Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-16
AEOTEER RAsD BY FITZPATRICK.
X on. of Rebel EavaIry-SIore Particulars
OF the Death of Col. DahIsrpu


Of the Death of col. Dahlsren
KoRFoLK, VA, "a arch i2.-ien. Fitzpatrick
has men spd"igtng In another raid. The one
inst completed by hin. -tlthoush not as am
bilious as his recent one on Richmond, has
ben most completely successful. and every
thing v as accomplished as laid down i'll the
precohcerted programme. -...5f. ara t.r. -....
& por ton OF Col Spears ith Peansylvania
cavalry regiment, Col UnisrdonK's New York
noun ed rlf.s, Gen. Wistar's bl isade OF iafia-
Try, ana battery [, 4th regulars, under Lieut..
Huht, made up the expedition Gen. Wis.Lr's
brieace is comprised yThoiiy { colorsd troops.
One obj act of the expedition was TO cteau out
the land pirates and guelrilas who rendered
such avage aid in the ambush and murder o.
the Esliant Col. Datlgren. This object was
most efsctually accomplished, together with
tie destruction Of largo amount Of army
stC1 es, d spreading wholesome rror over
rrftty wide section Of rebedorn couig uou ,.
to that occupied by ouFforees on me D. nins ala
: The e$peoiiion embarked IL Gloucester, on
> trans Or.s, going 10 West Point, and thence TO
XII sno q ueen county rlrrs E# e
:. About the first thins done was 10 lay il ashes
Il ins ard Qu n county Court House. Not
building was lett sta.diHg. The ruin OF the
town vas complete Asout twenty buildings
Constituted 1he town, and these old and mainly
wOc den stfucturss The sffrighted rebels fed
btfo'e tie Efprosch os oug forces, bat did net
At Caflston's store, not far from King ond
. q ueen county Court house, were touuu tas
< ID ind 9la Virginia cavalry regirarats,s alto,
ge,her aB be ring souie Twelve hundrei, In-
GLIDING H large NUN Der OF ctttz ms VITO hta
loiaeo them. Here was their cancp, wb on or
ison ar s Forsg i d, s oftnrhas destroyed,
er J, bel property. Our iorees chaAei tue enc.
nay teisI1ike,i IN the direction OF sre tsrieks.
buys, feif!ing and wnpnding good many, and
stas1Ig oxi thirty prnon5rs,1 'I2t5' s3#
Ths oted euerriIia taadeI, Bob Co.tan, was
amcng ,tha k.l!ad. lie was iding ia .. tbussy-
dr;s~li Gy fast morse !tttook q Chase o. sst,
eral miles before ne rbuid hs brought 20 q hlit
DtcHly teen after haihs INT rs a bullet ffo.ti
The revolver Of ole cfbfs iphrsu.rsg he wis
tired ~ nearly & dozen tines Uetore 5eiag LIT
The bullet took effect IN thr PACK III tha laod,
feheu af;ngas be er tTlpsni liiiDf m instantly
s ne exIt uTtsoEt eturned Is!st evening. Our
sloss's Will Let1 tycsed tHls 4 dozau wounded:
zl.ne werf htl 4 and M prfs6ntr rs tefe
Geafrai Kilt at.Ieaa a rived At F,I -ress Non
roe this hiternoou. he is .psTIrct4v lsati $ lid
with The results eaEf es ana thattse lnh4bl,
tants .ofiKiitg ard Queen tounty ,,ave ~ n
Dali syss o. sSf o5sSea 81 aas s
In. ace "a proeeed 70 she Army OF the PJtan,a5.
W hfIg the rPIlnnTt Of ufs HUGO 9p I,
anyihe Hin in fafi ;isat ZIP afisohT new ftpz
, Gsn.sEaf trick has come back with p1ori
IcsjuSe leyiGei, ee taat Cob anst fDahlyrsn WAS
y Oh int; lsss than most " anboaly aud Inhu.
manly nlbrdsrsd az lesst sueh y q Ie eTpie-
tatjon he places urea fte mode Of his death
HssiGfs oihsr eyid n,e he ehtaineo Sasa fftt r
! found a. Hing and Z neen toantJ Court stouse,
% wrf.torf by a Hrs Ian,pBi6s IN her hlsbaa3,
VIII ch lptisr wss sealed. "a st,tap pl tes on aa
in nfs d dssfina,ion This iets.r. ~ Original
OF . HI teh has been given 10 Admiral I,ahtgran,
il dated at weir $ Mills, near the Court II 5usa
ri avs thai, iearriI OF 3ine approach of some
of bTr cavalry, their h1ys, as She ca ils then.
icy In asahnsh an id Is ed IN them as they cane
up. FillisR, aIaeea Nttrrr. the fah kas leoiona
WHO led dhenn dIbe coasael az he fAil iro "A d Is
hprze.. exelaimsd. '.4h, L am hurt so s-,d.n
nE on which OF of aheir men saia to hi,a
.jDan9 yor nake haste then aad die ea,a4 a NJ.
AI naldis taertiohsdIas altsinptiae 20 taxa 81 |
shbs hoRss< updn vhich Col. Dlhieren gsse utm
,sih hicF, causing HIM ID deefsk .gle soon disd.
shP wesf seeIith ~ sfipre4 ,s syesytht /
fe fsdt mex eerf his ara wess IN NJ nos sS.y /
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