The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19
STONEMAN,.
SALISBURY, N. c., CAPTURED.
Nineteen Cannon and Moro than ,
Thousand Prisoners Taken.
Immense Quantities of MUM
lions and Supplies Secured.

seven S0OuSanO 0a.eS OF OOCCO0
Among the Spoiis,
&C., &C., &c.
The Official Desp atches.
sECRETABY STANTON TO GENERAL DIX.
WAR DEPARTMENT, /
WASHINGTON, April 49, 1865
Major General DIX New York.
The following dispatches containing details of the
pediton under command Of Major General Stoneman,
have forwarded to the deparn by Major General
Thomas
HEADQUARTERS NASHVILLE, April 49, 80 p NJ
Major General H. W. HALLEoK, Chief OF Staff
forward the following report from Major General
soneman just received for the information Of the Sec
rotary Of War and the Lieutenant General, and take
pleasure in specially inviting their attention to the i'm
porance of the work performed by General Stoneman
who in spirit fully executed the orders given him be-
fore starting on the expedition
The officers specially mentioned by nsral Stoneman
Major Keogh Captains Morrow, Allen and Chamberlain
have heretofore many occasions distinguished them
selves by galantry aud good conduct ia battle,
GENERAL sroNEaANs DESPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS EAST TENNESSEE, THE FIELD
CAMP AT Statewide N. c., April ID
VIA JoNEsBoRo, Ala, April lS-7 AM }
To Major General THOMAS, Commanding Department of
Inc CumDeTltiu'-
have the honor to report the following the result
Of our operations since my last despatch from Boone
In c. From Boone 1t became necessary to the
Blue Ridge into the Yadkin river bottom in order
TO obtain supplies for and horses There
we detained three days by freshets. From
thence struck for Chrisansburg On the route de
tached Col. Miller, with portion Of his brigade, to
3wytheville, and Major Wagner, with portion Of the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania, Pa.ners brigade, to Big Lick
These three points struck almost simultaneously
Col Palmer attacked and after some lighting captured
!wythevie destroyed the depot of supplies at that point
and also Mars Meadow Major Wagner, after striking
the railroad at Big Lick pushed on towards LyEchburg
destroying his way the important bridges over the
Big and Little Otter and got to within four miles OF
ynchburg with the main body, and eectuay destroyed
the road between Now river and Big Lick and then
struck for Greensboro the North Carolina RardAd
Arrived Salem, N c., detailed Palmer's brigade
Ito destroy the bridges between Danve and Greensboro,
and between Greensboro Yadkn river and the large
depos of supplies along the road This duty per
formed with considerable hghtng the capture Of four
hundred prisoners and to my entire satisfaction With
1.-THE other two brigades Browns and Mler's, and the
ARTILLERY under the command of Lieutenant Reagon, we
pushed for Salisbury, where we found about
three thousand troops under the command Of Major
General W. N. Gardiner and fourteen pieces of artillery
under command Of Colonel Qate Lieutenant GENERALLY
|Pemberton tho whole formed behind Grants creek,
about two miles and half from Salisbury As as
la proper disposition could be made ordered general
charge along the entire line and the result the cap
ure of the whole fourteen pieces Of artillery thou
three hundred and sixty -four prisoners including
4 fifty three officers.
All the artillery and one thousand one hundred and
sixtyfou prisoners with The remainder Of
A.
the town. but scattered and escaped into the woods.
We remained Salisbury two days, during which time
we destroyed fifteen miles Of railroad track and the
bridges towards Charlotte and then moved to this point
From hero shall to the souS side Of the Cataw
ba river and be In position to operate towards Char
otte and Columbia or upon tho flank of army moving
south.
The following Ia Q partial list Of the public
property captured north of Salisbury and destroyed
Thy us:-Four large cotton factories and seven
thousand bales Of cotton; four large magazines,
containing ten thousand stand Of small and
Itrements; one million rounds Of small ammunition
one thousand rounds of hxed artillery ammunition and
seven thousand pounds Of powder thirty thousand
bushels Of corn ATTY thousand bushcs Of wheat one
and sixty thousand pounds Of cured bacon
hundred Thousand suits Of gray uniforms and clothing
two hundred and Atty thousand army Blankets twenty
thousand pounds Of harness leather ten thousand pounds
Of sAltpstre; also a very large amount Of sugar, salt
rice and other and medical supplies valued by the
rebel medical directors at hundred thousand dollar
in gold In addition 10 the srsenals at Salisbury, the
military Workshop was being fitted up and nlled will
which Was destroyed.
The depots along the route traversed by varou,
parties have furnished with abundance The number
OF horses and mules captured and taken along tho road
have no Of estimating. can say, however tina
We are much better mounted than when we left Knox
Vile. We have q surplus OF lead anir.als, and SUI
ncent besides to haul on all Of our captures. mount
portion OF the prisoners aud about thousand contra
bands; and this after crossing Stone Mountains ono
and the Blue Ridge three times, and march made b!
headquarters since the Goth Of last month o
Owe hundred miles, and much more by por
tons Of the command. The npidity Of on
movements almost every instance caused our advanc
guard 70 herald approach and make the surprise
plcte General Gilem the immediate commander Of tn
division who lie entitled 70 full share Of whatever
due will make the detailed report Of the expedition.
The only casualties In my staff was Captain Morrow
Assistant Adjutant General who while calamity assist
ing Major Keogh my aid de camp leading the Eleventh
Kentucky cavalry, in the eight at Salisbury, hi
v twentieth birthday severely but not dsngerous
wounded In the left knee These two young officers .
was also Major Bascom, Assistant Adjutsnt General m
chief OF staff; Captain Chamberlain, my chief quarter
master and Captain Alien, Assistant Autant General
wish 10 bring your special attention. and through yo
4 TO the Genera-n- Chief
GEO SLOVENIAN Major General
G. Il. THOMAS, Major General
The Prcss Despatch.
q LKsoIE, Tenn, April 10, 1865
The expedition under BsJor General Stoneman which
len Knoxville Tenn on the 10th OF March, struck tn
East Tennessee road on the 14th inst, at wyihevill'
- Christiansburg and Salem Va Between these place
thirty three bridges were burned and twenty-five mile