Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-05-21


five cents. Greenbacks are held in big
l estimation. A pair OF shoes. for whic
q storekeeper demand sa8, were o
fered for 81, If paid in greenbacks.-
The resder should bear in mind thi
this was in place where the rebel Gos
erpment has heretofore beld undisputel
sway. so an .,e.o .f asi a. ~
While hating in Louisa, q squadro
of the First Maine Cavalry. picketinl
the Culpepper road, was attacked b!
superior force, and, after most gal
liant resistance, fell back. leaving tw
dead. The First Maine and Seconl
New York were sent to their support
when The enemy fed. The ladies, yes
Itsrday. slong the road assured us tha
we should have "plenty OF fight" q
Louisa Court House. But like man!
other rebel boasts, the wish was fatbe
to the thought. tf1atfI
At 4 o'clock Pm. Saturday, Ma,
2, the railroad having been destroyed
for miles, and a number Of cars an(
bridges-over Greenwood and Hickory
rivers-burned. and horse: and troop.
ers we'll supplied with rations. the
command was moved upon hill TO the
east OF the town, and there for an hour
awaited the threatened attack by troops
known 10 be approaching from GOrdons-
vile. But the two regiments at the
west of the town were quite sufficient
to induce a retrograde movement OF
both infantry and cavalry. At O'Clock
the command started for Thompson's
Cross Roads, Tor Four Corners. J
which point was reached at about IL
O'Clock P. NJ. From here the different
expeditions started to cut the enemy's
lines. At IL O'Clock midnight, Gene
raj Stoneman called all the principal
officers together. and explained his gen.
eral plan of operations. The COM
mander of each detachment was direct
ed to specific points to be Destroyed
the special object of his mission ac-
complished, he was allowed the widest
latitude for any further operations.
By 94 O'Clock Sunday morning. May
3. the several expeditions had started.
The moon was shining brightly, the
roads were comparatively good, and
for once in the history of the war,
everything was in harmony. Colonel
Wyndhsm. Of the First New Jersey
cavalry, with his own and the First
Maine regiments-in all about 500
men, took southerly direction. and
crossed Owens Greek. Licking Hole
Greek. Little Licking Hole Greek. Lit
tie Byrd Creek. and several other
creeks, reached Columbia on the James
river, at about 8 o'clock, A. NJ. The
approach of the force had been heralded,
but no one believed it. The man who
went to the trouble OF riding ten miles
to give the inhabitants notice, was al.
most mobbed by the people-they
doubted his sanity. "What! Yankees
near Columbia?" said one citizen. at
is impossible; JEFF. Davis would not
permit such an invasion" of the sacred
soil. The furnisher of the unwelcome
news had dirt thrown at him, was
booted at, and followed by crowd OF
excited people, who were threatening
him with all sorts Of vengeance, Just as
the advance guard of Col. Wynham's
force, under Major Beaumont, dashed
into town. There were no soldiers
there. A dozen or more citizens sue.
ceeded in escaping across the river and
spreading the astounding intelligence,
and soon after a squad Of troopers ap-
peared in the distance on the opposite
bank. The people south of the river
did not believe the story told by the
fugitives. One man rode with his SER
want down to the river bank to see for
himself. The servant seized upon the
opportunity to ride into our lines. He
was not pursued. A planter sent son
mounted on a valuable horse to ascer-
tain the news, believing the force to be
Stuart's cavalry. The boy asked an
officer il the Yankees had been whipped,
and was told that they had. He ex-
pressed his satisfaction and was about
leaving, when the officer told him he
wanted horse--his own was iaded.--l
An exchange was speedily made. The
boy was evidently somewhat puzzled at
this summary proceeding. but thought
it all right, no doubt, as it was Stuart's
cavalry, and he rode of to tell his
father the news. A negro who mani,
tested some joyful emotion upon hear
ing that the Yankees were coming. was
severely whipped by his master, Just
below Columbia, few hours before we
reached the spot. The negro, upon be-
ing released. reiterated his former ex-
preston, and an attempt was made to
whip him again. But he escaped,
jumped into the river, and was drowned.
The old negro preacher on the planta-
ton where the above occurred, told me
that his master "curs'd de Yankees
cause dey made i'm loss fiftsen-hun-
dred- dollar niger"
In the canal at Columbia we're found
several boats loaded for Richmond with
baled hay and commissary stores, all
bearing the stencil mark Of C. s. A.
Another boat from Lynchburg arrived
during the day. The torch was applied
to the boats; bridges across the canal
Of which there were several--and
large quantity Of medical and commits.
sary goods found in warehouse, were
either burned or thrown into the river
The bank of the canal was cut at sew
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