The Portland daily press., 1863-05-11
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Portland Daily Press.
GEN. STONEMAN'S RAID.
The Most Splendid Achievement of the
War.
TWO MAINE CAvvlRYMEN KILLED.
The Whole of Gen. Stoneman's Command
Safe.
GEN. sTONEMAN's RAID.
-Wo MAINE CAvvLRYMEN KILLED.

NEW YORK, May 10.
The Times correspondent, who accompa-
MED Gen. Stoneman's raid, gives reliable par
ticuars thereof. 1t appears that Stoneman's
whole force crossed on the goth ult. at Ke.ly's
Ford. Gen. Averil moved to the Orange 81
Alexandria Railroad, and met two rebel regi-
ments, who, after Il skirmsh, retired towards
Gordonsville. Only two of our men were
wounded. Gen. Buford crossed the Rappa.
hammock at Morton's Ford on Thursday. caus-
ing 1900 rebel infantry to hurriedly vacate
Raccoon Ford, where Gen. Gregg soon after
wards crossed, and some minor captures were
made. On Friday our forces got close on the
heels oil rebel force at Orange Springs, who
TO escape abandoned their wagons, provisions
&C., and a rebel lieutenant OF Jacksons staff
was here captured on the I'd. Louisa Court
House was occupied without opposition by
Col. Fitzpatrick, and few rebel soldiers were
captured. The track of the railroad towards
Gordonsville was destroyed for ten miles, two
trains of cars burnt, and the telegraph wire
destroyed. During the night detachment of
the LIST Maine cavalry, on picket, was attacked
by the rebels and two killed The enemy dis
appeared on the arrival of the brigade. In
the afternoon a command moved to Thomp-
sons -Four Corners. One party destroyed a
portion OF the road between Gordonsville and
Charlottesville. Another 400 men, under Col
Wyndham, proceeded to Columbia, on James
river, and destroyed five locks of canals,
burned three canal boats and five bridges and
large quantity of commissary stores. An
attempt to destroy the aqueduct was unsuc
cessiul. Several hundred horses were taken
here. A party under Col. Drum'nond, of the
9th cavalry, reached the river between Column
bia and Richmond, destroyed the locks and
levees, and set fire to the bridge across James
river. Gen. Gregg proceeded TO the Freder-
icksburg railroad. He destroyed the depot
buildings and stock, a train of cars and the
telegraph at Ashland, and sent force to burn
the railroad bridge over the South Anna, but
it was strongly guarded by infantry, and the
party fell back. Gregg returned to Thomp-
sons -Four Corners, but a portion of his com
mand, under Fitzpatrick, moved eastward TO
the Central Railroad, destroyed bridge on
that road over the South Anna, a train OF cars
and the railroad track for miles, and then
passed down to the Peninsula. Another por-
ton of Gregg's command. under Col. Davis of
the 18th Illinois, crossed the roads nearer
Richmond. destroying the railroad. telegraph,
cars, and the bridge over Crook river. Anoth-
er detachment burned all the turnpike bridges
over the South Anna TO prevent the enemy
making flank movement and catching Stone
man in trap. On the 4th Hampton and ID.
III. Lee, with two brigades, attacked 60 men of
the 9TH cavalry oTpicket duty near Shannon
Hill. Their charge was met by counter
charge, and the rebels were temporarily re-
pulsed, but rallying, they captured seventeen
of our men, and our forces captured thirteen
OF the enemy. Gen. Bulord advanced and the
enemy fed On the niaht of the 4th, Gen.
Gregg moved to near Yancyville, followed
next day by Gen. Stoneman with Gen. Blu
ford's command. On the 9th a retrograde
movement commenced, and crossing Raccoon
Ford the whole party arrived at Kelly's Ford
on the morning of the 9th. Our total loss
was two killed and not over fifty wounded and
taken prisoners. The negroes Joined the col
umn in fiocks, and begged to be taken away.
They everywhere gave us valuable informa-
ton, acted as guides, aud at several points fur
nished with unstinted hands all the food they
had to our soldiers.