, 1864-08-31

: Wheeler, with bis mQfn force, fading thr
road too well guarded for bis onerattonB,
i withdrew, and I.r-red into East TcQaessee.
crnesing the aia#assa the day before yeeter.
dat.
Gen. Fitzpatrick, baVi1g recovered from
bis wound received at Rcs.ca reported for
duty. spd WIS at once assigned to the com
maud OF the I'd Coyatry Division, Gep. Gar
tbrd having bren appointed Chief of CayaIry
OF this military dtvision In place Of Gen. W,
sooy Smith. resigned. II
Oh tie 18th OF August Gen Kilpatrfck
nude q raid upou the Woas Point Ratiro id,
DESTROYED the de- ot at Faieourn. eiyhteen
uil from Atl4pta, a considerable uaaakity
Of conm!eear7 stores, and sy1ne threc mtiss
ct The track. He then rctu-azd to the ri1hs
Of our lire. On the 17th hs resurnud, sed
On The 18th set out -lth bis command nm !,
a1crher eyuedIttou. from which h.. i,ns mat
rt1urred.
Ynnr resdcra will bavr 1enrna1 or +ho ro-
snl,s cf the cayairy cxpcditiun nnder ~ Isans
stnneman md Mct;ool- In III ~ oa",s ovus ~.
were not succeeses, although thsF infiicre2 @
.co1e:deI alba na1naye u1a7r me eorn,v
Soan af,er the Tesnft nF rbrs.. r,,d. +bs
epcn1. trptreut}y sati,fied that mr. csv.,rs
vss * cr,n1,]tc thar II conic ns,t-"s..n,a
ffTtrsire n1,rrat,ons rro,.ciud ~,
airy e.ned,fion aca,nst g',s-s,sn', ns, iins
Of conImu,,irntions nv r.i,r1,.d rl4s LIZ
lis Irincipol depois. The cxnestit,nn 5onht-
in ri r. 1oFt
la,tanr nnrr nndrr thr cnnn,,d - ca
Whee,e- Vhxt snrc.s. ~ ~, ~ - ns;-S-
horhoo. 1f nal.n, - n1.,as 4~s ~ ~ -. -
ruhi;c a. fsc se wa ~ ca.nsrn,.s ~ ~ ths
t,o,t: II. ,nter,un1n. nn- Observation-Disclosures
In, tnt anra Gsrs o,csna 49,. haSr ~
n;nr r.p11lrIiy sIncc the 18th Tna Ieo.rs1
T. ,er,ts rT iha .yoenfrinn ! IN 80 -
SEND 1ou this n1nTnf,n~ althnn n 'TA1 nrs1 -.
snma i.no 1ho-o,.n viii PaE
1& 7t1nr-,n,, ~ 49, 1cr1. - dn.s~t...sa suIu.
80 .sE..seH. ~ - 49, - aosas 1ueo1v1s1asIoa
aao,'ru3.:'i1. ~ a.4s ~ aeo -. '"e ~uoao l'ue.
nceo1uioS9s ~ LEU y c4uEA, NC otas3 gave
ane s'snel, asa t1e eapH OF tho A5nY OF the
1tnnessee openeo tfetaenaou8 nfe OF shot
and shell Thr MIR was filled 7ish psoj5c~
ules. snoke anu holsc. ihs reocls attempt
e lo1eplf, ous our nfe "as ZOO neavy Tor
1htM* ~ !auF IN tte eVeutuR, the arttll=ey
oTertute vas repeated with more artillery.
more s,re,. m1sAEts5 aea Hoss noEe toto lu tae
-, ~ T.. toL eoae FeaA5n. our netSnn II
49, ~ 1nneoe, Pstsu uia mol lutef
t,r.,; -, .'' ~ 49,! auu aGsy ue0ou'
sn;n,o1 u ~ w., luz nse " os saas OF tpe
~ y, sneA 5sn.d,; ~ ~ seas' aanos W suus
W a! ~ ~ e.co suuaosfieg Us eama upon thelf
~ IL. - en,r ss'1 1s.u oacefs G1mo 10
" r. ~ vtasa .,a asu r. .,;,
;i m,uas a,..s,s W u.9 Iotso anu eonason,
,s e. A.. attiGM & s'u1asu uPou ass capeaisloa.
