Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Return of Gen. Custar--NIOvements
Of Gen. KilpntricI<.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Star saws
Gen. Custar has returned to this side of the
Rapidan, from his cavalry expedition, hav-
ing successfully accomplished the part OF
the work which he started out to do. He
harrassed the flank of Lees army consider
ably, and near Stonardsville surprised the
rebel camp, which he burned and totally
destroyed: captured number of prisoners
and got possession of large number of
horses. Gen. Custar did not lose man in
the expedition.
Nothing is officially known of the
whereabouts of Fitzpatrick. 1t is said in
well-informed circles, that on Monday he
was in Spottsylvania Court House; which,
according to the Gazette, is sixty-five miles
from Richmond. An officer who arrived
here tonight from the Army of the Poto-
mac reports that when last heard from he
was within eighteen miles of Richmond.-
This, however, may be mere stirmise, as
there is no communication by which such a
fact could be ascertaincd.
Custar's movement was to drive or draw
off the attention of the enemy while Kill
patrick journeyed in another direction
The supposition is, he got fair start with
no danger in his rear. He has certainly
had sufficient time to reach Richmond, If
such was part of the plan of operations.
special to the Times from Washington
says: Nothing reliable has reached WASH
ington this evening concerning Kilpatrick's
movements. There was report at Brandy
station to-day, brought in by deserter,
that our cavalry had torn up several miles
of the track of the Virginia Central Rail-
road, between Louisa Court House and
louisville.
A deserter further states that troops
which had been dispatched to Richmond to
defend it against our cavalry here, were
obliged to return owing to a break in the
road. Several bridges were destroyed
The rebels can't repair the damage in less
than ten days. We shall probably hear of
Fitzpatrick at Suffolk.
A special to the Herald from Headquar-
ters Army OF the Potomac, dated January
18th, says Fitzpatrick, at the head of a large
force of cavalry, left this place ON Saturday
evening on grand expedition. The strength
OF the entire command we do not deem it
judicious to publish at the present time.
On Saturday night the command proper
encamped at old Verdiersville, on the
Fredericksburg and Orange c. II. plank road,
eight miles from the Rapidan. On Sunday
morning the force demonstrated in front Of
the'enemy's works upon Mine Run, deploy-
ed as infantry in order to cause the enemy
to mass in that locality to resist attack. In
this capacity they acted all day, and at
night rested in retired and safe position
between Verdiersville and Robinson's roads.
AZ three o'clock on Monday morning, Gen.
Fitzpatrick took up his line of march south
ward towards the Virginia Central &
Fredericksburg railroad, arriving at
Spottsylvania G. II. just at dark. From
this point Col. Dahlgreen, with selected
detachment of cavalry, was dispatched to.
Fredericks hall, midway between the juno
tion of the above named roads and Gordons-
vile, where had been packed the whole of
the rebel reserve artillery. Col. Dahlgreen
was to have destroyed the artillery, the
roads and telegraph lines, and rejoin Gen.
Fitzpatrick or report in the morning. =
TUESDAY, March lst.
AT seven o'clock last evening the expedi-
ton was heard from, and then everything
was going on swimingly and according to
Fredericks Hall is forty miles by rail from
Richmond, and Hanover Junction is twenty
six