The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-21
Z. M. SLANT ron.
WAR DhPARrMENT, I
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10 Gen. Dir:
Official dispatches from General Candy
have been received to-day showing the
complete SUCCESS Of an expedition sent by
him from Vicksburg to cooperate with
Gen. Shernan's operations aud cut Hoods
communications with Mobile.
General Canby reports the probable sue.
cess of auothcr expedition from Baton
Rouge under command of Davidson, the
details and object of which it is not proper
now to disclose. Whom last heard from
Davidson was reported us having caused
quite panic in Mobile and to Ge devasla.
ting the country generally. Lieut.. Colonel
Ease, commanding special party, was Sc
verely wounded and fell into the hanIs OF
the enemy at Fayette, Miss.
Tho Richmond papers of to-day confirm
| the reported capture Of Bristol by an ex-
pedition supposed to be under command OF
Stoneman and BtWbridgcj also the surprise
and capture of the Glade Spriug depot, on
the raiIroa |, thirteen miles south of Abius
| ton, Va. They also contain General hpod :
olIca report of the battle Of Frauklin, in
which he acknowledges the loss Of many
| gallant officers and heavy loss in men.
| Among them he cnunerates Major Gen
Olcbsrn, Brigader-Geuurals Johnson, vii
liams, Strope and CRANBERRY, killed. Ma
| ior John Brown and Brigadier- -Geucrals s.
Carter, Manignolt. Quarles, Oockeryillc,
Scott and Gordon, wounded. They also
state that on Wednesday General Shermair
carried Fort McAllistcr, commanding the
entrance to the 0soechee River, by storm
and that tho capture of this position puts
Sherman in communication with the Yam
lee feet and uecossitates the rcinior- cm9nt
cf Savannah.
The dispatches of General Candy, SO lal
Us is proper for publication, and the cX
tracts from tho Richmond papers vim
Hoods official report of the battle, and GU
success in Southwestern Virginia and ii
Georgia are subioued.
+ Up to this hour, 8; 30 7. NJ. nothing ha
been heard from Nashville since last uighi
aud nothing from Sherman later thaa Tia,
Richmond papers report of the capture o
} Fort McAllister on Wednesday,
: NRw ORLEANS, Dscember 9.--On tho 2Jtl
ult, reported that movements cO.opera
tive with Sherman's operations would h,
made from Nieksburg and Baton Rouge fo
. the purpose of cutting Hool's communica
. tions with Mobile. The expedition sen
> from Vicksburg, and consisting Of ahou
Il 900 cavalry and eight pieces of artillery
g Under the command OF Colonel Ostrand, o
:. the 81 Colored Cavalry, returned on tn
y 4th inst, having met with complete sue
cess, after an admirably executed llan
; movement on Jackson, ON the lIth ult.
8 The expedition started for the Big Blacl
s Bridge, on the Mississippi Central Railroad
\ which was reached ON the 9th aud alte
u very stubborn resistance destroyed
' This cuts Hoods army OFT from tho larg
quantities of supplies and stores aoeumula
ted at Jackson Mississippi, aud make
that railroad, which was his main relianc,
q unavailable to run for months to come
). Besides this important bridge aud treste
y work, the following property was complet te
a ly destroyed; 80 miles of track, includin
culyerts; the wagon bridge over the Bi
> Black; Vaughn, Pickett and Goodman Sta
! tions, with all tho railroad depots an
Il buildings; 5000 bales of cotton, locomC
!. tiveN, cars, 4 stage coaches, 20 barrel
= salt Sl66 900 worth Of stores at Vaughn
y Station.
g The expedition was considerably harras,
= cd on it's return by large bodies of III
enemy's force, but suffered no material los
and brought back more recruits than il
d entire loss in effective men.
I'll Major I. B. Cook, commanding the 3
!. Colored Cavalry, disting guIshed himself an
his regiment greatly by the gallantry wit
y which the force guarding tho Big Bhc
e Bridge were driven from behind the
lr strong stockades on tho opposite side
4. the river, Our men had to charge acros
A the bridge dismounted, with nothing ht
!. railroad ties for path, in the face of
sharp lire. lSgne1l
+. r. @. CANDY,
MaiOr-G General