The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-21
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nem. ,aRRRlDANrl RAIDS CLEAN
10UN0 THE REBEL ARM 4,
n,ena Destruction ef Rehel Prep.
a. WAsHIN0ToN, May IA, ll:4O P. Mo
un;. Gen. Dir An official dispatch from
13er,. Sheridan dated Bottom Bridge, via
Fortress Monroe, May II, states that on
the Sfii inst, be marched around the enc
IVA rfEht flank, and on the evening Of
TIT day reached ~ North Anna river
WlnoIini Tat night he destroyed the sue-
mv's 6spots st Beaver Dam, three large
trains of cars, and ono hundred cats, two
,6ne locomotives, 20Q, 900 pounds Of bacon,
"a other ot0roe amounting in all to 1900, :
- Of rebel yAtionn s, alp0, tho telegraph and
Tspread track for ABOUT ten miles, smbra-
..ci19 several oulverts, ~ bss.49s~t,s se,s
. Three hundred and ffy-eight Of our
mem wsFs captured including two Colo
: on the morning of the 10th he resumed
,operations, crossing the South Anna At
Grand Squirrel Bridge, and went, into
NAmp.y About daylight on the 18th he cap
tured Ashland station. He destroyed
Aece one, locomotive and q train OF cara, an
,Sagt1e house and two or three Government
baildipe. containing ? large amount ,as;'l o. 9,
: road, embracing six, culyeEtp. trustle Gull
vertss tEustle bgidges and telegraph wire
i About Z o'clock .. q. Of the l!th &c re-
sulnsd the march On Richmond. 4e found
to rehei Gen. Stuart concentrated ct Vel
low Tavern-immediately attacked him,
aad after an obstinate contest gained pos.
) tWo pieces Of aktillery, driving his forcee
hack towards Ashlandand aerossthe north
fork Of The Chickahominy. At the same
time IbArtv Charked down the Brock road
, and CAPTURED the 0rst line Of the enemy'i
works around Richmond. ..5.s..,.
During the night be marched the whole
az bid 'cJmmand between lie fifst and GO
Bluda overlooking the line Of the Virgins
Central Road and Mechanicsville turnpike
Alter DEMONSTRATIONS around the Works
and finding them very ntron9 b gave NJ
the intention Of assalting, and determined
ITO re-cfoss the Chick Ahomiuy It Meadow
3 Bridge. It hed been partially dsstroye<
: BY tho enemy, but vs. replaced in about
rebel battery. Gen Merrill made the cros
Sing, attacked the enemy and drove hin
- far - Gains Mus. fhe enemy o6ser7'
ing the recroesing Of the ckahominy
= came out from his second line of works.
! brigade of infantry and . large number q
disqountsd cavalry attacked the division
VI V000s WINK 01AQ W AADO0s OOt 0tS0k = 90
very contest were repulsed and driven be
hind their works. a ,.se 1855 re,s
0regK's and Wilson's divisions after col
lecting the wounded re-crossed the Chtcks
houiny. On the p. m. Of the 18th tn
corps encamped in . walnut grove an
! Gains Mills. Yesterday the march wa
resumed and w. encAOpod as Bolton
Ridge. The command il in Ane spirita
The loss Of horses viii not exceed 100. Al
the wounded were brought OF except abou
50 cases Of mortal wounds and these wer
we'll cared for in the farm houses Of tn
!, country. The wounded will not excee
1so, and the total losses not over $50. Til
Virginia Central railroad bridges on th
Chickahominy and other trestle bridge
l6Q feet in length, $50 feet, 40 feet and ii
railroad for long distance south OF tn
Chickahominy were destroyed. Ores
praise is given the diviaion commander
: Generals Gregg. Wilson and Merrill Ger
erals Custar aud Davis: Colonies Gregg
Z Dawson, Chapman, AcAntoeh and Gibbs
d Brigade commanders and al the officer
and mens behaved splendidly.