The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-21
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Col KiiDatrIck's Repors. \ i4a
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The following was received It hesd.
quarters today: ssz fsss
Col KlIpatrIck's Report. !.
YoREfoWH, Va. Mays
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1cjOr Gan, q. ". HaiIseE, OsmmaSd;f
IN cAif q. s. Apgs se'fi' z y
GIslaAE: I have the honor 70 rspors
that, by direction Of Maj. Dep, Sion.nsn !.
/ left Louisa Coust-house on the morning
Of the Sd ihsi with one regimen 4 the hafri1
cavalry Of my brigade; feucbsd Hungry.
on The fredericksburg Railread, at da3.
light on the morning ~ the eth. destroy.
ed the depo', telegraph wires and Railfesd
for several hiles:passed over to The .Brook
turnpike; drove 10 the rsbel picke u down
the PIKE across The Brook: ehateed ! bal.
terry and f,rcedit to retire to within two
miles Of the Ci'y Of Richmond: capture 4
Lieut. Blown.. aid Dc Camp 10 Gss.
WiDdfr. and eleven men WI hiu the forii.
ication; p.Gsed down to the left 10 tbs
Meadow Bi'ge, On the Chiekahominy
which Iburned: ran train of cars into
The river; retired to HanovertpHn, On The
Peninsula; crossed and d stfoyed the ferry
just In time 10 check the advknce Of 4
pursuing cavs'ry free; burned train Of
thirty wagons. loaded with bacon; eaptur.
ed Thirteen p,isonern. and sncGmbsd fof
the nigh, II I A. H. Of The 9th; surprised
a force Of three hundred cavalry at Afi.tt'S
captured two officers and thIsy-lhrss men
burned Sc wagons and the depot. contiiiiii
ing upward ofrtwen'y Thousand barrels Of
corn ard wheat, quantities Of clothihG
and 'omu,isssty store, and safely ctosSed
the Mattapony and destroyed the ferry
'g-i.n' JUS: 10 time 70 escape ths advances
Of the rebel, csTeiry bafsnuit. Lsie n
the evening | destroyed . bird wagon
train and depot. few rmiles Pbots aud
west OF Tappahaunoet. on The RappaLap
no (. and from that point made forced
march Of twenty miles. being cIossIy
olloWed by SUI eriof force .ot cavalry;
suPpos' d to be a portion Of S,narts. ffoiiss
tie fact hat we captured spsisonsrs from
sbe First. Fifth aud Tepih, Virginia cav.
airy, A, saudoTn I discoyersd 4 iOrcs
Of 'vslry Jrayn up in line Of battle abosk
King aud Queen CoIr, house. The
sIren sih vas unknown, bus I al once
advanced to ,hs attack. only. however, 10
discover that they were friends--s portion
Of tie Twelfth Illinois cavalry. who had
become separated from The command OF
Lieut.. Col. Davis. Of The same rspimsn,,
AT 10 AM. on the 7tb, ! found safsiy
and rest under our brave old fsg. within
or lines It Gloare,ter Point;
The raid and march about the entire
rebel army, marsh Of nearly two hun
dred miles, has been mads in less tl,an
Eve days, with loss Of one officer and
lhiry-seysn men. having captured and
p'rolled upward Of 800 meB.
! tsE. great pl asuts il brihaipE 10
your motto. tie officers q my sid6, CAP.
p. Owen Jones. Capt. Armstrong. Snd
Capt McIlrain, Dr.. Hacklsy and Lieut..
Estis. especially the latter who voluuteer.
ed to carry disp p,tch to Major Gen. Hook
er. He failed in ,ks att,mpt, bat With
his escott Of len men, be csptussd and
Parolfsd one MJor, tSo osptains, q Lieut..
en"nt and Is men. He was aftsfWard
himself captured. with his esoor., and
was a'terwa,d rscapiurS1 BY our oxs
forces. Hs arrived this morning. I
cannot praise too highly the bravery. for.
'ltuds aud untiring energy displayed
throughout the march by Lieut.. Col.
Davis. aud the officers and men 81 Ira
Harris Light cavalry. not one sfwhom
but was willing 10 loss bis liberty or his
life, if he could but aid in the great BATHS
now going on and win for himself the apS
probation Of hia chiefs. Resp, ctfuly sub-
nitted
(Sign.d.) ]. FITZPATRICK.
Col. Com & is Brigade Sd Div. oa1al,s