The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-18


airy Arriving at sl1ll stream f0ar miles from Lex
ngton, 1t was reported 10 the General that brigade OF
cavalry was forming the edge q the eld charge
Miles again formed line of battle and awaited the coming
of the enemy. Not showing himself the brigade rushed
forward with skirmishers deployed, but passed the
not; still they pushed on throngh swamps fields and
thickesnow in line Of BATTLE and few inmates later
through dense thickes by right Of companies for three
or four miles, without exchanging shot. At last
mounted men were seen moving la the woods beyond
'enemy' did not retreat stin on the 'i brig rIe
ade pushed and Just as the skirmishers were
70 ~ III them sssen billet psd
later they had surrounded the supposed enemy who
proved TO be mounted party Of forage who had como
HALT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS.
Two miles from Lexington the advance halted and
road one mile to the right This at two O'Clock At
Ave the buge sounded the advance and Cans division
occupied by General Barnums brigade OF the Twentieth
corps Carln cncamped in the town for the night The
brigade OF Genera barnum acted as provost guard and
maintained excellent order in the place. and protected it
nom destruction.
MOVING on THE CAPITAL
This morning Morgans and Baird's divisions arrived
In town at early hour, and halted until Barnum had
moved out when Hoberts brigade Of the First DIVISION
was detailed as provost guard
Morgans division, at nine A. NJ, moved out on the
direct Columbia noad in Of the Twentieth corps and
Carln soon after followed
The Fourteenth corps countermarched to Harris, or
Zion Church ferry where Carln crossed tonight with
view Of making flank movement upon the rear Of Co
iumbia and cutting tho railroads in of the city
Meeting II with North Carolina and Virginia.
The other divisions will cross the ferry tomorrow
morning.
SPRING HILL, LEXINGTON DISTRICT, Feb IT, 1895.
BEYOND sABUDA.
Leaving Harris ferry the Saiuda at daylight this
morning, Carn and Morgan arrived this point day
at two p M and encamped having marched about four
teen miles through fearfuy muddy roads, in a clayey
soil that does not quickly dry after rain The soil be-
tween the Edisto and the Sauda is sandy and
the roads seriously affected by rains The moment
crossed the Saluda struck the red clay which has
caused than mule driver to damn South Caro-
lima roads forever
SPRING HILL, LEXINGTON DISTRICT,
THREE MILES SOUTHWEST FREsufy's FERRY,
BROAD RIVER, Feb. 1S, 1858.
Carlin has been lying still at this place all day. await
ing the arrival Of the other two divisions at Feshlys
ferry where the corps crossed to the north side Of tho
river.
Morgan arrived at the ferry last night and during the
night threw his division in pontoon Baird
who had charge Of the corps trains to-day moved up
from the Saada and night will cross his division and
train If the pontoniers get the bridge down In time
sDaNcER's CAVALRY RBCoNNoIssANCE
Colonel spencers brigade, Of Kilpatricks cavahy,
moved out this afternoon 70 within mile Of the bridge
Cheatham's corps now moving his flank in the direc
ton Of the railway bridge. This is Cheatham's only
What his object Is knows but no Is probably
deavorng TO form junction with Beauregard's forces
below.
KMBArLs Minis, LITTLE RrvER,(
FAIRFIELD DIsrRfCr, Feb 20, 1866.
ACROSS BROAD RIVER.
Yesterday morning the rear Of Morgan's and Baird's
divisions crossed Broad river at Freshleys ferry and
were followed at ten A. NJ by Carln who relieved
at Spring HIN by Wards division OF the Twentieth army
corps The Broad river is broad and shallow and very
easily pontooned the not rapid and the ap.
breaches from tho banks are all that could be wished
ADcss's STATION, CozumrA AND SALISBURY SsAnaoAp,l
Feb. q, 1896.
The le wing finished crossing Little river last evening
and TIM morning Williams and Davis corps moved upon
wnnsboro the county scat Of Fairfield disrcs-the
taking the road to the right and the latter the left
Carlin end Geay had the advance Of their respective
About eleven O'Clock Carlins md Geary's advance
guards ran togcsher few yards from town, when Gen
Geary tv order Of General Slocum, assumed command,
BY depu.ation Of citizens, who asked that private
osEsrxa D1srRscr, l. G., Fob Is, Is6o
Yesterday our march was little varied from what II
has been for time. Marching the road parallel
with the railroad at Youngsve halt was made by the
corps wagons and pack mules parked, and general
saul made upon the railroad six miles of which torn
up and burned by Davis CORPS completing its utter do
strucion from Columbia to Blackstock, distance Of
Hating for NE night Blackstock the divisions
eampcd in oee proximity, and at daylight turned 10 tho
the right wing al the crossing Of the catawba river,
which Howard passed yesterday and Williams twentieth
corps) last light and to-day.
ROCKY MOUNT, s c., KrscsBuRY FERRY,
Feb u, 1895.
roSrooS BOATS SWEPT AWAY
We have been lying here on the south side Of tho
ferry for three days On the $50 Morsan's division
sweled the Tiver and the night twelve pontoon
boats were carried away There was pretty state Of
things-Bards and CarlIns divisions the south side
OF the angry river, and the rest Of the army the
other, moving on, and pontoons to gross The
right wing Hovards had Just crossed eight miles below
at Plays ferry and had moved one days march. The
food has somewhat subsidized, and It Is believed We viii
MES BRuADR ATTACKED.
THIS morning. large number ., mounted forsssr
old camp They had not been out long when about five
hundred Of Buffers rebel cavalry brigade left this
side Of the river swooped down upon them capturing
some and stampeding the rest
HANGING ROCK, LANCASTER Drsrmor, 8. c.,
March l, 1885 !
Yesterday morning the rain somewhat subsided and
shortly after one o'clo1k in tho morning Baird CON-
menced crossing the Cs,awba. BY daylight hts division
was on the north sidA The entire dag was spent in
crossing the trains until two p NJ, when Carn's div
SION took the pontoous
THE REBELS ATTACK rm REAR GUARD.
The train and troops moved all safely sundown
and the pontoons removed under Of details
from Buels brigade While the boats were being lifted
about hundred rebel cavalry attacked the Sixty
ninth Ohio who out administers, and who held
them In check until the work accomplished when
few shells we're thrown into the enemy from battery
G, First Illinois artillery posted the northern bank,
and the enemy disappeared The pontoonsts worked all
night getting their loaded wagons up the bank and by
daylight all ready for forward movement To-day
the column moved at daylight Morgan In advance, Baird,
Carter and Carn In the rear The first eight miles OF
road q continuous corduroy, built by Morgan and
the Twentieth corps which bad preceded him After this
struck the sandy soil and the trains moved along
without difficulty About 1fteen miles were made by
the divisions
HICKORY HEAD,
LANCASTER DrsrsIcr, March 2, 1896.
CROSSING OF HANGING ROCK CREEK
The troops moved nj the usual hour this morning hut