Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-02
HIS FORCES

4 the hazardous work" In every partlcula
| he was most successful. ,r,o' JuN rnim
| HIS FORCES
Were organized as follows: EXIT
| LIST Brigade-Col. III. B. Harrison, Of the
sth Indiana Cavalry. commanding.
9Th Indiana Cavalry, Lieut.. Col. Jones
9th Ohio Cavalry, Col. Hamilton; I'd Ken
lucky Cavalry, Lieut.. Col. Watts. tg1g
I'd Brigade-Lieut. Col. M. Il. Patrick, o.
the 9TH Iowa Cavalry, Commanding. 9th
Iowa Cavalry, Major Baird; 4th Tennessee
Cavalry, Major Stephens; Battery E, Isl
Michigan Light Artillery.
They rendezvouseu at Decatur, Alabama
supplied themselves with fifteen days ra-
tions of coffee, sugar and salt, and on the
10th day Of July took hurried leave for
the South. lp!f f!f ttii ll4"b
HEAVY JOKE ON A REBEL NEWSPAPER.
On the 18th, the raiders arrived at Ash
vile, having had the pleasure of skirmish-
ing most of the way. The Ashuille Vfdene,
rebel sheet of no mean circulation in Ala
bama, was just ready to go to press. The
boys in blue took possession of the office,
made the rebel devils unlock the forms
when the editorial column was abstracted,
and new one inserted in its stead. The
first editorial, as prepared by, the Yankees,
announced "the arrival of distinguished
gentlemen, Major General Rousseau and
staff" but it added that 1t '.was uncertain
how long they would stay" The second
editorial was most whitening satire on jeff
Davis and his cabinet, denouncing them all
as repudiators, scoundrels, devils and male
factors, the offscouring of Goths and Van
dals. Then followed brief summary OF
recent Union victories. Persuaded by force
of arms, the rebel printers sullenly made up
the forms again, and then they worked of
the paper as usual. AS the Yankee edito-
rials were placed under the rebel editors
name, it is thought he will be arrested for
publishing Unreasonable matter" before he
can possibly make an explanation, for his
paper was circulated and his office demol-
ished!
Late that evening, just before crossing
the COosa river at GreenpOrt Capt. Curl OF
the 9Th Iowa was killed, and Capt. Wilcox
wounded by some sneaking bushwhackers.
BATTLE,AT GREENPoRT.
On arriving at Greenport that night two
steamers were seen going up the river, but
they were too far away to be stopped.-
About three hundred cavalry and Battery
E, 1st Michigan artillery, were thrown
across the river, while the main column
moved down to ford four miles below
While crossing at the ford next morning,
the main column was attacked by the rebel
General Clayton and his regiments. The
othercolumn moved down the river to osup-
port, skirmshing with the enemy at every
step. Meanwhile the column in the river
took position on an island, and for two
hours this miniature battle ragged, resulting
in the rout of Gen. Clayton and the capture
of many prisoners, including one Colonel
and one Major. His Adjutant General and
about twenty men were killed.
The morning of the l5thifound Gen
Rousseau and staffat
TALLEDAGA,
! Where he destroyed three foundries, RI
| fle manufactory, nitre works, eommissary
buildings immense supply of stores, rail-
road depot and several cars. Everything
| contraband of war was left inyruins. q
Passing through Youngsville, and trav-
cling all night, reached Shakerag nexi
morning, around which place the whole
country had been tiekled with hoe, and
was laughing with a corn harvest. Very
productive is all that soil. . -s -'.s.,-.y
Col. Moore's factory, which made grey
cloth for the rebels, employing about one
hundred girls, was burned. On to aaa.
DAIDsvILLE
| was the next order, and there, on the 18th
OF. July, two supply depots we're destroyed
| and they were full of wheat, whisky, bacon
and powder. While there, one Colonel was
captured from the enemy, one Captain
killed and several men paroled. A big days
| work. a]1 1o1 anI %. " III
Arrived that night in ..Hoi 1'
LoAcHEPoKA, g-
a considerable town, just fifty miles from
| Montgomery, where the forces were agair
divided, and whereth destroyed the Wes
| Point and Atlanta Railroad for twenty
miles each way. The cross-ties were takeI
| up, the railroad iron taken of, both covered
with pine rails and then the fire applied
! The citizens say the damage can never b.
| repaired in the South. General Rosseau |
4 sure the North could not repair 1t in
month. p"
| BATTLE AT CARTERICA.
| In going down the road Colonel Patrick
with his splendid brigade, encountered fiji
teen hundred of the enemy at Carterica, ol
the 18th of July. They were sent up iron
Montgomery to attack him, and the Colone
gave them battle. The enemy was whippe,
handsomely. A hospital, with four hun
dred sickin it,Twas captured, and . camp Q
instruction demolished. In this affair tn
| OCn lOWd lOob lOuI hhlSu dhu bWOiN
1 wounded.
4 After tearing up the railroad for twent,
miles, Colonel Patrick moved his column B
where the forces camped for the night, wor
and weary, but cheerful. rimsfgr-li zrf1'
| A locomotive and tepderywere sent dow
from West Point, with a small picket o
board, to see what the Yankees were doint
Il rrt,. Uo..Iraaa xya 10 xx,ida axuaEa and a1l0xv
ing the ..bullgine" to run into their quar-
4 tiers, quietly relieved the guard and burne
their property Next day the road wa
destroyed as far as ii2lll s,Dibn ss"Sl
s'}T 2 opi,I,nfx.I foNpi,I,nfx.I InHA
a Here the depot, Its supplies, and branc
Il railroad were "used up" in the most In
4 proved manner. The branch railway WI
j torn up as far as aviliage called Rough ar
Il Making feint on West Point, where /:
Il 600 rebels had been concentrated, Gener
Il Rosseau welR3j 3jfeetly to Lafayette then
!. to Carrolltofi, Where, on the 10Th, he evad
7 an overwhelming force of the enemy by q
I'D cidentally taking, the icrong roqdl So,
III "a "a "0n what slender thread 49,, =
III oR 52i 81 Hang Oft immortal things' oaS,
AT villa Rica he learned that two tho
4 sand cavalry and three hundred India
Leg were in hot pursuit. only five hours behii
3 He reached Marietta at the head of !
forces on the 22d of July, bringing in
i trophies ssevenhundred mules, four humid
n horses and three hundred negroes. His,
y tire loss IN killed, wounded and missing
Il less than fifty men.
sibl rssinn Summary 4 l,.,xgs ~
,ol In brief General Rosseatk with q dar
d. command, fought two battles, burned
D. mense stores of supplies, severed, re
N COMMUNICATIONS weakened the enemy