track between Murftees-
boTo' and Wartrace was torn up for several miles.
Mastln's division drove the enemy from Wartrace
and destroyed the bridges: heavy infantry forces
coming nm from Stevenson forced him 10 retire
nom tbst point In the direction Of FaSmenville.
NheJbyyille was sansaeked ftosa beginnine %
end. Every store was literally torn % atoms. One
thing thnt Elads our soldiers more desperate thau
they would have been In their depredafions on ths
nerehsnle was learning that th0se galiowsdA-
eeryina Union uen had refused 10 sell 70 Southern