Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-31
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BURBRIDGE AND 0TONEMAN'D1lAID
IN EAST TENNESSEE AND
WEST VIRGINIA.

NASHVILLE, Dec 80
Maj. Gen. StOncman who arrived in IL
city J4M night from his great raid in Eas
Tennessee and West Virginia, furnishes thu
following account Of his expedition. Hi
force consisted Of Burbridgcs troops an(
GilIem's East Tennessee troops, all undel
command Of 1tOneman, len Knoxville on
the 18th inst. The movement was unknown
TO the rebels, and were not discovered unit
after three days.
At KingPort, Jones's command were At
tackled, consisting Of about 500 Of Morgnn's
Old command The force were killed, scat
tered and captured. Next the rebel forces
OF Vaughan was discovered at Papertown,
near Bristol, trying TO effect junction with
Breckenridge at Saltville Our forces pur-
sued him to Marion, where an engagement
occurred, resulting in loss to the rebels Of all
their force and artillery, except about 200,
who retrcated towards Lynchburg Va.
breckenridge command had followed
Gen. Stoneman with forcds of Galtner, Cros-
by and Withers, and BAHAMA Of Dukes com.
nland, who has been in the frontier Of Ken
lucky, waiting tn cooperate with cavalry
Gen. StOncman attacked this force at Marion
and drove them over the mountains into
North Carolina His command then attack
ed the Salt works which were defended by
about 700 men, who were either captured
or dispersed
The loss by this raid to the rebels is i'm
mcnse. All railroad bridges from New
River, Virginia, TO the Tennessee line, arc
destroyed l3 railroad trains with locomo-
tivcs, several trains and extra cars without
engines were captured and destroyed. All
dcpots of supplies in southwest Virginia,
railroad dcpots all foundries. milts, factories,
store houses, wagon and ambulance trains,
turnpike bridges were DESTROYED
We captured 800 rounds eff artillery am
munitlon, 2000 pack saddles, large amount
Of harnesses and great quantity of small
arms, 1000 horses and 1909 mules arcamong
the captures Two rebel editors and 4 &C.
ccssiOn printing presses were also captured
The latter were sent to ParsOn BrownlOw as
Christmas gift
A severe loss TO the rebels was the dcst rue
ton of the salt works at Saltvlle and The
lead works at Leadyillc. Both were render
ell yalueless
Our losses were very small, not exceeding
goo killed, wounded and missing. Among
the killed was Col. Boyle, of the 18th Ken
lucky cavalry
Our captured rebel prisoners amount to
"a officers and $40 men,
East Tennessee is now free from any or
gained body Of rebels, and Kentucky is not
infested with any Confederate force.
Gen. Stoncman had possession of the rcb-
Il telegraph line and held ii for 10 hours,
during which time he discovered all their
plans and movements
The first train through from Chattanooga
arrived here this evening Railroad COM
munication will be regularly kept up.
Gen Thomas headquarters were at Pm
laski last night. lie is slowly following
Hood, who is trying to cross the Tennessee
River. Gems. Granger and stcadman are
on his right flank, and the gunboats are
shellng his pontoons, which he has been
unable to cross upon.
The river is falling slowly and steadily.
Rain fell all this evening.