, 1864-07-30
GEN. R0USSEAU'S EXPEDITION,
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF REBEL
PROPERTY,
Tile 1le~u7t-9.OO0 Prisonern-
zoo 0Aorses-SOO OContrsabunds
and 200 Rebels XillrI-
From the NaahVi,1a rirros III. AZ

200 11orses-SOo Contr;abunis
| and 200 Rebels Killed.
| From the Nashville Times. july 26.1
We are indebted to Oscar Reese, a soldie
attached as clerk to the headquarters Of Coj
| Patrick, Of the 5th Iowa cavalry, tor a f1i
and interesting account Of the late expedition
OF Gen. Roueeeau, from the hour it left De
catur, till It arrived at Marietta, on the o5,
inst. Mr.. Reese accompanied tie e5peditio, g
md took ample notes Of every transaction o
importance. i.
TIE EXPEDITION
The expedition was not 40 large as man,
supposed, consisting of 2,G00 men, oil told
and embodied IN the following ORGANIZATIONS
lst brigade. commanded by Col. Patrick 5tI
Iowa cayalEy, MaJor Baird: 18th Tennessee
Mejor stevens, and section Of blttery E,
1st Mich1gan light artillery.
sccopdAf7gade, commanded by Col. Ham.
ilton, 9th Ohio, Col Cooke; and the Sth In.
ofana, and I'd Kentucky.
THE START.
The expedition started from Decatur at
O'Clock On the evening Of july, 18th inst.
and proceeded distance Of ten miles, meet.
ing few bushwhackers on the way, who
occasionally fired from behind trees, ind then
fled after the most chivalric style.
MONDAY, JULY 11ru.
The expedition crossed Sand Mountain and
were cantuned 1rom amnnr 1ha ~. H.1eSacto t.Ss,l
err. The rniiera rnached rii,ona uan ~ oach- e
NIT. abont dusk. when centa;n Ei-,o ~ sun "
Rous6eau's staff, ut the head of forty men Of
the 9Th Indiana cavalry, charged upon q party
Of rebels, captured several, and took fortv
musEets; he likewise burned come cotton
belonging to the rebel Government, and
which had been stored there that it might bo
TUESDAY, JULY ETH.
Col. Harrison led the advance .rd ,r,.
fired upon by Cuerllos hrfnrc he bod ~ m.."aS "ss
the nicsets hat f,rtnnuteiv none u ,t
took ei1ect The rebais Ta1r rnntsd 'ao ood 1a,.s
force nroceeded wfthnnt fnrfhsr anu ous
.rhnro - onoa,nnoa uIs,aaes oI iorty miles,
tnred hnf W. Tera NJ er i1Sern1na mala - %as cap
tcnts ""' ~ "e4s "ot 4nloflaeo VI It's con-
~ tho. ,o,+s Al ,,o.a hou;
and ennhonsn1s " n.Ena 81 nas5hs asahs luz elasSc
rehe, Paymaster os ns,t,~sa 1anG .tte ~ o,a
In fhei sh;nn1as+crs ofpiu,est, . mlan Sloo,ooo
t;on ;ncinarn e"nns eta4a - alosa every oescrip-
''o'' ine'oo1ns sone e'ate money
"EDSEsDA3' JULY 18th.
Broke up camps at i a. NJ, and took the
Ashville road. 4 large amount of rebel
storce, placed at different pnints. hr tha IN
pressment officers, previous 70 sendin:: SCI din to to
the army, were found and burned.
In the evening, u the advance ne1red the
Coosa River bnshWhackers appeared, firinr
on both flank and rear. In the skirmishinE.
Capt. Cure, Of Co. D., 5tl low cavalry, vas
Killed, and Capt ]. G. Wilcox, Of CO, e..
same regiment, was wounded. Our forces
~ 10 Eooss Sou ~ ~. 9aaA oa lns north psnk
h1isa3a. rnm,nani1ad H. roi p,as,, Wv u.st
ed lie riyer - wa 'A'eA' eio7s-
THURSDAY, JuLT 11TH.
Inc expedition started down the river,
one oIlsade On each Side OF the stream. On
cTossed h. 4Gsu, ~, '9as m1les nelo II, me same
defeeted X csaa,. cen 1aeKson "nea' n 1871, ne
commenceS crnsa;na ao4taps, hmt & me "a or1sade
fired nnon fro1o hchtnh ~. -a;t mJte hneolakely
-, tha n-,,.s1ta 1u il ITTshs' olsaes, &c,
Communicate he cenarai rian.o u feosle were
btrcd ecycra1 hun1red rncn ch,af11 dtatn'.t au na
ed caynlr. Onr forces 1e,cha3 1lnIoun, 80 is,,as
and comp]etely shoitered fhemseies! IT, ''4an9 and
and Wouudinr several when ri Pa4tinS @
rnshef1 dnwn INN Giantor won e.d ~. aat.igk
ronted hin win 1;,a I"naoa ieoa ap9 ctomp!c!elg
and "a nrfsonsrS " - naea Anteu aha
killed were Clanton's Adiutant General ami
three other officers; and among the captured
we're one Colonel, one Major, and I've line
o1cefs.
Rousseaa M - tnen TOOK up hfs line OF march
,o"alas 1aladeea, which place he re rched
ase M N 5qe eTemng drying n the rebel pick
ete' ana keeping up sk.rmlsh With them all
n,ght 1,g About seven miles this side OF the
place, an important iron mill WAS destroyed;
Hniie Inc raiders scarcely moved mile,
"l1hoal burning more Or less cotton.
FRIDAY, JULY 15ru.
Entered Ta]Iadeca carly in tha r,o-,,,.
and captured and paroled i41 convairscents5'
also destrnred 1rhen +ba ,,arah .,rneas iee MeIe