trr.. ~. .'a sus ~ % $500 s ao.a uet"" cn's
aats.ch,nnrt az tawapae pa,.''h ooas'; @ osaa'us
linn rvs n,ilea rom Faa, p.,,at ts 1!,asas
m w,.,, ~ n'a;n noinno, ~ &c tpat1! pagusa
Hcr.. s,.,sha- @ arts"hma.+ %.a ~, oc'ts
war,} tmws1n. E,i,fin tortg.nrs Mia 9g,u fetSn
ht1nnfn Kiinat.icE 1t mi. the ra.1.osa tn.t ~
a"-snn 49,. trtai.a ,.,--a - -. ... ~ -
r';,rns6 ann a. ,,nts s5orsi,onsas ' ,.,,san tan
fnn;,.1.d ~ csn Sharonn ~ ',osrtin,, Tsa
.in,srhnent which zs.a San, ~ ~. .ia,t
struck the road abant flvc ,riles trnn, EAT
PHI, caotar. d and bnroea tam T Of t:tns c1rs
loaded with supplies, aud destroyed some
two miles OF ins road: Tue expedition In
the dirretton ct t2sliin. to the H5lt, was
hot as successful.
tin, Ki,p,t,ick destroyed the r,ilrcad at
different puirts for i distauce Of fourteen
1niles, and hrrnec the depos and storehouss
Ut JOINT stt 70
oEc,ations, SEPT dcwn division Of tnf4ntry
from Lo1ne'a corps Ross pr.ut,e Of Texas
c.yalr3, rtgtmett Of re4u,at Coufeder4tc
cavalry, aad eome other Mou1ud coulu N q
were alau disp. tchcd 10 orlve bin of The
result was trat Fitzpatrick found himself
nj iuf1utry. cavsirg aoil art,,1sry 4~>
A styefe cngagsmenr TOOK n,nrc mani
,Enrt .horo IN w,,7th tn. r,s.1s at.r. aafast.
I'd. Erdiap himself c5s,nl- tcle na,nmed TO-
aad almost surrounded. the reh,ls orrnnr1ny
every 1oad-he concluded to cut nis wa3
,atSsb Il ss|=stnS ,es sas h's, r: hs!d
nv nttepsv the PC
Rnss Ha sxa ~ TX hr;,sds ~ T..x.s -. - -
s1rr con,1,.t.K X ofr rs t,,,n,e +aoie 1,sa'. 49,
iii at tnaa, 1'y,sn'.u,s snd non,ns.a @ nGy t,a.a,
staG,1anf co1nTa sAAe.
Dnr,rr IT, crpaunment tb. r~hor. - ,s,od
bott.r = " ~ 2,c..a ,,ren e hte, ;tna,,t
nnnh a5ra,oen -. - p' in argera 1 H., "uuus asto
- ~ rha-,rsd ~;tb +ha a.Nxa Ths ~ ast;,,a. =.
a,' ue ,handoraJ tba,. o1,ns a a a'o} A..
-. 80 v1t .n.. N,Ia en, a1u eUuns oue..
"a. earried h +ho E,rca r. ~, aha~'- s@'alt a.:
tha bat1esv s15 ne rsn.{s ratrrn,an rda pass 80
tnhs onrned Them nraIn Taa sGn.drnn vJ .nu
rha9,a1 e.s.a ~ oisss,aa ~ ae ,eluaus.a
~ Thas % ~ datse 1r;,,s ia s.e up "
r,s1,o, =, - ,.,ao' .d .ue. aaolgs
csrs A. anr,h'r ~. ~ na.1.155 VIZ S,' ~
ctn,ro ,,nn,. +Mo r's9.,,1ts ~ ~ TO- maut =
rino fhen n terrihia .nnfn.,au onJ '..ttt III
rreat Ioss and ~ ain1;ng ~ o.e,nt "ua .,a,J ~
en1o1s ,rhe saI,r'. ,,,to1r T., zyh,oS h.. ~
Lcsn enpascd hev.n r. I,Ia - ~ ~ 4aao nao
H. em;n1ft;an "a Ei,t,,te!oH ds,aoa upoa
r. ,e,rrn nrInr- ~. dsV nnd nih, atuen 9hsa
he,i hesn s.r.r. In a35 ~ ~ n.Ia,.s
rnyines wc1e f1l1;1 xfth Watcr sone ~ rba
streams swollen into thu >nronort,ons of
r;vera Tha t,r;doea or-nSs tnnsi, thn rab.i,
hnrned sn hat hs go n,nch Ss,sra5 T., 30
tnrrfrr ron Joreshor, s.. n,rsd
~ nco-,v ao ee.tae,H o'o ,,rso ~ "1,ta 9r'.a
lie in,f1,,on of c'';1,,s u;et ;e,o WV 49,.
