Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-12
REPORT OF COL. FITZPATRICK.

YORKTOWN, Va, May S.-MaJol wv" a.
Halleck, COMMANDMENT. Chief, y: ). A'-Gen'
eral have the honor to report that py olreo-
zion of Major General Stoneman, LETT louisa
&. s, on the morning OF the Sd inst; WITH one
raoiment, the Harris Light cavalry, q my
brlgade and reached Hungary: on the FRED
erick sburg Railroad, at daylight on the morn
inc of the 4th, destroyed the depot, telegraph
wires and railroad tor several mules, passed
over to the Brook turnpike, drove IN the rebel
pickets down the pike across the Brook cnarg
"a battery and forced it to retire TO W'thln
Two miles Of Richmond; captured Lieut.. Boon,
sid camp to Gen: Winder, and eleven men
Within the Notifications; then passed down to
fhe]eft and crossed over the bridge on the Chick
ahominy, which [ burned; ran tram OF cars
inro she river, and then retired to Hanover,
= town on the Peninsula; crossed and destroyed
tho ferry inst in time to check the advance OF
y nurs,,ine cavalry force; burned train OF thur
~ wagons loaded with bacon; captured thirteen
,,risoners, and encamped for the night i've
miles from the river. ],
T resumed my march at o'clock 4: NJ: Of
The 5th, and surprised force OF three hundred
cavalry at Aylett's Station. and captured three
officers and thirty three men, burned nifty
wagons. and the depot, containing upwards OF
90 200 bbls. of corn and wheat, quantities OF
.|olhing and commssary stores, and safely
crossed the Mattapony, and destroyed the
ferry again, just in time, to escape the
advance of the rebel cavalry pursuit.,
Late in the evening / destroyed a third
wagon train and depot few mules above ana
west of Tappahannock, on the Kappahannock
river, and from that point made forceo march
Of twenty miles, being closely followed by
SUPERIOR force of cavalry, supposed to be por,,
ton of Stuart's from the tact that we captured
prisoners from the lst, 5th and loth virginia
Cavalry At shutdown discovered foree OF
cavalry drawn up in line of battle above King
and Queen Court House. The strength was
unknown, but at once advanced to the attack,
onjv. however, to discover that they we're
friends, a portion Of the Twelfth illinois Cav
alrv. who had become separated from the COM
mand Of Lieut. COL Davis, of the same regl-
1nent.
20 and rest under our own brave lines at Glou-
cester noint This laid and march around the
entire rebel army, march of nearly 200 miles,
has heen made in less than FIVE days with loss
IS one officer and 81 privates, having captured
and paroled upwards Of 800 men.
7 take a great pleasure in bringing to your
notice the officers Of my staff, Capt. r. owen
Jones, Capt Armstrong, Capt Mclrvln, Or.
Hackley and Lieut.. Estis, especially the lat-
Ter. who volunteered to carry dispatch to ma).
Gen Hooker He failed in the attempt, but
with his escort Of ten men be captured ana pa
rolled one major two captains, heutenant
ard fifteen men. He was Afterwards, hlmsel1
captured with his escort, but was afterwards
f bra p ebs mornng cannot praise too highly
the bravery, fortitude and untiring. energy dis
piayed throughout the march by Lieut.; Col,
1)ay;s and the officers and men Of the Harris
Ing to lose his liberty or his life if he could
but aid in the great battle now going on and