The New York herald., 1865-01-01

1O-Nine regiments u infantry, battalion Of cavalry
and two batteries under General Seymonr ambus-
sand men, at O;ss,ee FLORIDA ihs nstio0s forces after
gAllan. resistance, we're obliged 10 fallsback Tho
naoaa loss IN shs expedition was two hundred and two
killed, eleven hundred end forty wounded aud four
hundred and eehty.scven missiug.
x1-A strong csumn u infantry and cavalry, under
generals Palmer Johnecn Baird Davis and Carln, moved
Cnaltanooga on Reconnaissance tow ards Tunnel
cavalry sefachmsnt stationed on the v,rgnia road
nvo miles east OF Cumberland Gap were surprised by
large rebel force and the larger portion obliged TO snl
Lieutenant succeeding in cutting way through
tins sDsmy's rrss
a3--I6e reco,noisssuce srsinst Tunnel Hin engaged
in several skirn isbes and pushed forwsd untl within
eizht miles Of the enemy, works.
my's position turned. his troops driven BACK and
the crest Of The hill occun'ed ny The national forces
ens assss ss'y S%s under S c.1. SU.
having been defeated by the enemy, under Forrest 70.
Major General W. 7 shsrm.n's expedition reached Can.
s7-Ihs national forces in possession Of Tunnel HIN,
Georgia, Withdrew 10 Rp1gold, Georgia.
MARCH.
- forcs nDder General fitzpatrick and Colonel Under
aonk lefi Yorktown EXPEDITION to King aud Que ~
Court House Near Carlton store ths troogs
two regiments a. Virginia eaynry and body of citizens
The on my routed and from the town. After
destroying largo amount % property the expedition
returned.
Pan ou,pcr, ~ national troors suro,x Virginia.
wac attacked ~ four regiments ~ infantry, sqsadron
Df csvalTy nDd two batteries os artillery and driven to
Bsner'a hill ooluDa OF nstIons troops arrived 10 the
support. AND the enemy IN rom ~ss attacked. driven
osck and pnrrl-s. The ratofsi loss was about two
hundred.
I0--surok, Virgins, cap,arsa with snrli
body oi ten thousand roops, under Genegus a. J.
Smith and I1omss hiiby smftb, lot yossbarg
hutspots. destired for Tie mouth of red aver, ~
ehrh intA fofcs uuder oeacral tanks MAS being zen.
dew nsed ~ VIC. o. sosnp~gn 10 the He'd liver re-
sngRgiS's wrRiniAs rlss uIip
The reriod above hastily reviewed presents but ore
greet movement, ~ which great results were effected
!. a. army .nasr .ene's' ,rsr hasiag corsumma'ee
iaion, ssoiga, end uhligng Lcrgsfea 20 raise tha
siege q Knoxville, and beat ha.iy rerea, into south
Wesisrn Nrgnis General sherman repaired 10 Memphis
scd vicksbnrg with Instructions organize ard equip
an espsdrionsry army Tor a sbort csmpsgn through
Al vsmph. portion Of the sixteenth corps was fitted
out aud despatched 70 vicksburg transports. AZ tho
same time lsrfe force o. cavalry organized spder
General W. ssoey smith, 10 Overland towards Me-
ridsn. mississippi Having completed his lanors mere,
Geusf sherman Tor Vcksburs aud perfected the or
Gu february the iroops crossed the Rig gack river,
the fsvenieenh cofs NeJor General James y. NcPher
son commanding, precedeJ by brigade Of cavalry
crossing st the railroad bridge and the dctachnen, u
tnc sixteenth corps, MAJOR General 3. A. islbst com.
or bag allowed and the trains were re1aced to
the absolutely necessary number o. transport
twenty days' ratons ard sucient qusntiy ~ .mrnu.
pton Tho troops moved on Two parallel roads.
On February s, after continuous skrmishing
capital Of Mississippi. February they crossed Pearl
rive, he Seventeenth corps IN advance February 8
the enemy was routed 81 lite creek ON the 9th
Seven eeDth corps reached Morton and hated atsi
tne sixteenth coris 20 take the sdvspce on tne aih
the army cncsnrcd al Decatur, Mss On tie 18Th ths
army rsched FIX Chunky creek Leaving the trains nj
bsred the day pushed sbead and Msrd az
Miss, theSamc night I'm tho 18th the railroads con.
vsrging here FOR distance of twenty miles ~ ali erec
lions, as well ~ dcpots storehouses and hospitals we're
destroyed by Gre. On February 10 the town vas syscu
ated lhe next day the column re oined tbs Train nnd
tne whole force returned towards yicksbusg,
moving on another route In tho direction. ~
.hnton, hms On the night Of February III
zoe Two sorps cncamped In the vicinity of
tne twn. 0ensfh sherman here left the army the
next day with instructions 10 dsvsetas ths c.untry In
tne beginning Of March The entire force was with.
drawn and she army again comfortably cns ned IN she
neg ghD0rhood OF vicksburR. 7" ''0
Tho objects OF The expedition were evtssr,tv A. a.
mte bet oi country extending east from vckpburg m
ofoer 70 render destitute " supplies The cnrsr
troops that had conthusy lowered tho y,clnltv or tha
ciy ever sluce s capiiuiaon, thus admitting of reduc
ton " ine force sarrsoning Vicksb1rg and Al
least neen Thousand veteran troops into active sorv GO
4 h,ge additional body Of troops for ihs Goors,s
ssa Hsd Fvw eanpalsAs va ~ n ~ sGssM "