Washington telegraph., 1865-04-22
TLETTER.l

Dear Mamma: Our army is ruined, l
fear. We are safe as yet Shryon left
US sick. Taylor is well; saw him yes
terday. We are in line of battle this
morning. Gen. Robert Lee is In the field
near us. My trust is still in the justice
of our cause and in God. Gen Heth is
killed. 1 saw Murray a few moments
since. Bernard Terry, it is said, was
taken prisoner; but he may get cut. l
send this by negro. My love to all.
Your devoted son,
w. B. TAYLOR, Colonel.
n Y. April Oh.
The Posts WASHINGTON special says ::
President Lincoln on Tuesday gave a
public reception in JEFF. Davis parlor.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: A letter received by the Santa
ry Commiss on from Wilmington says
5000 more paroled Union prisoners ar
rived there, and Sanitary supplies in
abundance Were at hand
A gentleman just from Richmond states
the best informed persons there believe
Davis fed to Georgia, and will attempt
to re-establish his government at Angus
ia, which possesses strong natural deten-
ces, and has been deliberately fortified
The Shreveport South Western has a
dispatch from Gen. Grant dated the Sth,
at noun, saying that Gen Lee had turned
his course from towards Danvile, and
was making in the direction of Lynch
burg This is the day in which the al
III a
commenced.
Letters received this morning fr ON
| Shreveport, say that the same CORES
pondence given in our Bulletin uf Thurs
| day, had reached that place from Nor
ganEa, and was generally credited
The Little Rock Democrat Of the 14th
says, Gen, Lee surrendered three Lieut.
Generals, seventeen Major Generals, and
sixty-two Brigadiers, Not single III
telligent citizen remained in the capitol
when the Federals enter the city
Gold at n. on the 7th went W
from 14O to 154.
Little Iuscumbia River,
near Pollard, Ala,
March &c, ria Cairo, April 6
The command operating from Pensa
cola, under Maj.-General Steele, left thai
point on the afternoon of Sunday, March
20, upon the road leading toward Pol
lard, Alabama. For four or five days
they encountered much opposition from
the enemy, until they had reached Pine
Barren creek, where thry came upon the
pickets of the 9th Alabama cavalry. and
from which point the cavalry command
under Brig. Gen. Lucas took the front
The enemy was occasionally heard of
and few captures were made ewt5,e6 f5e6P VIA VIA.
feaehed on the morning of the 26th
Here the enemy made a determined
stand, numbering about 600 to 500
Most of the cavalry of the enemy wa,
dismounted on the northern slope of a
small stream, just beyond Mitchel's
creek, and thrown out as skirmishers in
front Of the remainder of the brigade
As the brigade of Gen. Lucas advanced
the enemy received them with a vollev,
which was repeated before they could be
approached by our advance, owing to the
nature of the ground and the condition
of the roads Gen, Lucas ordered the
lst Louisiana cavalry to advance, end
ten companies of the Cd New York cav
airy to take care of the fanks, and the
remainder of the command to stain and
follow up the 1st louisiana cavalry.
The enemy broke aid run in the most
wild confusion, those immediately in
front crowded down and made haste to
surrender in the most abjectterms. Those
who reached their horses or were mount