The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-26

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srstf l..s gfgn q eur recent raid one hanS-
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vas Goo essd v ,le "a p.sis,ea. Cavalry
Cugs. lsss 3td by Brig Gen. wilson.
aad W, accompanied Is Hfs -6en. kausr
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81 cavalry VIC alse hAl sintssn pieces Of
auiiieTy. ivay baggage Wagons saa hf'een
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sinh ars days raiions, "a tbs
III day 4 jane s 2o'olaek. AN We
marched slowly 10 the lsf, II 10th armies
Aad 4 The lef u Petersburg Ati2o'elock
NJ We syised ), Reams' statiot gu the
Pttasba-g aB9 welion r. r.. which vas
occupied y The JOHANNES While part q
the command fought them s'ie remainder
burnt the Station. We hen moved on, the
FRS, Vermont acting rear guard for the d.
vision. We had net gone far before the refs
oh Arged cur rear Go. 5 6 and L. We hand
somely rtpulsgd them aud Immediately
joined cur advancing column The rehels
harfassel our rear all day aud until ~
O'Clock at night, when darkness prevented
them advancing further We still pursued
sur way, burning tive large steam mills. TIVE
trains Of cars aud two engines. We then
halted for tive hours to feed our horses and
rest little. Al O'clock on the morning Of
the ga. we again found ourselves on the
read at o'clock P Nj We arrived ut Nat
away on The Richmond S. Danyille II. r
aud there found the rebel Gen. Fitz Hugh
Lee with his cavalry. The Isl VI. was or
dercd to dismouni and fight them ron foot,
which we did, and went in as Vermoniers
generally DO, We charged the rebels, fore
cd Ia en- back from the railroad aud drove
The cannQniers from their guns, but as their
reserve was rather TOO strong lor US, We were
obliged 10 fall back under cover Of the II. Il.
which was not effected without considerable
loss. there we succeeded 10 holding the
rebels until Gen kautz burned the bridge
and station below. 1t Hall, of Co, L. was
killed. and also Sergt Jenny, Of Co, B We
had Is wounded AT dark the firing ceas-
ed except occasional shots which were fired
by our pekets. At : O'Clock on the morn
ing Of the oath We again moved down the
railroad, destroying il as We went, an also
burning an immense amount Of cotton and
tobacco which was neatly packed away in
store houses near the road We destroy
ed tbs station at Mehean and encamped for
the night al small place called Keysyille
We unsaddled our horses and had good
nights sleep--at the rate Of 40 knots an
hour Onthe morning Of the 25:hat 8 o'clock
we again proceeded on our way and coutin-
ued our work Of destruction along the rail-
road. We burned every stick Of Wood work
and rendered the iron perfectly useless for
railroad purposes. At that time &c had
about one thousand contiabauds who had
left their masters, and were on their way, as
they termed il, 'to Ian Of freedoms" We Of
ten asked them where they were going, their
answer would be, "Done goine long wid you
all. +" AT 4,o'cloek NC arrived at Roanoke
Station, on the Roanoke river, Smilts from
the North Carolina line. The bridge that
VS. anticipated burning was strongly guard
ed by force Of Johnncs wins were well for
tife on tie opposite banked The river. Part
Of the command fought them there while The
remainder were warmly engaged With fitz
Hugh Lees cavalry in the rear. as it was
/ impossible for US to burn the bridge, each
man tied bis horse 10 his arm, laid down in
/ front Of him, nd slept three hours, until 2
/ O'Clock ON the morning Of the 1Gth. when We
/ took left turn 10 order to retrace our steps
/ homeward by fink movement. We-wese
f very expeditions as we feared they might
+ fall upon our rear We hailed at a.small
4 village called Christianyille, AMI every man
procured days ration of corn for his horse
aud moved en- The weather was exceeding
/ ly warm and We we're entirely enyeloped in
+ IN dust. The thermometer indicated I26
/ deg. below zero, 10 the sun, and many Of the
/ boys were being sun struck every day We
camped at night at Stafford Bridge, fed our
horses we'll, and had good night'sres
which was highly acceptable to all The
darkies still kept with US, they numbering
about fifteen hundred, Of all ages, from one
month to seventy-tye years. | was pleased
to hear one old grey headed wench express
herself She said ''she was poor oil slave,
and she was bonn TO breaye her lbs bref in
/ the Ian Of freedom" Al O'Clock, A NJ,
/ the 9th, We crossed SafIord's bridge and
moved on very quietly, there Icing nothing
IN our front Or rear. Our aPpetites we're
getting quite keen aud We we're obliged to
/ forage through the country. VIC succeeded
in getting plenty Of ham, -four and meal and
mules 10 carry il, so you see We were well
prepared to cheek starvation If they would
only give us time to cook. We eamPed at
night in q place unknown, On had ought TO
1 be. a. Il VAS wilderness. At ? O'Clock A.
! NJ, the 2Sth, We again prepared to move,
anI vent On our way We suffered greatly
( frta The iatense heat and the dust, but
thinking We might some day get inside our
lines aud rest We kept up gcod courage,
( though still thinking. there might be trouble
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