, 1864-03-26

Lopec1nl Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribnne.1
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March ef. 1864.
The drrt raid which has taken place upon any of
our railroads since October last, when Crufts gave
Wheeler sound whipping, occurred On the Chat
tanooga railroad on Wednesday evening at curve
located abort midway between Tul1ahoma and Es-
tcl)e Springs. Two trains left Nashville In the
morning, the mail train being short distance in
advance Of The freight tlatn, the top Of which was
covered with soldiers. Early Friday morning ru-
NOR wna buey with the affair, and the first news
which circulated here in connection with it was to
tho effect that John Morgan had made raid upon
The road, near Duck river. and had DESTROYED three
trains Of care and the bridge at Duck river. But
shortly nttcrward VIC arrived at the truth Of the
matter. which is substantially as followa:
,Aftcr paes11g Tullahoma, the train prococdc,
IN turning curve, II pitched of the track on nc
count Of purroeely misplaced rail. Immediately
ab99t % slshty ggestlss jumped itom behind t.ees
and others, and plundeting and burning the traia.
Lieut.. Harry Wllliams, Of the let Michigan Me-
claanies md EnE@ineeIs, @ was robbed 9! q splendid
aud other articles. His captor had him on the
boots, when the other train, which was covered
beat hasty retreat. Lient Williams lost trunk
full Of clothes and valuable papers, which was
burned. and also had destroyed about seyen hun
Incnts and tools.
capt. Crosse, Of the 1oth Illinois was also
roughly h banded n3s he was dePEtEea of valuable
cont, hat and boota- He arrived IN this city strip
ped Of al! these articles he reports that he begged
hsarty fq5 sis H. noots Sat ths '.encman who
4 Captain Of the 1s3d New York whose name /
forget, also shared the same fa.e losing IN addi-
ton, va,nanle diamond 11ng: Those three on
were served In the came manner.
The most atrociOue ofthe acts Of these gueri1las
remains to be told. There were four co'ored boys
and two black men who were officers servants.
The:c sfx POOR creatures were stood up In row,
Capt stost Tenn Tennesses dschaIea ther 4eTs 1eSo
vere st them actually shooting the poor fellows all
to pieces. This awful act was Witnessed BY our
begged for the poor ftlowe' lives, but be only re-
way If yoa don't dry ap.'' ono Of the negroes BE-
faithful and well:nehavcd fellows cve9 eaw. w. vii.
Hams eayE that ut least twcnty bullets penetrated
the poor ncsro's body.
uniform wore citizens under-elothes and Federal
oyercoats. They belonged to noddy's command,
and we're undcr The lead Of Iient Col. Hughes, one
The traia was almoet wholly destroyed By fre, and
a1a1ge amount OF stores and perzonal baggage Was
lost:
aboard 1red on the retfeatfng nuIdercra, and sue
ceeded In killing and woundlns three Of them. The
affair occurred IN the Department under the com
ne1ghborhood through whichthe train il compelled
1n he past few weeks, Col. william Stokes, Of
bctn most fortunate In their movements In Mid
die Tennessee. Almost every week sktsmIsh or
= Hevele fight occurs between this regiment and q
hand 81 Euernas which fnfeEt the middle section Of
On Thursday last battalion Of Col Stokes
men came across a company Of eueriIlas under
dcress IN the State, and gsre hem seyere whip
ping, besides wounding their leader. The affair
occurred near Manchester. The party ran AWAY,
twenty -one behind killed, wounded and captnred7
This gang hare located themselves in this section
ting robberies indiscfimipsteIy i on fiend and ios
In the district i9 which they circulate they ALLOW
no farming operations to be carried on, and H1 all
they capture They have been particularly bar
bnrous in their dealings with members Of Stokes
regiment, and have hung, shot or burned all who
Of the twentyonea eabore mentioned, which includes
the wounded and prisoners, were shot In retalia-
ton for their numerous tnhuman acts, onthe 18Th
T6o iii be disposed Of Il the ga sane u \; manaer a:
were their companions. Many members Of
this regiment nsyc been burned. while
which reside IN this section arc too horrible for
newspaper mention. In the afair above rn!ated,
we lost but two men wounded.
front are materially unchanged. Our army Ia run
ming the lailroad to Hncgod, while this rebels are
rnnning their supplies up by rail as far as Tunnel
great extent as regards the arrival Of troops and
the elevation Of new fortidcations. Large num-
bc1s Of new reruits and Georgia State tfoope arc
ding John Morgan'e cavalry, may be slated as
$500 strong; not including Po1k'a forces On TIE
Ohio and Mobile Railroad, which can bo safely es
if1e$ IN 1s,t+9
eton's army.
On Friday last, quite bcyy Of luminarica were
gathered Ut hcadQna1tcrs4 among whom serc Lieut
Gen. Grant, Mator Generals Rons eeau. Shoridan,
Sherman and Dodge. and Brigadier! Giilem, Gran.
cu, Munson, Barry and Webster. Gen. Grant left
the next morning with the following staff: Gen.
G. X Leet, Capt &. S. Parker, 4. A. G.: Capt. II.
y. Joncs. a. G. NJ: Capt Bodson and Lieut. Col
Def, Senior Alds-de-Canp. Gen Sherman also
turn in d fer dnYs.