Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-05-28
A march of twenty-five miles brought

water. At one point it was so deep the
horses swan over, and some got drown
ded, with narrow escape for their riders.
They then pushed on to Philadelphia, Ne.
shoba County, where there is bridge over
the Pearl river, which the rebels under
took to destroy, but they precipitately fed
as our forces approached.
Later in the day brigade under Col.
Blackburn and major Graham was sent to
strike the railroad at Decatur, Newton Co.
Here they captured train Of thirteen cars,
which was just about starting, loaded with
quartermaSters' and commissary stores, in
cluding ammunition and bomb-shells in
large quantities. They had scarcely Sc
cured this train and got it on the side track
when another train of twenty-five cars,
loaded with railroad ties, came into the
depot, which was also secured Wood was
piled up around the engines and tenders,
set fire to, and by that means the boiler
burst-the torch was applied to the train
Of cars containing ammunition and about
three thousand shells. When these were
fired, the main column was four or FIVE
miles off, and the noise of their explosion
led them to suppose the rebels had opened
on the advance column. They hurried on,
and soon found out their mistake Major
Starr moved his battalion east, and des-
troyed three bridges and a lot of trestle
work extending over two miles, the track
torn up rails broken and burned, and
telegraph destroyed for five miles
Near Gallatin fourteen hundred pounds
of powder, two wagons. twenty six yoke
of oxen, and thirty-two pound Parrot
gun, were captured. The gun was spiked.
At Union Church, forty-two miles from
Natchez and twenty from Port Gibson, a
skirmish occurred with Adams Alabama
cavalry, in which several of the enemy
were wounded, the rest retreating to Port
Gibson.
At Brookhaven Camp of instructions
four companies, under command of Major
Starr, took two companies, one Lieut.. one
surgeon and nineteen privates prisoners.
They also captured lot of Mississippi
rifles, mules, OK teams, $4,000 worth Of
commissary stores and $4,000 worth Of
army clothing
At the crossing of Pearl river Colonel
Prince captured a courier with instruc-
tions to destroy all bridges, &c, which
fortunate circumstances added somewhat
to the safety of the command.
At Hazelhurst Col. Prince of the 7th
Illinois captured train of about ten cars,
several of which were loaded with shell
and ammunition. Another train, which
had just arrived, escaped by the backing
out of the train by the engineer before he
could be captured.
About four miles east of Gallatin 0
battalion was detached to strike New
Orleans and Jackson Railroad at Bahala
station. where water tanks, cars and 9th.
er property was destroyed.
At Walls's station, on the Tickfaw, 0
regiment Of rebel cavalry was discovered
who were routed with several killed and
wounded. Our loss was one killed and
FIVE wounded; among them was Lieut.
Col. Blackburne, of the seventh Illinois
He was shot in the thigh, and slightly IL
the head. He was left, with several O.
the wounded, at house, with an injunc
ton that, if not kindly treated, when ouI
boys returned they would take their re
venge.
At Summit a large amount of govern
ment sugar, wood and locomotives, &c.
were destroyed. The camp of Hughes
and Milburn's Partisan Rangers, on BIZ
Sandy creek, was attacked and destroyed
and large number of horses captured
from here they moved on the Greenvill
Spring road toward Baton Rouge. Abou
nine miles from Baton Rouge the cntir'
command af Stewards cavalry, fourteen
officers and eighty men, were captured
J The men made worry little resistance, re
treating to the river, where they were sur
rounded.
ey'A big gun---a fifteen inch Dahl
: gren--was at the depot in this place o.