The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-17
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War Department, Washington
Dec. l6l {

Dec. l6I
To General Dix:
Official dispatches from General Candy
hsve been received to-day, showing ,bs
eomp plste succe Of an expeditions sant By
him from Vicksburg TO cooperate with
with Ger. Sherman, operstlng I'd cut
Hoods Communication with NobilsI
Gen. Canby reports the probable suc-
cess Of another expedition from Baton
Rouge under Gen. Davidson, de,s ills or
the object Of whieh it is not propef now
ID disclose. When last heard from Gen.
Davidson vas reported as having au,ed
quite panic 10 Mobile and to be devas-
tating the country generally.
Lieut.. Colonel E. ID. McComb, special
par =, vas severely wounded and fell into
to the hands Of the enemy at Faguc,
Miss.
r mond papers Of to-day confirm the
| reported capture Of Bristol BY sn expe-
diuon supposed to DO under command OF
Stoneman and Bulbidge. and also the
surprise and capture Of the Glade Spring
Depot on the railroad. Is miles from Ab
ing'on. They also contain Gen. Hood
official report Of tho battle Of franklin,
in which hs acknowledges the loss Of man }
gallant officers and heavy loss in men.-
Among them are Major General Gle
burne, Bsig. Gen. B. Johnson. Williams,
Granny. killed Maj. Gen. John Brown,
AID Brig Generals s. Carter, Mariegrul,
Tueiles jacksonville and Scott wounded
aad Brig Gen. Gordon. They also state
"Wednesday Gen. Sherman carried For
NeAiIister, commanding the entrance II
Oseeches river, BY etorm, and the cap
sare of this position pnt Sherman in com
mu q nica,ion with ankes Reet and necssi
taIcs the reinforcement Of Savannah.
| The dispatch Of Gen. Candy, 50 far a,
10 proper for publication, and the extrac
from the Richmond papers giving Hood
otiioial report Of battle. and the success il
Western Virginia and in Georgia ar
suhjoined.
| Up to this hour. $50 p. M, nothiny
has been heard from Nashville since ias
night, aud nothing from Sherman late
than Richmond pspers.
New Orleans, Dec. g.
i On the 15th ult. | reported that move
mests cooperative with Sherman' D opera
tions would be made from VicksbuIg an
Baton Rouge for the purpose Of cntsin
Hoods Communication With Mobile. Th
expeditioa sent from Vicksborg dnd con
sisting Of about 5000 cavalry and eigh
pieces Of artillery. under command of
5. O.trand of the Third colored cavalry
returned on tho 4th inst, being successiu
after a admirably executed flank move
ment on Jackson. On the l4th nit ii
. expedition started for Big Pisck, bFidg
on the railroad which was reached on tn
9th and after stubborn resistance v,
destroyed.
This cuts Hoods .army off from larr
quantities Of supplies and stores account
lu,ed at Jackson, Miss, and makes Il
. railroad, which was his main reliance, a,
available TO run for months to come. B
sides this, important bridges. trestlc wor
and the following property was complet
Fly destroyed: Thirty miles Of track, j
j cludiog oil the culverts, the wage
! bridge over Big Black, Vaughn .,
). Goodman stations. with all the depots al
!. buildings, 1900 bales OF cotton, ten
: comosives. four cars, four stage coachs
:. twenty barrels Of salt and . l66 500 wor
8 of stores at vaughn's station.
al The expedition was considerably HI
!. : rassed on the return by large bodies
:. :. the enemy, but suffered no material lol
and brought back more recruits than
entire loss.
= Major b. Cooke, commanding the
= colorsd cavalry. distinguished himself .
]. III biz regiment greatly By the gallant
I. With which the force guarding the :
4. Black bridge were driven from it. G
:. = ass hsd 70 charge aessss the bridge, :
4 dismounted with nothing but railroad /
" for protection, in the faco Of ID.
irs. Sigoed
E.R. s. CAmY, Maj. Gtn
on Cill Poiat, Dec. 10
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