Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-24
WAR ITEMS.


remarkable state Of facts has just come 10 light rea-
tive wotudod soldiers left in the Wilderness ever
since the battles fought there month thin
few days quite number who conyacscent succeeded
in reaching Alexandria from that locality having made
rude cruces out of trees 50 that they walked all the way
in, sixty miles. They reported that there
large number of wounded remaining behind in the
destituc condition. and TINT they substing the
open country they could General Slough reported
these facts to Ganeral Augur commanding this depart
msnt who cavalry and ambulance train bring
them in. On arriving at the Wilderness, it found
that the rebels had just been there and taken away
two hundred leaving only the worst cases who were
brought to Alexandria. Fifteen, howevsr died on the
way.
Gen. Sherman teegnphs that he pressing the
my Tuesday and had made nsderable advance upon
Marietta The rebel Gen Polk is reported to have been
killed in an engag cement which occurred that day
The rebel cavalry under Wheeler had been OPERATING in
shermans rear Calhoun and had torn up t track in
places and partially destroyed tran of cars
but otherwise had done material damage the road
Advccs from Cincinnati say that John Morgan, with
about 700 men, the remnant of his command passed
through Flcmingsbnrg KY the 18th, boundfor Pound
Gap Fifteen hundred Union troops in pursuit. 1t
is said that the Rebels admit aloss of 600 at Gynthiana
letter to the Chicago Journal, dated Kingston, Geo.,
June l. states that dispatch recently received by
Gen Sherman from Gen. Grant containing but three
words"Annihilate Johnstons army and an,ther dis
patch arrived May 81 not to advance the elemy any
further.
Further particulars of sturgis defeat show thit lost
fourteen pieces of artillery, hundred Wagons and
bout one thousand in killed. wounded and missing The
rebels said to be commanded by Kirby Smith. The
force Of Surg comprised two brgades of cavay under
General rerson, brgades Of infantry, oneeompany
of the First Illinois light artillery and two regiments of
eolored infantry He had eighteen pieces of artillery of
which all was lost but two He also lost two hundred
wagons The greater portion of our wounded alo fell in
to the hands of the enemy cavalry who pursud for
ees to Colersville Colonel Humphrey, of tn Ninety
fifth illinois, is reported killed Colonel Warrhg of the
Fourth Missouri, was severely wounded AMemphis
despatch of the I4h states that considerable be Of the
missing infantry of General Sturgis's expedition
constantly coming in and that loss viii prpably be
cut down to less than thousand all told. Al parties
concur in stating that the fought with dsperaton
the negroes especially but they fell into conision and
their ammunition becoming; exhausted caused panic.
General Sherman says the report that the ebes had
abandoned their position in his front ptmature.-
They had only fallen back from that portin of their
works in front of KenesaN mountain, but sl held the
the apex of tt cir position 0af army was
pressing them closely thong continued rain endered all
movement difieult.
Gen. Foster, commandin in the Department OF the
South that he has received communication from
General Jones announcing tlat Eve of eneral Off
GERS prisoners. had been pn ed in Charlestq be de-
tanned there under our FIRE Gen Foster BIS protested
I kt. L. xofIT
has ordered five Rebel prison ers of equal ram who viii
as retaiatory measure be pl aeed in positihs in
works under the enemys fire. and kepttheres long
as our officers are retained in harleston.
Details of the late expeditio under Gen. FEELE
received An advance thrown out on the 5tidesroyed
the Renzi and Danyle Rairo. ld and reoines the main
column on the sth inst On the 10th nst OF cavalry,
while movingn the direction of Hanoyertown act body
Of the enemy and drove them bs ek They 500 returned
however heavily reinforced, few houthe entire
force both infantry and cavalry were engaged The me-
gro troops are said to have fough with great operation
and through their efforts troops enahd to keep
up the fight until they reached Memphis. Abody of l.
600 infantry, which had been cut OF and supposed to
have been captured defended by negrt force Of
about two hundred and arrived safely at Colsrylle
Our loss estimated l25 negro troops klledand four
teen pieces of artillery.
large number of refugees from Greenbriar d the ad
joining counties daily arriving at Charleston Va
They consist of whites and blacks womenAnd chill
dren They represent the condition of the pepe there
deporabe. The suffering of all cassef people
for the want of food quite hearrending and th mpres
sion to be that many poor people unable escape
from their homes win perish. Very little corn las been
planted any efficient agricultural provisionsnade to
subsst any considerable number people there win
ter and the consequence expected to be the ahos
tire desertion Of the county