The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-07
Sunday SUI Night Report.


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The Tins1 special gives the following
additional statSments = 70 the resuit
Of Klpatsicks raid:
Miles Of railroad track on the two
principal roads, on one which Leo trass-
ppgts supplies for tie Northsrn Amy of
Virainia, have been 90 thosoughly des-
sroyed some time. msst elapse before the
roads can b put in running order again.
Depots Of commisnry, ordnance and
Quarter MASTERS stores wore burned or
destroyed. No lsss shon six grist mills,
one saw mill, principally 1t work for the
rebel army, were burned. Six canal
boats loaded with grain. with several
locks on the James River Canal, and the
almost Invaluable coal pits at Ailiksn's
Bend were destroyed. Nearly 800 priso-
osss ,ssrs captured; ssxesal bsadred boz
eos vees pressed into the service; hun-
dreds of negroes availed themselves Of
The opportunity 10 come within our lines.
The following sssoant of the sxpedi-
ton after having Richmond i Of inter
est:
At night the command went into camp
At place six miles from Richmond and
two miles from tho Chiekahominy. Al
1880, just - the command was fairly
asleep, except those on duty, the rebeis
With two gun battery opened upon the
camps Of Gen. Davis brigade. and i'm
mediatcly after charged the camp Of the
It'll Michigan. The men, though taken
entirely By surprise, seized their casbines.
and usder Col. Lich6eld, supported By
the Arst Vermont, Col. Preston, hand
somely repulssd the enemy. Several men
we're wounded, and COL. Litch6eld. Who
is missing, it 10 feared 10 also wounded.
Gen. fitzpatrick decided to move across
the White House r. h. and down the Pc
nissula. During the day Capt. Mitchell,
Of the ed New York, with the bulk Of
DahIgren's command, engaged the main
column Of the enemy Tuesday night and
all day Wednesday. On Wednesday
night they lowered oil about the command;
skirnishing vas almost continually going
on in different directions. Wednesds,
morning about 9 o'clock large force Of
cavalry came upon the rear Of the column
Gen. Fitzpatrick was not unprepared fol
this, and decided to give them battle
The LIST Vermont. under 1t. Col. Preston,
ably assisted by Cspts Grant and Cum.
mings and the let Maine. bore the bruni
of the fight, which lasted something ovel
an hour, while the 9th Michigan and
other regiments of Gen. Davis brigade
we're in position to render whatever as
sistance might be necessary Only one
charge was made and that was BY Co. A
|st Maine. led BY Capt. Estes A A. G
and Capt. Cole, when 6vc Of the enemy
we're captured. The enemy suddenly re
tired, bat when the command moved for
ward passed the rear flank several times
An offer o! battle was made, but they re
fused. On this day Wednesday, severn
refugees from Richmond came into CAM
aud reported the presence of Capt. Will
son, OF the 22d Ohio, who had escaped
from the Richmond bastile, near at hand
For some reason he did not join the com
mand. On Wednesday also Lieut.. Whit
sker was sent TO destroy Tunstall Station
on the White House X. K But upol
arriving there. much to his astonishment
he found the place in flames. From ne
eroes in the vicinity he ascertainsd col
umn Of Union cavalry FROM Buffers de
partment had just left there. This va
the 6rst iutimation Of assistance being .
near At hand.
Thursday morning Fitzpatrick move,
toward New Kent C. II. and on the va
met Col. Shepherd in command of cav
airy force looking after Kilpatrick's CON
mand.