Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-07
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The 7snss spssisl give ~ tolloviot1a
diti0nal statements . % the ressies, q, Of
Kilpsssick's raid. Ails Of railroad sseck
On TOO principal roads on which Lee teans.
Oosts soppliss for the northern army 81
Virginia have been - thoroughly destroy.
ed that some time must elsp.e before roads
can be put in running order again. Deoots
VI commissary, ordnance and quareesmsster
stores we're burned or destroyed. NJ less
than ak grist mills, one saw mill. princioel.
" at work for the rebel army, we're burn.
cd elk canal boats loaded with gain. sith
several tugs on the james river canal ana
the almost invaluable coel pits st M,nek,o,.
bend, we're destroyed Nearly 800 pri.on.
era were captured, several hundr-d hur.r,
were pressed into service. tIundreds a,
negroes avsiied themselves Of THE opnor,n.
oisy to como within our lines.
The following account Of he course ar
the expedition after leaving Richmond i
u interest:
At night the command vent into camn
at place 6 miles from Richmond And
m,les from the Chick ahominy. Al IL. 20
lust o. the command vas fairly aale.r. -.
c.pt those on duty, the rebels. With . too
,un battery, opened UPON the camp or Gen
Davis Brigade. TIE enemy .i,erv.rd.
charged the camp Of the 7th Michigan
rne men, though taken by surprise, Sc : I'd
tte,r csrbnes, and under Col Litcbfie,d.
supported by the 1t w., Colonel Pres, on
handsomely repul.ed the enemy. Several
men we're wounded, and Col. Lltchfield. v ho
is missing land II il feared Is also wound.
3D. Gen. fitzpatrick decided to usrcu
across the Write House X. 4. and down
the Peninsula. D ring the DAY. CAPTAIN
Mtcue', Of the q N. Y, with the bu h u
Dahlgren's command, engaged the main
Column Of the eneay Tuesday night aud
oil day Wednesday; on Wednesday nigh,
they lowered all about the comma AND; sAir
mlshiog was almost constantly going on 10
different directions.
Wednesday morning about o'clock 4
large force Of cavalry came upon the rear
Of the column. General Fitzpatrick was
not unprepsred for this, but was ready to
give them battle. The 1.t Vermont. IN
der Lieutenant Colonel Preston, ably sec
onded by Captains Grant aud Cummings,
and the LIST Maine. bore the brunt of this
fight, which lasted something over an hour,
while the 9th Michigan and other regi
ments Of General Dawes brigade We in
position to render whatever assistance
might be necessary. Oniy Que charge "a.
made, and that was Company A, lst Maine,
led BY Captains Estes and Cole. when H..
Of the enemy we're csptur. d. The enem,
suddenly retired, but when the command
moved turws,d, passed the Tar ana TANKS
several times.
An Cff.r Of battle was made, but they
refused it. On this day (Wednesda, }
-everai refugees from R'cumund cAne into
camp aud reported the presence VI Captain
Wilson, OF tue 2ld 0 ,,o, who nad escspe.
from the Redmond bsstile, near 1T hand.
For some reason or other he did not juiD
the Command on Wednesday.
Lieutenant was aiso sent to destroy Ten.
stairs Station, on the Whlte House rail
road, but upon arriving there, much to bis
astun,shm.nt, be found the place In flames
From nsgroes in the vicinity, he sscer
tanned that COLUMN OF Uu,on cavalry IRON
Gen. Buffers department had just lei.
there. THIS vas the fest ,ntimaIon VI a..
sis,ance beirg ~ near 1t hand.
Thursday morning Fitzpatrick moved to
ward New Kent o. H.. aud on tie way met
Colonel Spear, u c, mwsnd Of = cavalry
force, looking after kilpstr,.k's command.