The New York herald., 1863-12-23
T z NJ NJ e S S e E
The Operations Of the Cavalry Under
General Shackeliord.
IuIsuis Sf tue Rebels Under
Longstreet,
Ae. xs., ~
Mr.. James q. En.pa.sisM. De,ps,sh.

Mr.. James y. thspstrisks Despatch.
PrAp.rAEftts CINuu, Coarn. I
HrAss sr>rof, 1eun., Dec, IL, lso3.
an embed 20 send you fuller particulars Of ope
rat Gus o. General shsckeiosds cavalry cOrrs tho par
SAT- of Lougstrcet TO this vicirity;-
1ns rrrsuir-xsrI,sa snn ahtsls--A 0orF
Ou Wednesday inst General shackesord, VINO stated
previously had rarmshcd with the enemy . rear guard
nearly all the way from Knoxville, found them ~ line "a
battle a few miles below hts point lie charged them
and upnne Gsht took place closing at scnse ween he
had driven them ionic hvc mlcst
nN.oSxoiIpSG--Tns Vonr Al nonsissowS.
Ttarsday the column hated, and recornoisAanees
were upon the different roads. coooai Gsrferd
with hs brigade, proceeded 10 Morrstown where he
found the rebels under Jopes occupy the IN
,rep ehments and rife pits which our fcrces had con
f,ruced .s, fai After agh, Of somc two hours the
rebels gave way and releaed towards kurssls No. WIN
a ioss Of nearly Gny killed. and wounded ihey left
eight OF their dead npd thirteen wounded the Dcd
The reconnaissance on the Rogorvlle road ~as under
commend ~ colonel Graharn and ioapd the enemy }"
fore, AZ Noorcsburg. conunnal skifmsonc hAf '''"
''"S mr. rsnsts loaiS rouNp AZ ntsrftvnit.
On Friday Colonel GsTrafd cNtepded his recohncMshneo
on ,ne Rgsscltie road end found the enemy " s"me
force their number BENG estimated AZ about I've '"o"-
sard, Inclusive of two egimentr "a infantry
Inu nElKu ~ rAs, ntr .x asns p.AIS
Y,derdhy Reconnaissance OF two hundred neo, under
eatcnaut tolone Bond, pushed up tho Rogersve roaa
nnt hoy encountered the enemy, who boldly attactso
ard drove back when renfoycrmcn's we're sent "
''@'' Tns rnorI iSp fos,.
The hose tho cavalry thus far does 90,
forty 10 Killed and wounded. About two hardfeo prs
onerg have fallen INTO our hauns
toyd~frrrr's nKApQrlR1tns
are about q We miles above Hogersyie, and tne h"es
lons arc that he will make stand W that nsxhbo'no
lie II f0r,fy rg He'd Tfidgc point OF great naius
strepttb and At Bull zap. Cznns who nave fsaohe"
hero nom within lines report that tns rebels were
locomotive the country between 'ne
JIosp and wntauva Tiyes, with the intention ~ opea
ir. an co,n nlcalion with Virginia for suppe- owes
~ he Of the large bridges on those vesh .us
rao,d y rnpr aetcablc n tho space bci ~ecn ana ,ue
gap IA lbe communication can col, be mace It""' w
wagon Trains -.
vhsre Gen ers Ebackefords haadauatleih are
lo.ated IA on The great highway between eeosts -"
virginia The road the av.uue for ihe mnecs.
,s drove. which came tbe fotmcf stae ana osnss
c-,,hcr south Ieans station 10 not rarosd depot ~
,,,S, from the name but sort OF FAILING
,lsro ON me road Ia days ~ ycre wss summer ~
sort 90 ug 10 tho medicinal springs wheb aheanh 'n'
| ylcinlty. "a ..,,. ..,a tn,s
| A SCOUTING party vent MP tie Roserfsh'e r''" Wv
I rnoru ng, eat found enemy within thaes ini's0'
Noshsmg later from KnexSiiis.
crsaxsAu. Tee -, 1903.
J ibe,o I. 10 later news from Kpoxyilies
Generals sherman and shss h'ss"'@
| Loutsvitse.
Iors-,riS. lee q. lssS.
o.nerais si.fmao aud sIsclis'oFd. 1rd 'ne' ss"'
| rived here this svsutg