sinru n - 'ntS na'
Tha rrbci. fo1in,rca NJ; ~, ,t,o,.;os. WI, ~,
rtsr whe,oIs1 thv cnn1d Xxx, ps''n KIN TIE h,s
-tley werc enabled to do frennenr1r % % hv res rsn.
ecn Of he deiays be wa forced t, inaIe fnr
fle cous1rnction ~ hridses across ia anrsns ~.
A etronr rear cnara =, NJ N .intssncd and a..
n1e1oy pa,ned M ndrartaees nVsr h,sn M He
n owed ste,1;|i1v rr1 ,rcfnliv oIonr raa ac,,ins
T,ecatnr this ryr:,IoT ~, E,,.;si i.,s,,s 10
Tn The expep,tion Tos loC Filleu. woundeI
a1 d mtasiug' He bsonrht ali his Taunde,, IN
With the coiump. Hs brought ia 1 atands Of
RS he desr1osed by hreaEinr Ike pn1s ond
turning the carr1aaes. Tne rail arme ~
,bc nr3sorcrs s.h1:,, ha To,tnrsd l.n dc'
ttrr,cn. cansfd. m nj. nnn,1,er oT ,h.. ,.;s-
nntTs cscan,d 6mrng ~ snnfna;on si ~ ,e ~ at-
hicks. in tie n,ait marches snd IN thc ~ NJ ~
s79,,.. t1,,. -; t1,;s vs,,;,t ~ a ous
nnt h, an rcnrr1e1 4, IL whn1a :. !. ~ ~
ossa, cava1rr ct n,o,t ~ +hia +,,n,ne, ID lug
Tefrl,s w.re 1tcidaals satI.f.n,a.r .rhnH,
ia no d,sgn,e;np thc lift that tbc sfonaMa,,
ara Mri;2ok e3ne,i;t;"rs an n.;r r.ora ~ -
h,Se,been sncceeses in aii rcanacfs n,rt ~ ~
Stonemao's commanlI drstroved n t,1id~s m ~,
fhe pacon snn ssrsnaei' ,o.d .ornss W. ~
0"o,ee {. i,ch cnst TO- ,n,,i,nra ~ da,,a.. .ns
thns tlnsf rnr;rm r.,i iro,n1nninn,;nz an.a -
Macon Rnf Is 1h.t Kin ee1S 49, - ,..st9ea ~.
oils command. md saved. "a The case tsaa lnaia
Eow, little repnta,fon. 1t snv rsto this
rid II XII, at,srt hos 9emon.{r.,ad na tha9 tn.s
cavn11v nndcr ho15 81 entarnr,atou ,aa snas
~ can '11aht. ona a1ht7nn ~ Ia;IS tSnu. Tss
ect rnan ~ 49, n.1uS e san "tu. 1ns
~ c*s,-t o 1.e I.eea ~ - P1I"y conlGc'ulal,
80 ~a,.o, .,,. aoou III; uo1auuegt atu "tIu i1m
thst the s,ana ~ assG ieaenea Ifom y
ens1 ~. ~ Stonemsu aou McCook RAIDS did
as1.., nos ,esae , IN ,ns asstfuetion q aneEman's
essaMs, ann Inat lnls T9aa auo tnelr llno OF
sul1"atn atc !u1se as n3ole 10 atsacks and IN.