The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-09

NsFska's S5aElsad BssssS. o. iEs.
crossing the Cumberland, We dstSohed
two companies-ono 10 operate on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the
other 70 operate between Crab Orchard
and Somerset, XIV. The first captured
two trains and returned 10 Tennessee.
The second captured % wagons and also
returned. We then detached 100 men at
Springfield, who marched 10 Frankfort
and destroyed train aud the railroad
near that point We also captured a
train, with a number Of officers, on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, near
Shepherdsville, and sent detachment
around Louisville, who captured num-
Der Of army supplies, and effected q
crossing by capturing a steRmer between
Louisville aud OincinnAtti,a at Oarrolton,
and rejoined US in Indiana. We parOled
up 10 the 18th, near 5000 Federals, they
obligating themselves not to take up arms
during the war. We destroyed thirty
four important railroad bridges, de-
siroying the track in sixty places.
Our loss was by no means slight; rs
commissioned officers killed, 30 wounded,
and $50 men killed, wounded and cap
tured. By the Federal accounts, we kill
ed more than 200, wounded at least 300,
and captured, ms before stated near 6, 900.
The damage TO railroads, steamboats,
and bridges, added 10 the destruction of
| pablo stores and depots, cannot fall short
Of sl0,O00OO0. We captured three pieces
of artillery aud one 24-pounder at
Lebanon, which we destroyed; one, a
Parrot 3-inch gun at Brandenburgh, and
a l6 FOUNDER at Portland These gums
may have fallen into the enemy's hands
again; do not know il TO be so, but
fear they have. After crossing into Indi-
ana the inhabitants fled in every direc-
ton, women and children begging us to
spare their lives, and amazingly surpris-
ed to find we were human. The Cop
perheads and Butternuts were always in
the front opposing us. Occasionally we
would meet with pure Southron, gem
orally persons banished from the Border
States. In Indiana one recruit was OBJ
tanned, boy II years old, who came as
an orderly Our command was. bounti.
fully fed, and think the people of Indi
ana and Ohio are anxious Tor peace; and
could the idea of their ability to conquer
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clamor for an immediate recognition
Every town was illuminated and the
people everywhere rejoicing over the
downfall of Vicksburg
Crops of wheat and oats are very
good, but corn very poor, indeed.
After leaving the Ohio at Beileville
on the night OF the 10Th, we marched e
near Elizabethtown, in Writ county
from there TO Steer Greek and across th'
mountains 10 sutton; from sutton OF
the Gauley Bridge road TO Birch Greek
,, crossing GAuley at mouth of Cranberry
and thence into the Greenbrier county
crossing Cold Mountain, passing over
heavy bloekaded road tired stee6s, pre-
vented rapid marches and six days wer
consumed ere we reached Lewisburgh
) near which we left Col. Grisby, with
: detachment, which then numbered abou
, four hundred and seventy-tive men
Q From the crossing of the Ohio TO on
0 entrance into Greenbrier our men live
q on beef alone, without salt and no bread
! Yet their only wish seemed to be for th
> safety of Gen. Morgan and the command
P To the kind officers, soldiers an,
: citizens that we have met upon GU
!, journey since reaching the Old Dominion
in behalf of our command, we tende
? them our undying regard, and assur
4 them if unbounded success has not falle
: to our lot this time that we are more full
determined to strive for our country an
cause than ever,
have the honor TO be your obedien
servant, S. p. CUNNINGHAM,
4 A.A. A. Gen Morgsn's Cav'ry Div'or