The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-25

In COED order, bringing wounded and stragelers
oil the field with The attack OF General Vaughn
IN the rear, and of Colonel Critenden in the front
were only intended as feints The main attack ha-
wing tailed, theirs, as course, Immediately aban-
doned We then moved back and occupied the lines
OF the day before. The enemy eated at their brief
success, kept up furious shelling, which did no
1.neT 9, injury than to fnghten few of the weak
hearted ana render surgeon nervous who was
dressing wounds IN the rear. The next day, the
18th instant passed off in perfect auietness It was
evident though, that the enemy were very much
disturbed about their situation. They buste about
worked all day in plain vew fortif5ing their posi-
tion, and giving evidence of their Intention to
hold the gap IN dc aancei but the major-general
commanding was not to be deceived by these prepa-
rations. About o'clock P. NJ, our whole force
moved TO the flank and rear of the enemy through
- gap Vaughn and Duke, with their cavalry,
in the front.
$50 confident were the enemy that our army was
stl IN Bulls gap, and hai not suspected their eva
claton they neglected to observe the road leading
through L. gap at all. The consequence was,
that our cavalry took them completely by surprise
and struck their column at RussellyiIle about II
O'Clock at night, cut it in two and then Vaughn had
chase that has been rarely equaled on this conti-
nent. Information was obtained that the wagon
trains and artillery We're in 'front.' and these things
were what our boys hankered for The moon was ut
It's fui! and one OF the cearest nights almost ever
saw Just such one as was desirable for the work
ahead, The fight with the enemy uninterrupted
IN Its progress from Russellville to Morrstown and
a dead Yankee here and there on the roadside, the
prisoners and other paraphernalia that stream-
ing back to the rear told how things were going at
the front. do not think 1 ever saw the blood
OF our boys more disturbed than it was in this
pursuit. Dukes men fought splendidy and not one
Of them was to be found anywhere exceptat his post
Wmie VauShn's boys, as they approached Nor
rlstown-the scene Of their late defeat-began to
swell ON big rampage, the retreat of the enemy
was becoming more and more rapid and their ef-
orts to protect it gradually sackening until about
three miles west of this place, charge was made
upon them by Vaughn, which resulted IN their
complete route-abandoning their entire wagon
ram and artillery, with horses and equipments |
complete. The whole Yankee force was now dis |
persed The main portion of it took to the woods
and made their way to their Notifications at Straw-
Jerry Plains through the bushes and by-p1ths-i
he result Of this brilliant movement has been first
ne complete route and dispersion of the Yankee
orce operating III East Tennessee; second the can
ure OF their entire transportation and artillery,
onsistlng OF seventy wagons, richly loaded with /
baggage and equipments of the whole command. l
Nth their teams still attached to them six II /
ounder Parrott guns, in splendid ORDER with their
orses, and ammunition enough for a campaign 1
ighteen stands of colors; three hundred aud six
cen prisoners, and about two hundred horses and
lules" |