, 1864-07-02
GEN.. HUNTERS EXPEDITION.
Full Particulars Of the Movement
to Lynohburg.
THE CAPTURE or LExINaT0N---DE-
STRUCTI0M OF RAILROAD AT
LIBERTY.

NeAkN1 -
Two Days' Fighting at Iynchburg-
Artillery. Lost at Salem Safe
Arrival at GaulN!
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazctte1
GAu1ET, WRsr Vina1S1A, June 18th, 1864.
The expedition is oycr--our work IL done
and for the present the command Ia rest
ing on its a1ms and trophies.
AS learn tint none OF my letters or d1s-
reached you, will commence with that
date, and gtre as concise history Us posi-
BILE Of our three weeks operations.
On Friday morning, June 18th, the con-
soliGated commands Of Crook and Sullivan
the latter having, the old Sigel- division
all under uubter'6 control-marched ont
with flying -colors and hopeful spirits from
to Lexington. Three miles from town the
rebels were posted behinl rail- breastworks,
apparently intending to make serious op-
position to our progress As it was, how
ever, our steady advance rapidly dis1odged
/ them, and We drove them before us, scarcely
allowing them to halt to fire upon rs. Seven
teen miles from staunton they managed to
Kill TWO and wound two OF our men, when q
strong force Of cavalry was sent forward to
charge aud route them, which doEc, they
troubled us no more that day. The force
IN front Of us Tas ascertaiued to be merely
McCausland's brigade, whose only object
seemed to be to delay our advance is much
Eene7o1 Tcrrnnt,e JsT,.;ot 49, T.,
The advance annrooched ax;ootnn 5ho,+
eleven o,c1ork and a heax-c c7on52 ~ s-note
rising in front Of us, revealed the destruc-
ton or the bridge leading over the James
into the town. On the high banks opposite,
e11n.stneta, ss, T1.a a s11 E1sc ,. TUE
.1 e1at Pe1oe. aue @ oeiS iol1 ~ aoo1t =
tht1 hne aGots r. tne as S.ie o. me plloge, ana 70
aath th t0t9 1h;o toe % ~ ndgaas a., ssnt, mane Lae
@,,,nr +ha 4ehris 9bera '4 a. ~ eSth ~ % ~
aad2 40 h.,i,e .soS.I eta11 ~. oo.4 o',4 u"
aat3r ne ~ naas 1s4 sne was sent SO e.
az ~ - III Gne " Annnio ~ :" W. mouno
aex.J ~ @ LIZ. AEa osn WIS VI
,,rnoaodd * nt1 ~ anoa oe hee9n VI a1uelF, ana
IL reheia ~ Sone ~ sben, .ea- ~ " sttencs @
+he Vi.rIni, Nf;i;too ~ : Iett;+1,te ~. ~ sop u.
ehc1,s a;,fnI-1v 5,o.ea +bano eao tha,. isM
frr of III II Rr;ea,e,s haxjn% rras;n,,7 the
fnEd ranfalr ePoIaaf,ea 3.aEi,c 1ae 20 ,@ tne
r. o,r Gnief occnnaffoH wv ~
snndav. the Jnsfi,nte hn,1dfnps md Gor.
error Ittcher,s honse wer.. hnry2ea' tn min,
ntes, tinr heinc ";ren ~ remare snr ~ nrnn- m
ertv from the ,etter = n the eftep33oaan ~ a1'p
rnIt rahand hrnrvht II 1Tord tha+ raran oana1
hoats Were 1sdGen n,ne ~ mSias ofs dean1v
laden win sto1es. etc Ia secn1e these
Csnf nia1cr VIII hss sconts Ma cant nv
arS st;rnn;sh;n1 +tc ~ who1e 1onte ha toun3 NM.
lie bnats n ren6rted. RnTnino flTe nf Them
hp dierncrntef ia men c,d Ean1cs ~ ~
mainine twn to Ie1inetons In them Ecra
- W. ~ ~ 4a1to ns.s
ronndar ND +h,ea nnoputa;n ~
Ihonsan9 rnnnds of ortiijerr an,nnnitfnn a
tan ard ho1f nf nowder and cnmmisassrr
stores in ereo+ vcris1C and ohundsncr: e.;
Duilfu -14.ioIlled Us here, hayiur marched
through Kaynesboro' On to the Charlottes-
vile 4 LYnchhure Railroad. fesrinr m a
small portion Of tie Latter md cantGr,nq - -
good pert Of Jackson's wagon trains.
Tuesday evening we camped at Buchanan,
Ayeri1l coming ii before us captured the
Confederate Navy records ofe'G1 and .62. TO-
gether with twelve more cana1 boats heavily
laden with provisions.
