Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-08-11

operate between Crab Orchard and Somefsel
n.y.: Inc first captured two trains and returne
10 Tennessee. The second captured thirty-fy
wagons aud also returned. We then detache,
l0O men OF Springfield, who marched 10 Rnnk
fort, and destroyed train and the raiIroal
near that point. We also captured train. will
a number Of officers, on the Louisville ant
Nashville railroad, near ShepheFdsville lleAsent q
ldetachment around Louisville, who captured q
number of army supplies, and effected q cross
ing by capturing steamer between Louisville
and Cincinnati, and rejoined us In Indiana. -
we paroled, up to the 10Th, near 5000 Fed
erals, they obligating themselves not to take
| up arms during the war. We destroyed thirty.
four Important bridges. destroying tie track in
sixty different places. Our loss was by no means
slight-tyenty-eight commissioned officers kill
| cd, thirtyfye wounded, and $50 men Killed
wounded and captured By, the, Federal ac-
counts, We killed more than 900, wounded al
least $50, and captured, ,as above stated, near
5000. The damage to railroads, stesmboate
and bridges, added TO the destruction Of public
stores and depots, cannot fall far short Of $l0,-
O00,O00 We ecsptured three pieces Of artillery
and one 24-pounder at Lebanon, which We de-
stroyed; one, Parrot 3.inch gun, at Branden-
burg, and l2-poulder at Portland. These
guns may have fallen Into the enemy's hands
again; do not know II Il be 80, but fear they
have. 9Hf s .a..ga fI 'r 1i
After crossing into Indiana, the inhabitants
fed In seFeFy direction, women and children
begging us to spare their lives, and amazingly
surprised to find We were humans. The cop.
perheads aud butternuts we're always in the
front opposing us. Occasionally we would meet
with pure Southron, generally persons ban
ished from the border States, In Indiana one
recruit was obtained, boy fourteen years old,
who came as an orderly. Our command was
bountifully fed, and i think the people Of In
diana and Ohio are anxious for peace; and could
the idea Of their ability to conquer us once be
gotten rid Of, they would clsmor for an imme-
diate recognition. Every town was illuminated
and the people every where rejoicing over the
downfall Of Vlcksburg. a,# as Lt
Crops OF wheat and oats are very good, but
corn very poor indeed. I'D l1H ID i1
After leaving the Ohio at Belleville, on the
night OF the 18th We marched to near Elizabeth.
town, in WirG county, from there TO Steer creek
and across the mountains to Sutton; from Sut-
ton, on the Gauley Bridge road, TO Birch creek,
crossing Gauley at the mouth of Cranberry,
and thence into the Greenbrier country, cross-
ing Cold Mountain, passing over heavy block
AIDED road; tired steeds prevented rapid march
es, and six days were consumed ere We reached
Lewisburg, nesr which We left Col. Grigsby,
with detachment, which then numbered about
four hundred and seventy-fve men. From the
crossing OF the Ohio, until our entrance into
Greenbrier, our men lived on beef alone, with
out salt, and no bread. Yet their only wish
seemed to be for the safety of Gen. Morgan and
the command. .
To the kind officers, soldiers and citizsns
whom we have met upon our journey, since
reaching the Old Dominion, in behalf Of our
command, We tender them our undying regstd,
and assure them if unbounded success has not
fallen TO our lot this time, that we are more
fully determined to strive for our country and
cause than ever. - %
l have the honor to remain your obe client
servant, -s-.s.I t...,, -
5. S. P. CUNNINGHAM, (
A. A. A, G. Morgan's Cav. Division,