The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-01

fourteen miles Of fortncaons which the rebels consider
against any force short Of hundred and
Later arrivals from the front report that all quss
except occasional picket firing, and that troops
man IN . strong and unchanged position.
nave been made, which explain many points that the
public oannet fully understand until they read summa
are rumors that General Banks repor, refers 70 the
movements and operations Of both General FRANKLIN and
esnea Lee the latter being ono Of tho best cavalry on
nce yss extrioated from the snag which she struck
put expected that she will bs got of after few
. dhnRI nAms.
y said, viii be 10 town O. morrow from tho fropt
1hs youngest volunteer sa ID :ss:s department. b
Lsutenant Louis Kossuth McGrew, Of Cincinnati, Ohio
on the stat Of General Ransom, only about thirteen
leave the hed short time, and accompany the General
General Ransom, who Is now at the st. Charles Hotel
ssPidy recovering from his wound and v Ill shortly be
oFFIosa ExParsEs GRATITUDE 70 GENERAL RAxsox.
John Stevens, Jr agent Of the United States sastssy
Commission writes from Grand Ec0re 70 General Ransom
tho accompany ing letter. which contains . compliment
70 shat noble ofcer"r enclose note given me by Ds.
al Pleasant Hin and am also requested BY Colonel j. g.
Winston Inspector GeperAl General MAJORS &C. Az
staff to express his deepest gratitude TO for kindness
shown by you TO his mother and family at Natchez"
PLEASANT HILL. La, April II, 1854.
G1nxRAL RAMsox:- ~
Ino OOuy OF your A0Jutent 0eueTa, Ceptalu
Dckey, having fallen into hands, enclose you tho
drafts on the United States Treasury found bis person.
being the only articles Of value found thereon Assistant
son. Trusting that they benefit his family Gene
raj, e. 1. SHEPARD, G. 8. A.
CAPTAIN DCKEY.
Captain Cyrus f. Dickey, Assistant Adjutant General
TO General Ransom, and whose death Ia alluded
to above, was the son or Colonel 7. Lyle Dickey,
the commander OF the Fourth Illinois cavalry. He was
also brother law OF the late General VIM. II. L. Wal.
lace, who was killed at Shiloh on April 6, 1852. His
father while chief OF cavalry 70 General Grant, made his
brilliant dash into Coeevie and gained great dstinc
ton for bis gallanty that Captain pickey
entered the United States service August 1851
adjutant OF the Eleventh Illinois Volunteer infantry and
ives appointed assistant adutant general with the rank
OF captain. on May I, 1853 His brother, Lieutenant
Charles Dickey wounded Vicksburg during the
recent Central Mississippi expedition under General Sher
man.
BATCH or PERSONALS.
General McCernand has gone to the 'front.' and win
enter the field OF active military operations 80 also will
General Mcneil, who arrived here yesterday from 81.
Louis. and General Roberts, formey cavalry officer.
who has lately been in command at Carroton Colonel
Edmund j. Davis OF the First Texas cavalry before the
war an eminent lawyer and judge, At Brownsville has
been ordered to the front, TO take command OF Colonel
Dudleys Fourth cavalry brigade. General Lee Of the
cavalry division, and Colonel Dudley. OF the Fourth
cavalry brigade arrived here from the front last evening"
the latter to organize cavalry In this city.