, 1864-05-20
c.t,c11y direction, crossed ths .Yo:I r>v.,
r,aa aI Dispatch Station. md caAped tur.3
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'c:ttctly direction, crossed Tia Yo:I s.v !.
r,aA at Dispatch Station. md caMped tur.7
in the Ccy ut Bottom's Dfisigc. -.
ArR1oAcu1Sa, CEN. BCTLEn's FonoEs--T1E
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It was nov. necessary to ascertain the
y uAttt nbouts Of Geuer,l Busler's Gorcea.' For
tho lcst thrtc d1lsit 1lad rzine1 inccssantfy;
cur msn were without ratious and horses
tx rco, hungry and 1adcd. An officer Of q; n.
SL.z!cnn's STAFF, With two n,eu, ~ss sent ID,
Tie direction Of tie James 5ivrr, to ascertain
tic whereabouts Of the gunbosts. Ec,rt-
turIed 81 5sJiishI and reported that he could
Eud no sign OF them. Al escort of sixiy r.sA
vas ct orce despatched to Yorlst oTn to A:1e
supplies. fofWaadcd to -HaSaips Lheaing,
where the balance OF The corps marclled, \
distaEce Of ten miles,.
Arriving in proximity to tho James Rlyer
the booming OF carnon and ;listl1ng Of sl!ct
cytr cur Geads admol1Ehcd Us t1ct our
fritrds were at hand, but bad mistaken It's
ior enemies, Capt Wilson, tho efficient Eigy-
pai cftcer of The Cd division, Was seat to the
fivnt and made Signals No attention was
paid 10 Lin, however, AID continued lriug
was kept up, ard one mGn killed.
Cal t. Wilson was compelled to adFance to
The bank Of the river, where lie hziled the
tsett> a boat Was sent TO tic stpre, tho off,
Gers and crew having their pistols In hand
ond fully cooked, evidently m1strustfug rE.
Is soon as it hecamc known who We vera
the eailero gave us three hearty cheers, and
our column advanced to near the bank Of the
river, our hands playing "Tho Lincoln Gun
boats C.:u4e.H
GEN. 6EEEJDAH C0AIhUEICATEs WITH GEN.
EU1IE1-uARD TACK AND HAY.
Major Gen Sheridan at once sent out to
communicate with Major Gen. Eutler, tppr;s-
Ing him Of our arrival and the scanty state OF
our forage and rations. Our immediate
warts were promptly snpplled, and 3 aes-
patch boat instantly provided to stnrt for
War Department. Our men for three days
previous to our arrival at the james Etve-,
had literally lived Oft the country, as many
Eoor families who hasc lost the whole Of
their scanty supplies can testify. Our pro-
rost usrshals used their utmost endeayors
demonstrating With tho men, they would re-
fer you to acts of barbarity committed by
the rebels At Fort Pillow and elsewhere.
THE CGN1IAND-JEH STUART WOUNDED.
Ell officers and men. seemed to rIc with
each other IL deed1 ofgal1a1try aud daring,
and were nil adjusted by tie Same feeling Of
determination to succeed or perish in the At
tempt.
During the 6ght On The no1nin. Of The 18th
General J. E. B. Stuart morta1Iy wounded.
oEn ENT1rB LOSS,
from tic lime wc crossed the Rapidan until
We reached Haxal1s Landing on the James
river, IL, according to tha statement Of the
Medical Director Of the cerps, about six
hundred in killed and wound, Of which tWo
hnndrec are estimated as killed. The missing
will doubtless asnsunt to one hundred aud
fifty to tw o hundred moro. Most Of our dead
n13 1+x -A.5 f{n-
OF about thirty MORALLY Vpnnde1,. were
brought Of bJ lis, Our means Of Transports
tion were very limited. Having no asubu-
1nnce train with uB, We were compelled to
carry the wounded in government t1aios and
w:goEs captured from tile enemy. The auf-
fering CT the wounded during tho slow and
tedious march was necessarily g:e2t, but al
Of them preferred death itself to falling cap
tive9 to our b2rbarous toe.
