The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-23
BULLETIN NO. g.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.

AlJor-Generai DIX;
Official dispatches from General
Canby have been received to-day
showing the complete success of nj
expedition sent by him from Vicks
burg TO corporate with General Sher
mans operations, and cut Hoods
communications with Mobile. Gen
Candy reports the probable success OF
another expedition from Baton Rouge
under command of Gen. Davidson
the details and objects of which it is
not proper to disclose. When last
heard from Davidson was reported as
having caused quite a panic in Noble,
and to be devastating the country
generally. Lieut. Col. Earl, com
manding special party, was severly
wounded, and fell into the hands of
the enemy, at Fayctte, Miss.
Tue Richmond papers Of to-day
confirm the reported capture of Bris
tol by an expedition supposed to be
under the command of Gems. Stone
man and Burbridge; also the surprise
and capture Of the Gladspring depot
on the railroad thirteen miles South
of Abingdon, Va They also contain
Gen. Hoods official report of the bat
tle of Franklin, IN which he acknowl.
edges the loss Of many gallant officers
and brave men, among whom he emu.
merates Maj. Gen. Cleburne, Brig.
Gems. john Williams, Adams, Gcist,
Stropei and Granbery killed; Maj.
Gen. Jopa Brown. and Brig. S. Car
ter, Monigell, Quarles, Cockerill,
Scott und Gordon wounded.
They also state that on Wednesday
Gen. Sherman carried Fort McAlls
ter, commanding the entrance of the
Ogechee River by storm. The cap
ture of this position puts Sherman in
communication with the Yankee feet,
and necessitates the enforcement
of Savannah. The dispatches of
Gen. Candy, 80 far az is proper for
publication. and the extracts from
Richmond papers giving Hoods Of
ficial report ofthe battle. and our sue
cess in Sonth-N dern Virginia and
in Georia are sssl Bned tp to thi,
hour, $500 p. NJ, nothing has beer
heard ron Nashville since last night
and nothing from Sherman later thar
the Richmond newspapers report n
the capture of Fort McAllister Oh
Wednesday.
After an admirably executed flml
movement on Jackson on the oath ult
the expedition left for the Big Blacl
bridge on the Mississippi Contra
Railroad which was reached on tn,
9th, and after stubb1rn resistance
destroyed it. This cuts Hoods army
of from the large Quantities of sup
plies and stores accumulated ut Jack
son, Mississippi, and makes that rail
road, which was his main reliance
unavailable to him for months L
como. Beside this important bridge
the following property was complete
ly destroyed: Thirty miles Of track
including culverts, the wagon bridg
over the Big Black, Vaughn, Picket
and Goodman's stations, with all til
railroad depots and buildings, 2,G0,
bales Of cotton, two locomotives, fou
cars, four stage coaches, 20 barrel
Of salt, and 100000 barrels of store,
Mt vaughn's Station. The expeditio
was considerably harassed on its rc
turn by large bodies of the encm,
bat suffered no material losses, au
brought back more recruits than il
entire loss. Major j. B. Cook, con
fnanding the 81 Brigade of Coloro
Cavalry, distinguished himself an
his regiment especially by the gallant
ry BY which the force guarding til
Big Black bridge were driven frol
behind their strong stockades on I'll
opposite side Of the river Cor me
had to charge across the bridge, dii
mounted, with nothing but raiiroa
ties for path, in the face of shar
fre. [Signed] E. R. CANBr,
Major. General.
HBApo'Rs DEP'r. OF THE CuMBEl
LAND, eight miles from Nashville
p. m, Dec, 10. To the President
the United States, Hon. Z. NJ. Sta,
ton, and Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
This army thanks you for your a,
probation OF its conduct yestcrda
and 10 assure you that It is not mi
placed, l have the honor TO repo
that the enemy has been pressed
all points to-day on his line of retire
TO tie Brentwood Hills.
Brig. Gen. Hatch, OF Wilson's cor
cavalry, on the right, turned the en-
tny's isit and captured o large nul
ber Is act yet reported.
Maj, Gen- Schofeid's corps, ne
on the leht OF the cavalry, carri
several hillsseaptured many prisoner
and six pieces Of artillery. Bre,
Najor-General Saith, next ON the !,
OF Major General Sehofeld, CARR
the caiint point Of the enemy's Ii
with MeAillan's brigade OF Me-
thurs division, capturing l6 piet
Of artillery, two Brlgadier Genera
and about 2,9e6 prisoners
Brigadier- -Generai Gaxrards div
ssE S7 Smiths command was a.xt
the deft OF NcArthur's division. a
carried che enemy's intrenehmen
capturing sli the artillery and toC
ot the eneiHy oa the line
Brigadicr- Gesseras Woods Sroo
On the Fryskiin pike, took up th,
saint, caraarsng the enemy's Iatren
Inentss and in his retreat also captill
t..I.f s.ss