The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08
WILSON AND KAUTZ
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Additional Details Of the Opera
items Of The Cavalry.
harchicg, Countermarching, Skin
miShiSg and Hard Fighting.
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Destrrctien Of Track, Depsts, Sup
pliesb Cstten and Tobacco.
Valuet Of the Raid TO the
Union Army.
THE HERALD DISPATCHES.
nr. rrancis G. Lon g,s DesNAtches.

mr.. Francis G. Longs DeakAtches.
aRApauARrERs THIRD DIVISION CAVALRY CoRps,l
NEAR CRY PoNT, Va, July 2, 1854. J
During the forced march Of tns division, after the
Agh, Rearn's station, unfortunate enough
- sose al personal property, IN common with the
ess OF thss command. Ny notebooks, containing full
sssse Of General Wilson'S proceedings up 70 the 2sth
x.imo among the missing articles. The following
essentially therefore been hastily pre-
pared from memory
WEDNESDAY, June 20, 1864.
s1ARr.
AZ O'Clock this morning this command Was IN the
ndd!e and 10 motion, every arrangement having been
made for departing OF the most extensive cavalry
raids that had made since the nauguratei
Rte sder General Wilson In command OF the expe-
Ason. General KaItz's division had the advance. The
rl ade marched Mount Zna church in the following
rasr Spears on the right, followed SUCCESSFULLY by
vss,s and Mcptoshs, while Cbapmans brigade brought
ap ,bs
40 stated BEFORE the column started from the vic
any Zina church. which Ia located . short dis
saese from Prince Georges Court House.
ParSu GEORGES COURT HoUm
u antique Of fabric email and irregular, looking
Sombre and gloomy prison house. The village, II ~
sssevee the name consists Of three dwelling houses and
corresponding number of barns the court house. ofce
ed Jail For three miles each Of che several
soads ding into the the manuscript leaves Of pom
sseoos books are scattered When the army advanced
towards Petersburg, on June Is, our boys,-to use
sommon expression "went through" the court house,
destroyed the huge registers well large guam
Miles OF papers probably OF much value, the remnants Of
which scattered for miles about the country.
THE NARcH-pEsrRucTioN RRAA's STATION.
ne column marched rapidly, the cool morning air
sas quite ,nvigora,ing. At daybreak CROSSED Inc
Sorsix and Petersburg Railroad and at about ten O'Clock
- n. reached Ream's station, on the Petersburg
as,iroad Al this raw plainly that the division
advance hsd heea At work in earnest The depot and
sgh house had been set IRE, and 40 marched BY
Ne black smoke arising from tbs oonlagrasion
obscurod the sun, while the red flames rcared as
10y leaped savage Joy ~ the work 81 destruction
vnAr COLONEL SPEARS IaApE ACCOMPLISHED
Colonel Spears brigade, which in the advance OF
xanss's division, captured number Of the enemy's
schss he prosecuted Among the prisoners captured
s % es M PRYOR stated Ss hs
sti.ng his family, and not aware II tho presence
AA YANKEE ioree in the nsisheorhood. He, however,
Had been day earlier In making our raid might
have bad little amusement at Dnw ddie cOur, Hoase
county court had been IN eess!on and might
have sobbied . few Judges and attorneys.
fsE ATTACK uPos ouR REAH-ooLcsEL CHAPMAN
Abrsade 81 rebe, cavalry, which had been lowering
- eur rear. chsIged IN upon Chapmans brigade -
nam. station Colonel Chapman faced them vaianty
fAsn, nc sxrmisnsd with them aud kept them ~
ssapec,fu distance continuing his march ai his leisure
The second brigade Of Wilson's DIVISION with its gallant
ssmmsnder. hold s against all the cavalry the
enemy ascsnes Shs cavalry force harassns rear
Nas bearings brigade, composed principally Of North
DlsTiDDIn 70 yorD's s74r,ox-oun CAPTURES.
From Dfnwiddie Court House the column marched 10
yesd's station, on IRE Iyncbburg Railroad. large
3sean sawm, standing cice tolhe railroad and about
Aree miles from the station, and known a. Fofds mill,
va. barn'd 70 the ground. and man, thousand fee.
- lumber, shingles, ath, 20, DESTROYED
~ aords station captured two trains OF cars one
Aundred and y sacks Of salt, number Of bales OF cot
ssn and several OF -four. Several families
81 some place more remote from the Union army and
aore q nseniai 10 their patfican feelings
The dyieion b!yoaacset for the night al this place.
inc depot Rud ether buildings belonging to The railroad
company srt on iie, aud our camp was illuminated
yah one OF tie grandcst tonGres ever lighted ia Secs
One Of the locomotives got heated up by standing
sse TO the depot snG, tho escape valve being opep 1t
fept % d. mesDclcly noapnx FOR several hourf Until
aes supply Of water IN Tvs bo was exhausted. II
Of huge monster grooming and writing
N tne angry flames, 81 Al expiring savage singing his
I4,UlsE REBEL CHARGE troy orr REAR.
Late ia Inc afternoon The febe!s manifested unnis
akAbe gLE 81 chArang upon cur retr again. and every
arrangement for giylag them hearty receFison wa.
shade Accordingly. CJl Browne, q the Twenty second
Kew Yok placed biz regiment IL sguadrops upon either
s.de n tho ruadDe squadrcn on the right and one on
sce left q. The od-snd short distance behind them
- o-ied two squadrons in toe came mannerthat
running from the road al right angles on both sdes
Tbe men were hardly IN poslton when down came tho
rebels yelling ike 81 oriaed devils brapdisbins
ziels sabfcs, firing all ~ guns and pistols.
,.uced 9uSaros he ixenty second New YORK gave
shen voey, which cooled their yaor percep,bly, and
trousn' their cnaile 70 sfeeay termination he FIRST
ssadrons then marGlea into The road and Tell back
takDg position in inc rear q the other two squsdrons
shcw9 he enemy the Trout as before The rebo
sseing ID ent ind not derstanding it, ess we'd
spotber charge, with about the same result their
fetmer. The voHey they received from our boys sent
several tall cavaliers from their saddles while their
frightened ana beuiidered horses dashed matly away.
rhs lat charge d 70 satisfy be rebels, they aid
Gay, bal coHlenied themselves with throwing q few
shells Us from IDg distance and with poor range
4oins " ~ damage whatever Oar loss strange 10 say
N tbapusr's brigade, IS but ten men wounded.