The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08

giving out At almost everv rod Of way We crossed
the Petersburg Railroad between and eight O'Clock
A. at Jarret:'s station, twenty miles below Renm's nv
rail- but thirty eight by the sinuous roads pursued
SATURDAY., july g.
From the s0th ult. TIL day we have Ssen wind.
ing turning among the various roads and sreams
betu Jarreit's station and City Point, on tho
james describe the roads. since they are not
down on tho ordinary map more foriorn and utterly
used mp set than those attached 10 tns cavalry
division have yet Hard ridn ~
day and pickle, duty ut night with almost continual nsht
ing, have been the sole occupation Of this command
our supplies been exhausted for several DAYS. and
the men reduced to the unpleasant necessity Of
foragng unon the larders OF the citizens starving IN
the majority Of instances believe the former was pre-
ferred
II Is reported that General Grant sold that tho work
General wilson accomplished on the Rchmond and IAN
thai the Losses sustained fall far sh ri Of what might
have becn cxneo,ed This certainly is handsome c.m
pment General Wilson, and one that his mcrnorious
conduct fully deserves.
sTRlGeLvRs AND "pEap BEArs."
There can DO any largo bo1y OF men eoifecicd
society at large without haviag s"me
Who are utterly worthless being found among them-a
little chn will be found with the best OF grain
Thcre are two cseses Of that dssrace our army
strars srs and "dead beais they are not peculiar 10
.he cavalry service but are 10 be found IN al branches
Your strngeler generally manages to have PLAYED ont
horse and begues the provost guard win stery tha
hts captain excused him from the ranks as no COMO nns
man IN ride the horse twice the distance his reg en
marches by visiting every house snd Cherry uoe WIND
horses can be at glance They fall out OF the
ranks and set about ransackng deserted house There
Il one extant more than cavary straRgsr
for onenipr trunks cutting bureaus turning valuable
libraries upside down, and raising chaneic medley gen.
srolv n m hs delight mix Shoes hats pots, kettles,
hooks pamphlets old bonnes and other articles OF fe
male apparel over . house from cellar TO attic But
th takes little tine and IN osaef az as ss
through the stifn0 dust and overpowerna neat. can
safely say that Six horses out oi every ten na play OUT
on the march ruined IN this way dead beat
diers materially from the straegler proper He is
cu Of all the evil qualities that characterize the
sosra r" that should DO mustered out OF service
at once as no ID . disgrace TO All engaged 10 ~ no
and 20 use virginia phrase, he never does hin for
h,ssef nor nobody" Al rule the dead oeatD 10
he ses 10 avoid bis duty There are
IN the army OF The Potomac who have been IN tho SER
since the summer OF 1901 VINO nave aever seen
laureis that win Be fadeless "a wrsatbs Of amarynth
which In days 10 come ne wiz snare N common WIN
shem.
We had scarcely marched ten miles on the late exped
tim when the esroes began rally round our ag and
the number with us rapidly increased, TIL feel per
fectlv safe In saying. two thousand consrHpanos AL
vas An amusing sight TO witness the in which
they came IN to zoe the taste they displayed IN
ssens articles 70 sne n them ,Ss
when once they reached Yankeedom they were IN the
land az promise "sure NUT" wench, dressed IN
scans cotton stuff COARSE enough for gunny bags, dirty
aud greasy vitba az the sacks pork merchants encase
ADDS O! bacon In would steal her mistress fasnionaoe
bonnet, ornate with marvellous ribbons and wonderful
r,,mas and flowers and with this upon her head she
would trudge along through the dust supfemey proud
her nnery and thinking herself a abrasive rs an Ari'
some Of the women would take articles along with them
Of no earthly utility Occasionally one could be esen
thaP WA n
pitcher or soma other article Of crockery ware OF equally
doubtful utility. Some boy whose master had skeaad
hal and rcnn,ed on gay and prancng steed,which he
had puroiued he would ride about, swelling Ike pea
oonx ana looking down upon bis walking companions with
The Iarsr Nous all Of Masnus Apollo How the women and
children managed 10 keep up with us cannot conceive
From the 22d Of June VII me so, Ne. o,
scarcely rested for 10 forty and In twenty
-four hours have marched more 'nan SHY niles iet
the poor creatures follow painting ana pespTng, SIN
Many OF them Joined ms mounted on either horses or
nulea and as these were wanted in the batteries and
WAGON. they wore taken from them. large number OF
carts Wagons carriages coaches, barouches and vebi
Giles every we're % our ,e 1a
cavalry sahrcd Of the negroes who fell into their
they made me-,
Of the women and children as the rebels dashed into
them firing thor osrSnsa sm,ns them and ens them
men and children followed us 70 our lines.
A urezsn, cannot sneak With any degree Of cor.
t,in,v IN regard 70 tbs actual amount Of our
Killed, wounded and captured. All told, they
NAV amount TO a fraction over thousand.
Our killed and wounded viii not exceed three hundred
The names OF these cannot now be given 70 the pub
c snce Of the surgeons having Lists Of the casual
The following oircsrr q the Second brigade known
70 be captured-Masor Moore Eighth Illinois, Lieutenant
Colonel Pore Eighth Illinois: Captain Compson Eighth
Illinois; Captain Charles Mcvane, Eighth Illinois, Captain
Goodrich, Eighth nnss Lieutenant swain, Eighth I'LL
nos Lieutenant Estcai, Eighth Illinois: Lieutonsnt Shan
pon Third indiana Lieutenant Lamson, Third Indiana.
THE ARTILLERY.
batteries and E. Fourth United states artillery.
captured near Rear station with Lieutenant Ftghueh
lieutenant Reilly and Lieutenant Fsger, and about
hundred and forty men.
at the same place. Lieutenant MeDadier commanding his
say, killed. Lsutenant John Esan was captured
Battery B. commanded by Lieutenant Lse, was cap.
tured Only three men escaped out OF one hundred and
Tie men who were separated from their different com.
returning 70 camp 10 squads Of ten % twenty
Eve The four s az u s %1 %
station. and supposed 70 have been captured are among
the number.
- COLONIAL IxwYs, THIRD roRK
Lieut.. Colonel lewis Of the Third New York cavalry,
1881 as captain in the thirteenth New York Volunteer
Infantry After the battle Of Bull run be, with bis com
where be mas gradually won his way up 70 colonel.
MONDAY, July 8, 1904
m cAxP-ouR Lo2B.
Since It, return from the raid The Third division OF the
cavalry corps has gone into camp at Jordan Point i've
miles below City Point by water, but ten BY the shortest
land route.
II seems tho losses In this division mot nearly no
great a. Was at first reported. Many Of the men ana
officers supposed TO have been captured the fight
Reams station and Rowapty swamp bridge through
with General Knutzs division, and vice prsa Our lose
al told, " now estimated at about twelve hundred
Lieutenant Fitzbugh a the Fourth United States
artillery, has turned up all safe but his msn and cannon
are iost
Below will be found the present organisation Of General
wilson's staff
GENERAL WILSON AVID STAFF
Bffprditr G.neroi-J. II, wilson formerly In charge
OF the cavalry Bureau a. Washington, and captain Of
engineers).
Acting Adjptanf Genool-Captain sisbcrt.
&c ing Tnspscfev G,N,rai-Csptain Russell.
Acting Qpdr'eYmdrf r-Captan Lud wpgton.
ss,ceon IN Chif-nr Hackiey.
Cdftains and aids de Comp--E Whitaker, f. A Bsau.