Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-04
OUR MILITARY BUDGET
CONCLUSION OF GEN. STONEMAN'S
CAVALRY RAID.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT MARCH BY COLONEL
FITZPATRICK.
CAPTURE OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF REBEL
PROPERTY.

The cavalry raid commenced by Gen. Stone.
man Just prior to the late battle of Fredericks-
burg has terminated most brilliantly, the last
act in the drama being the march of Col. Kill
patrick and nine hundred men of the I'd New
York Cavalry from Gloucester's Point to Gen.
Rockers headquarters, right around the enc
my, and without the loss of single man.
Colonel Fitzpatrick left Gloucester Point on
Saturday last, and passing in 3 northeast"rly
direction through Gloucester county crossed
the Dragon river at Saluta, and thence through
Middlesex county to Urbanna on the Kappa
hammock; crossing that river to Union Point
Col. Fitzpatrick proceeded through Westmore-
land and King George counties to near the
headquarters Of Gen. Hooker. No difficulty
was encountered in Gloucester county, but at
Dragon river the bridges were all found to be
destroyed, and the rebel General Stuart having
massed force in order to compel Fitzpatrick
to cross the Rappahannock at Leeds. Colonel
fitzpatrick avoided him by constructing
bridge, and crossing at point on the Dragon
rot at all anticipated by Stuart. The bridge
vas then destroyed and to foil the enemy, the
command moved forward in several columns.
The principal one on the right, under FOL.
Hasbrouck Davis, took southerly direction,
and went to Pine Tree, in the lower part OF
Hiddlesex county, taking the people entirely
by surprise; for this section was considered so
secure from Yankee invasion that parties from
Richmond sent their negroes there for safe
keeping. Col. Jones, who commands all the
bushwhackers in that section, was captured.
A few armed bushwhackers were seen, but
they escaped into the woods. A rebel mail
was captured, but the letters were mostly of a
private character. There was one, however,
from Gen. Stuart, wherein the latter promised
protacfion tO ha CON nfrv from vary al
raid. This portion Of the command reached Ur.
bana Sunday evening, having captured large
number of horses and mules, and being fol-
lowed by motley group of contrabands G. all
ages and both sexes. Among the capture by
this portion of the command, was a Confed-
crate agent, with $4,000 in Georgia and Mis-
souri, money.
The left wing of the command went in a
northeasterly direction, and reached the road
north of Urbanna Sunday evening. Here the
picket of the enemy which was to annihilate
the whole force was encountered, but a detach-
ment charged and drove them across the Drag
on River at Church Mill, and then burned the
bridge and retired and on Monday morning
the whole Federal command was at Urbanna
ready to cross the river. To protect this part
of the movement, the Tallaca, (ferry boat)
Star, William w. Frazer, Long Branch, Cight
ufoAI StedlnDodtS u transport the troops across
the rIver,) and the gunboats Yankee, Freeborn,
Anacostia, Currituck, Primrose, Ella and Sat-
elite, of the Potomac Flotilla, were sent up
the river, and the command crossed safely and
in due time rejoined Gen. Stoneman's COM
mand.
The immediate benefit OF this raid, aside from
the good effect upon our own men, is the cap
ture of 200 horses and mules, 40 wagons loaded
with provisions, and 100 contrabands. Among
other articles captured was the flag Of the 18th
Virginia regiment