Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-08

miles thicky strewu with patches Of woods deep water
cuts fences bitches and morasses. At the word away
went the bold Dragons at the height q sser SPEED
rattle Of the sabes mingled with that OF the mess kettles
and frying pane that jingle at the sides OF the pack mule
brigade which mady pushed forward by the Tighten
cd dsrkes who strsdded them Charging for their lives,
and yelling like devs Miny and his troopers encountered
the rebels behind hastily erected barrcade OF rails
raising their ssbres ao on, nearer to the rebels
they plunged The enemy could NOT with
stand the thuDderOus OF men and horses that threat
ened to enguf them They broke and ran Just as Mnty
and his troopers urging their horses for the decisive
blow. In instant all was confusion The yes OF tho
horsemen were drowned in the cashDg OF steel and the
groans of the dying.
right and left and cutting down every thing in their path
The rebel horsemen seen to reel and pitch hesdon
to the earth while their frightened seeds rushed poll mel
over their bodies Many of the rebels defended them
selves with almost superhuman strength yet II was Oil IN
vain The charge Of Federal steel was irresst6le Inc
individual instances Of herosm were many. Hardy man
nched 1t was all admit one OF the finest charges OF tne
war Fully one hundred fell under the keen sabres OF
Minty's brigade
In the charge the brigade captured three stands Of
Michigan one Longs brigade being in the rear were not
able to participate generally 10 the charge; but tney
fought when they bad opportunity like Spartans Inc
General who learned of his promotion on MS return was
regret say wounded severely in the leg and arm while
CALAMITY eadiog the brigade COL Mnfy whose sodiery
form conspicuous in the charge urging the men 10 ,o
low him. had his horse shot under him an orderly was sno
by his side and his Inspector Capt Thompson captured
Gen. Fitzpatrick is loud in his praise OF Long and Miny,
and the nameless heroes who fought by them
THE RETURN.
Leaving the rebel dead and wounded on the field, pre-
paraons were made for tn return The third division
second division to the movement Before the lead
ing brigade had moved Pat Ceburnes division OF infantry
advanced and attacked Longs brigade which fought pen-
didy and although forced fall back they did slowly
at ha bird ad me Tn mo
that Gen. Long received OF his two wounds
His men fought with splendid pluck and kept at bay one
of the best divisions of rebel infantry.
The Seventh Pennsylvania and Fourth Michigan were
dsmounted to the retreat OF their gallant comrades
of the second brigade when the Fourth United States got
out of ammunition and were sent back with the tnrd Oh
vision Benefits section of the Chicago Battery was put
10 position with the Seventh Pennsylvania and Fourth
Michigan Ceburne held in check until our led horses
had been moved out upon the road Tbs had been
busy engaged that of burst breaking into
thousand pieces, but fortunately injurng nobody
The night of the Goth consumed in marching through
the rain and darkness. At A. Nd. of the 2st, Cotton
river reached and crossed and the agued men and
animals bvouacked until daybreak when they were moved
forward again, encouutering no enemy At NJ South
river was reached by the advance, and the bridge
had been destroyed and The river flooded by the rains
The entire column compelled to swim the stream
and about fifty horses and mules were drowned
Gen Kpatrcks ambulance lost in the rapid current
of the river and two wagons that had ed ammunition
destroyed the mules required to re mount
the These only losses In crossing after
which the men were more in the saddle. Lithona,
the Georgia railroad left of lines reached that
evening where the first NIGHTS rest obtained and
erday the and horses returned to camp in
resr of our infantry line.
During the first three days and nights officer or man
had hours sleep From the time the command left the
Of left the IL b until it returned to the same
point the night of the 22d -four days the men partook
of but three meals of flee and hard breadnothng
The horses subssted on the country
The results of the raid not complete as we should
wish While nearly thou'and prisoners captured.
and quite number of horses only about sevenyfve Of
the former retained while cutting through the heavy
force of rebel infantry, cavalry and artillery Phe dam
ages the railway be repaired in two three days
train of loaded destroyed below Jonesboro BY
Col Klines command, which sent out on detached
raid further souh. amount of damage done at
Jouesboro to public property. Considering that Kpat
ricks five thousand had probably twelve thousand
surrounding them all must admit that this is brilliant if
not highly successful raid
Our loss in Mntys and Longs brgades and the battery
two hundred and twenty; that of the third brigade
about ninety total three hundred and fourteen The
rebel loss cannot be less than thousand in all.
Gen Fitzpatrick conspicuous in the hottest of the
fight by his cheering the and encouraging
them to deeds Of vaor All the commanders in the third
division behaved we'll did also their regimental and
company officers.