Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-16
Gen. kilpatfick's Great Raid
He Attacks and Shells Rich
mOnd-Vast Stores and Sup
plies DESTROYED,

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I mOnd-Vast Stores and Sup
! plies Destroyed.
~ >copy the full report of the Tribune
.,.no-no> 7dent, sent from Fortress Monro
So r. Ival from Richmond;
TT IT, - ,'dked-ol raid by Gener,
vhrot.;niI in tuIn has L |ed sFith failure as
,he he main M result inte, >ded 20 be accom-
plished, but with success eS''tinS "a
railroads between Lees arI.Hy ana S- ~
mond, and the destruction OF uiuch F.; u
erty, stores, &C., and the actual sheiilnl
of Richmond.
Starting on Sunday at A. NJ, tron
camp with 5000 cavalry, picked from IN
own and Gen. Merits and GenerS
Gregg's Divisions, he proceeded TO the
Rapidan, crossing at Ely's Ford. From
thence the column marched to Spottsyl.
yanis c. h, which place was reached
without encountering any of the enemy.
From Spottsylyania C. h, TO the end
of his daring journey he was more or less
harrassed by the rebels. and frequently
found that his lines had fallen in very
unpleasant places. At the place last
named the command wss divided into
different parties, who were to scour the
country as they proceeded toward com.
mon centre-Richmond. Every road
was To be carefully secuted, that no con-
cealed foes, even in small numbers,
should be left behind, so as TO concen-
trate and worry him.
The expedition was a warlike tour,
when all the fun, chickens, turkeys
geese, hogs, corn, oats, hay, horses, mules,
negroes. graybacks, whether made o.
flesh or paper, that could be had, were to
be had They carried with them but two
or three feeds each for their horses, and
about as many days rations for the men,
the General being determined that for
once the celebrated order, subsist on the
enemy's country, should be faithfully ex-
ecuted. &&
On Monday they reached the Virginia
Railroad, and tore up the track in four
places, destroying whatever property
would render the road useful.
AT Frederickshall, on the Central Rail-
road, they came upon court-martial,
peacefully holding its sessions, and cap
ture6 a colonel, FIVE captains, and two
lieutenants.
Gen. Lee had passed over the railroad
on his way to his army but an hour be-
fore our men reached it. AS they passed
trough the country in the most good
IL ed way, questioning as to whether
natu. -nks had been seen there lately,
my va 'ents could not believe it was
ne lnhabiI. Try who were paying them
4incoln's cava -
visit. .slIy were delighted.
The negroes gener. nee of their own
nd many, in the prese. 90 along. A
rs, asked to he allowed t. >red togeth-
arge number were thus gath, ,ug with
r, who cheerfully trudged al, II. -ir
he cavalry, delighted st gaining
'eedom. Occasionally Union famill, ~
'ere encountered who gave valuable in
and freely offered what they
ad TO eat and drink.
Leaving Frederickshall on Monday
1ey pushed on Tor Richmond-a detach-
lent OF five hundred men under Col. {
'ahlgren keeping well to the right, in
le direction of Louisa Court House, &
hlle Gen. Fitzpatrick, with the main
ody, moved upon Ashland. both parties /
'ourlng the country thoroughly, and t
Ding all possible damage. 4
As the forces neared Richmond the two
ain parties began concentrating. Col. '
ahlgren was 10 move down to the right r
Richmond, destroying as much of the 6
imes river canal as possible. Then tax
G the river road, was to cross if possible b
I'd enter the city from the south side o
Id attempt the deliyeranee of the pris- C
lers on Belle Island e
Gen. fitzpatrick, with the main BODY, &
as to attack the city by the Brooks turn A
ke. simultaneously if possible with the C
her n,,77Tement. 1t was hoped 10 reach 81
3 city on Monday night or early the Il
lowing mornn,,e, when partial if not e
al surprise could rHe effected CT
rwo of those fatalities which more than
ce during this war have s-natched sue ls
IS from the very grasp of tho.se who by Ia
eir Talor and daring have rich-iF de- W
we'd the vlctor's crown, interposed 20 a
event the consummstion of one of the q
t conceived and most brilliant plans SO
the whole war ms
;ol. Dahlgren had taken a negro to pi- bl
him to Richmond. His detachment
1 rapidly moved across the country, de- ia
Dying barns, forage and everything Ii
ich could possibly be of service to the hU
smy- Pushing on so as to reach Rich Tt
nd as soon as possible. Col. Dahlgren ed
covered that his negro guide had be-
yed him, and led him toward Gooch- Ri
d instead of to Richmond, and Tues mi
: night found himself miles in Just the in
,oslte direction from that which he III,
ned TO take. The negro was prompt fuI
hanged for his baseness. ne
by this treachery, the men tb,
ned the barns and out-buildings of ed
In A. Seddons, the Rebel Secretary of
II, and 1t Is, perhaps, fortunate that
gentleman himself was not present.
racing his steps, Col Dahlgren march for
down the River road, destroying the paI
yer hour-mills, several private Touring sp,
and saw-mills. His force adj
} did considerable injury to the James IL
er Canal, burning canal boats and Sc a n
isly damaging one or two locks. no,
hey did not reach the immediate Vi snf
ty OF Richmond till afternoon, when Inc
rybody was on the alert, Fitzpatrick are
ing made his attack. the
ol. Dahlgren's detachment was divi- tbr
into several parties for the accom- mo
nmenI Oh ulnerent OBJECTS, keeping pla
ross the river, but were repulsed. A
? sharp fight ensued, and, finding the 4
my in superior numbers and confront Ha
them on every road, the force was an
ipelled to fall back. hin
! attempting to cut their way out Col. Hu
Ilgren and Major Cook, ofthe I'd New wiz
k, with about one hundred and fifty ma
!. got separated from the rest. The tur
sr detachments succeeded in reioining if v
eral Fitzpatrick, but nothing has been yes