On the 18th, while VIC were hating at the
received that Breckinrisre vii, 11lo11 men
xaa n Nn7conx. To1Ia infSn1;nr ~ rtto - ~
an nnr Tanks In wno3 11ns,f;on ~ a. To-
fense Gen frank a7raffe1 t,arn IinntcEe - end
the othcr i;v,eIon Tha ,..taia us1 oennand and
thev, Ia;,,.x at.a.n!iod oS ~ "o T una1. Sonuu
wa oncs. 7nnra -no-cSad fa.w"ra steaatES,
fnr no 1,i1ht ~ Tnror T.rs ~, ~ -,
1,nsa o1S pa1c ~ 49, aiuost ~ LIE
Tj,,.-.In, ~ 49, -~a.s .]Hs ~ - n',t. 1s. ,.t,
bonds I'in; ~, ou Z Hs;i m Gn,n, ,S, !; WILL
nonI1a re- sIait;.o n eI.a2 ~ ,rl2 1auAs9
nrn"tnacd e. - ~ SeTnn1;e, 4hn a1,
scron 1n;ies IA unE3 ~ Nv ,a;a+a;ni +eI+ ae5
rion4 cinso1 g. NV WI .aa,,a - ainS nf ana
t;mhees Iu ~ ~ A spon scJn9 u saouIoss.a
ra'ie - 'Aee' @11'u oope1cs7's o<n1 ano 1"4sleu
4"'itn In shor4r ,,.o-a 7ro ~ e,- .....,.
II, r,;c3' ~ 49, " "a ieuet u9sRataIs'
v.onndad frere 49, = uuW9G5 gE u slEA Aaa
that 1ie nthe:s ~ ran;ai5 u ~ 1earn Ut 4s!e
tina the o1 ,e:et nnea;E,o ~ oaat aaalc!pa
,nos n1s.a ~ 41'1I poeat'1' eap'ufe u LIE 'or-
~ FE.1E1- ~, +.,o ~,o,,.
boo~d ~, s~as;ii 4S.e =. ~ ane 1ttu, aa'lng
d,n.n m II rood nn,aha. ~. ae enemy Mese
Wv n4rdo-s se W ,n"tahei m" ~ nons .! nlm u
In adyanee T. rond nof 1.;d 5o1en ~ uv,s,on srs
a1onr az - - LEV ~ nv : daau 9o"n on maps,
1s,ns:s 1S,,re " = Th;a Je aaruaa. c.osstng 81
Ges., ~ T., - s,.a s anosenens !enolng 10
~. r., ~ -. Ip SaueGu Aueto W r
cnnntrV ~ eGdeaToraS ~ {nterc,t neosS tossr tne
treat Int srrire5 fnst +no iote o5 +,a 1a,s,
rnad. stnnnfnT heSe for dfnner er ~ 1Ia,m Mana
within ahnnf seren n,,iea If the c,+r ~ ~
xnnd 10 Kew Tnndon.. The nictsets ~ ~ ~ ~
no parties were SO close that various uncor,-
plimcutary remarks were Dasscd onIte freely
from one 10 the other. At i O'CLOCK. with the
91st Ohio. ed brigade of Crooks diyis:nn IN
advance, we moved of on The road. and In
about two miles the rapid firing in front told
US 1uQt we we're UtnY the cf1efuTs6 frat mail
ton. They opened on us with q vigorous
cannonade, having evidently obtained the
range Of all prominent points In our
lines by previous practice. The Sd brigade
being placed on the left Of the road. the I'd
on tie right, the order to charge was given.
The main opposition was found on our flight,
the 91st and 18th Ohio suffering most seyere.
II. The Sd brigade having little but skir-
mishing, as 1t was on the 1st charge, tie
rebels were driven hack fnllv tTn miles to
their line Of breastworEs, tie s1st Ohio gai-
lantly CAPTURING and brinriog of the fleid a
rltlcd gun made in Iiyerpool- Btakelv,s
patent. leard also ANAL three other rims
were captured in this cLarre. or rather series
Of charrcs- INT hare nn1r Reen ah1e fn rcrif7
hearing by sicht in fhr cssc offtia one nnE.
ing fLis nftecf! foth sidoa ,,n,nfs,nad Fn-i-
nns ire Of si,eII 14 rra9e s' ona oannsSte1 4hs
rebel gunucrs eyiaent1T heinz sEjllf,I hands
in rhe management ~ 9he,- n;acae nnr ass Insa
Tes rather 1ar11e hera csnacsoi1v p IN ~ a1st
and 1eth cnlnne1 Tn.Iar r. 10 far,ear M haaS TsS
;nU his ripi,t thioh frnctnrci ~ -. A'AA'et 1"'-
a. "a Finn o6~ -no, uea+., eofs,,. ,,oe+oa
e o 1eo thn3r eu -1rnGs mec s4ets 4' Rossc,
nr fsc mann had % 1on1 hecn s,,'n;nr @ any ng H.
IuJ - ~ ~ 5 IL a ~ ~
~ ~. n19ee a,"3o- 10 1 ~ ~ ~ 9' ea no
bo5 1 H-.i.na ~*etsa ~ S E1auus ~
~ % th;e ;,ns 80 ~ ~ 4bda hr;aodes ~ ofc-n,I
1;s,o., e1 1'ainz .s at',ered 1tno ~ hot41a
~ tte'oa s JELLY sncaAPGa fsl II LIZ ~ oatle' ~