The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-11
OUR CAVALY RAIDS.
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Success Of the Tuscumbia
Movement.
Reported Capture Of Colossl strsieht and His
Whole Command In Northern Georgia.
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO THE REBELS.
10, DO, Ia.

HeDo reports from Chattanooga the TIN say that the
70 sent from this army under Colonel sreigh Of the
Fifty first Indiana regiment, have been captured
R'me Georgia altar Eve battles with the enemy This
force was cooperating With General Dodge from Cornth
Tull credence 10 not placed this report as we have
nothing from General Hurlbut ON the subject Even
As be true 6reght ought have capured rebels even
70 the number o his force, besides doing immense
damage to the country through which be penetrated.
correspondent cf NE Mobile Register, writing from
Jackson, gives account Of tho extensive Union raid
into Missssippi and says active measures should
have been used 70 check IT,
freight train destroyed at Newtons. and all conf
nunioatiou with Meridian cut "a.
MrR1aEE BoRo, Tenn, May 10, 1863
Dispatches are IN from low, giving Colonel sti ghts
nncvemt nss up 70 the Goth ut.
Colonel streght left Tu cumba on that day. goiag TO
Buntsvie. Al that point he had an engagement with
the enemy, who were pushing after him. He succeeded
IN ambushing he rehels and whipping them badly. he
than moved on towards Rom, TO which point they
destined.
Yhe rebel slatsments are subss qusnt TO this They
say an overwhelming force surrounded Col streght
succeeded in capturing him. He had destroyed some
large iron works COoss river near Georgia river.
MunsRnssoRo, May 10, 1853.
The following the details, from the Chattanooga
Rss Of Asy II, Of the capture Of Colonel streights
f0rCes;--
says Forrest marched from Spring Hin TO the vicinity
u Tuscumba, Ala. where he formed junction with
Colonel Roddy, and attached General Dodge.
Tho fight took place On Tuesday, April 2s and lasted
several hours Forrest fell back 70 CORTLAND No asu
-aecs stated. While Dodge fighting Forrest Col.
sseght made detour around Ooprtland but instead Of
attempting TO ges in Forests rear moved of towards
Georgia, having hundred miles start or Forrest who
Mn. Forrest overlook Colonel erelehs at nay
toms Gap, in Sand Mountains and battle ensued in
which sireght driven forward with tho oss Of forty
killed, wounded and missing.
sIx hiln shrthm % aacshsf engagement took place,
lasting hcaE ha whish streght ia reported
- being again driven forward with Of two pieces
o. artillery, formerly captured from Roddv.
Fssn mss further SOUTH Streght was again attacked
amoushng the rebels Next DAY s,reight wa, overtasn
NJ Bountsvlle from which place the Rebei says Forrest
drove him, as before, with the loss Of three killed and
twelve wounded bridge the town Of Gadsden
destroyed. tf G1se4
Nine miles beyond Gadsdsn another skirmish ensued,
and Colonel Hathaway 10 reported killed.
streieht was finally overtaken about two miles from
Cedar Blun and twenty six from Rome. advance Of
hundred had gone towards Rome and were checked
about two miles from that city by armed citizens Forrest
demanded streights surrender and streigh complied
the Reb tells the ridiculous stories that only four hun
dred and forty the light and that they cap
tured hundred and that the force capt
Of Third Obi, Eighteenth Illinois, Fifty FIRST
and Seventy third Indiana, with three companies Of
bamians and four mountain howftzers.
Another raid into Georgia is reported by the Rebel II
says force three thousand strong gone south
- Talladiga, eighty miles below Rome That the Geor
gia troops mounted the animals captured from
Streght, ard were sent after the Yankees.