Union cAyAIEr VERSUS REBEL CAVALRY.
1t is row demonstrated beyond the shadow
CT c Doubt, that the rebel cavalry arc no
match fer ours. heard rebel cuptain whom
We captured. soy, that at the commencement
of thc war they could whip us, bnt that no Y
we whipped them every time, no matter lo n
they fought ce.
Tic new rccruIts, as general thing, fought
ncar1y as well as tile yettrana.
General Sheridan is Vcry proud Of lis new
command, nud expects to nchlcve great
tlfrgs with them during the summer cam.
raigp. II the Goycrnmen Mt could furnish
horses Tor the large number that are dis
mounted, be Would have the finest command
in the army.
VIC halted at Ashland md rested for aomt
time, making headquarters at the house Of
MRS. ALLEN,
q beautiful and accomplished lady, but terri,
t,1y sectsh in ter sentiments. Sac married. q
New York merchant and resided there for 8
Ion. lime; then retired to this beautiful spot
She treated Us very cotrtcouslT, with the cx
c.rtion Of telling It's ho~ badly aud bitterly
she hated Us collectively, rhilc she had no IL
feeling toward us individually. It was So
strong, Ehe said, that she felt os though she
could alone fnce the whole storm Of Yankee
bull. t. from GEante army. Alasl for he1
vnlor. just then one Of our guns, half 8
milo dittant, opened upon the enemy, sThc
lad assaulted our rear. We were sitting or
the pfaE q, and had just told her that, in case
Of sfelffng, the cellar would be the safes1
p1oE:on she exhibited the most extreme nez
7out nsfs. and started for the cellar when the
party assured her th.t the guns we're pointed
In the opposite direction.
TEE B1AvEKy or THE "GESEnAL WITH TUE
GoLDhS locKs."
Cueter's brigade, supported as before stat
ed, and led By the dazzling young "Generk!
OF tie golden locks" charged on the enemy't
battery and captured alf OF their guns, witt
the commander, his Lieutenant aud all hi
meu. In this connection think 1t propel
| to say few words about the personal up
ptasancc Of Gen. Custer. He Is Jouug
man-crrtainlY not over twenty two yeart
| OF age-but es brave as veterln Of q thou
sand lights. He stands nearly SIX feet in hi:
stockings, of fair complexion, with "gu1de1
| locks" hanging over Lis shoulders; at least
such was bis custom be1uYe he onte1ed Of
/! the present campaign; but now he Is II
| fighting trim. iic has sharp ulue eye, 1
very slight impeachment in bis speech, ant
| dresses in eomew Lat Of the old cavalier styl'
! -Llatk velvet jacket, with blue shirt coilil
tu1aed oyer The eane, his Brigadler's sta
| beirg worked in each corncr. lie wears I
| slnuched hat with star In the front, und {
rrd scnf cravat around hts neck. WheneTe
| ht orders charge, he alWa} leads la person
| and bnIs1e upon the emmy with Il yell equl
| to tbut Of ahy Of the Rocky Mountain abo
rIgines.
LllU1EEAET w1LL1s1os upsE1s 4 REBEL
Gun.
Tie commander Of Williston's battcrY
Observing thut wht n tho rebels opened tfr
th. n ". 5 upe particular piece that Was yer.
| ann, ying by ehelling the headquarters, turn
ri It. General Deytns and said, For God
s:ke General, let Us kno.k that gun over
10; can do it." Tue t;eueral replied that h
l ~Ab A!1a.4A AE AAtEHs att sSA41E w tNs%NA
uacp who were but recently ordered in o.
the lett "They are not there, replied vii
liston; ~ could ece them II they were
ls1ow n .1erc AIN going to shot. I wil
nor Lit item. I want to knock TINT gul
| uI.r'' General Deyins still Lcsitated. WI
Ifrtun said, !" Let me- fire Oh my own respou
efbIlity, for Gods cake! Will you do SO Y
| Al last the General CONSENTED, when bau
| ent one of his pieces and over went til
| pun the carriage broken al to pieces
"TLerc," said W1lliston, with emile Of tri
umtb, II told you could do it."