The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-21

QILCT C0UL1uuEr CL4tlI
tbs hEu'y q the Potomac giving cheering aeecpHt
Of the e{plpits OF cur cavalry during tie winter
months fhEeh We give besoE FhIlbe found inter
e4tinz HF l3
He ipou'ks AMY lNda-BKES Va,
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The General commanding hHnppnfes 10 the army
The teties Of snecessfs eflthe e4ta1y q Nprtiesn
Virginia during the winter monfbs IN spite OF the
dlsiacss of alno,t snplslatle reEss l.seeh lor4sr
It'll ifbJus first IL December. (;eberai HanpEon
Witb y dttarhnaent Of his brigade ed tie upper
soIsssd two sg5sss%ns s. q Esas5aI err,
about one hundred men. with Their horses, arms,
90 lors aud atcoutrenenls. wlthputIos on bis part
2 On the fourth Of pe5enber. tnder the dlreetidn
q Capnsl Beale and Major Walkr- with detacA-
nent ef sixty dismonntsd men. Of The Ninth Virginia
eaval8. GeneFai William I. LeeE brigade: croisfe
acked tie enemy cavalry piekeis captured ioFty-
nine INC hiding several commissioned officers. vita
horses arms. &C.. and EserpHsed the river without
s. pnthe Ilth Decernber rt;sneEai|IIsnp,o1 crfs-,
lsdi tAk RasIDahshhacks 4ifa fethehnnent of bis
ff5es, entered the town few hears before segei'z
eofps. then advan eing on FredefclsbuTg chptlr(d
tFkntf wagons with guard Of tbsut ninefv men.
app istn1ned safely 70 his camp. DIN the l7th le
eembe he again crosst the river ith small ftc
proeeedeq 70 Oecoqopn. SURPRISED the pic kets e;wf
IA. Place and pa.nities ssri4Mreq M ti,Iy ragP'.s
ferry boat. and Beating bhkk 9sttade OF cavaity
s4nt tp their rescue He rkhehedth{ Rappalan,ledk
With thirty WAGONS and IBb prisoteik ~
III Al Onfhe 25ih Of December fengral stnaEt Win
FEtsc6mAHts OF hampten'tI Ftzhdgti Lees and " &
Llee's bdkades. under the pbnhahdpf their onisets
Respectively. made iurce teconnoss in lhe rear
Pf iheenemys ling atiadAdd him al Dunfries tap-
f1riag men and phgons, dt that tiae adva need To-
ard4 . iexandrial drove l4 Sayalry with eotsidkrh
that ssreA burned the Acb3tinE btidee on tire O.
hhge and Alexandra failrlad! then passing 81 ltA
iPf RaAEi4T Court House returned - CepcFRer Fith
Wagons, with loss On his part u Xix men w4nnse
Aht tppiai4 Bullock "a irahSf gallant officer killed.
STAMP ol 6cnersl Imboden s. caytlry, Win ksTehFS
t4ree f3en. attacked near 1drnuey supply traf of
~ emit sfven wagons, esrdsd b about one RnnElred
Ard hty cavalry and infantrg rpqed the guard zap
HIRED Favkhty-two prisqners and ohe hundted aud
six hef4ek, with equipments kc. and though Antiy
PErsgsd ,retnrre4 70 his chnin With his clpIsks win
same character in whicA gaptaih ceil nas display
sl SIKH and daring. iflII
rhder Lieutenant Ford, on The twenty fifth ofFelsua-
IN, att icked two Of The eneuiys klnboats At Rabp
nAunekkk and drove them ddwn tie river DANA Eiag
them. nut suffering no loss ca his bari.
IL z. General Fiizhngh Lee. with ! detachment of
k4O c his hrigade crossed the SWOLLEN waters 1t the
Rhpphshnock on the twenty 6ttI Eebr1ary- r4con-
fRlndnth. broke through MS odtilosts fell unf his
tampsl He'd and wounded m9hfg t3ck one bu,drtd
And nf y prisoners. including v4 commissioned ard
lem nrf-coInmssioned otIceFs au3 s-crss=e The riv
e wite tile loss Of only f9arteeu Killed, wounded and
Enlssini{. i RI
g.. Gn 2efk FebruarI ~Bfieadicr4CeneraI W. 4
J$Aes Wis small force aftAckeh two regiments o.
Cavalry sheongiDg 10 HiroyS cohmhnd. IN .ie .She-
n4nfoSh valley r0ufed Them and t0jk go PRISONERS
with hlrses arms. skc with the loss on his past of
11lv 70 killed and tFa 9o1IldedI
o. Major White. Of Gen Jone4 cpmmani i crossed
tne 't'afonac IN boat. &ttacked s{verel astes II
the erHy cavalry near Pbolsyilke ana be-
sides these he killed and H1tnlsl took IL 5flskners
With Horses, arms. aud some Wagons witt khicht
lfss "a himself. Captain l,andonh. OF the Black
tnrse Cavalry, has made many BOLT reconnoiss4nces
~ Faeqpler taking more than 200 prisoners. ana
seyer4 hundred siandof arms. Bfe1tenanf MISTY
with ais fefAehment has tione Ehadh tn harfask tie
e1eny, aAtAcking hu bodily oh several occasiars
and Capturing many prisoners A detacLfaent -
sevenseeh nen. OF Halnpton's brigade under he
brave SERGEANT Hiclael, atfacBed a4d ruted body
1t forty fvA FederalF. near Wolf Isnh Shoals kliar
and woandipg several, and bringing on nffea pris
pnersa with the loss idn our part bf Sergeant rrIs
lpf tbs I'd Sspth Carolina regiment Who few -
hefore with Two OF his conrhdes attacked in Bfens-
Hsfe SIX o the enemy sent 10 take him kilit THREE
aud captured the rest
| In announcing these achievements the Comma
ling Gfneral takes special pleasure IN advefti1 TO
the pruiptnsslo the officers IN striking 4 sutcess-
thl blow wheneaer the opportunity offered ind the
endurAnfe and kailantry With fhidk the men have
Always sa ported their coinnankiers
These deeds RiFe assnrahce of virilance forfftade
ana aftiFity andthe prfdrInanfe f sill more bril-
liant acfiOns IN the coming raInllaifh.
Hi EoBfkf II LEK, General.