New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-19
WHOLESALE CAPTURES
~ Guns and 1876 Prisoners Taken
OFFICIAL COUNT -.

W6R DEPARTMENT.

bile the 18th inst, by lie troops under COMMAND
Major Gen. Candy No particulars Of the capture
&c yet been received
he following dispatches containing details Of t.,
ieGiton under command OF Moior.Gen. Stonemai
'e been forwarded 10 tie Department Of MojoI Con
Omss:
HDcRs., NAsUvlLLE. AIrl ls-l:9Op m.
HqoY. Gen. II. W. HGuEcE, Clilfcf Sicg. forward
following report from MsjorGen. stoncman Just
,eiyed for the information OF The Secretary OF War
the Lieutenant-G oDeral and tale pleasure in spe
y inviting their attention to the importance of tic
~ TX performed by Gen. Stoneman. who in spirit luls
5eutei Tie orders given lin before starting The
petition.
The officers specially mentioned by Gen. Stonoman,
v sor Keogh Capts. Morrow, Allen and Chamberlain,
hive heretofore Oh many occasions distinguished them
lives by ganantry and good conduct in battle.
EOQEs East TFNNEssEE IN TIE FIELn CAMP At
SLAJfRvlLLr, y. c., Aprll n via JoSEsE'RO
Tuesday, April ls-7 a. m.
3o M'or-Gea. THONAs CoamGsdiag Depn1aeH :
ia Cumberland have the honor report the follow
icg as the refalt Of our operations since ny last ds
yecb from Boone, Y. g.
From Boone II became necessary TO cross the Elue
Sdgc into tic YGdkn River bottom IN order to oht j.
supplies sor nen and horses. There were dctaised
Three days by iTeshet. From thence we struck for
thristiansbnJg.
On the route detached Col. Miller with portion Of
lis brigade TO WytlegiIe, and Major Wagner with q
portion Of tie 18th Pennsylvania Pameis Brigade to
Rig Lick Tie three points were struck almost stimuli.
taneousy.
Col. Palmer attacked, and after some fghtirS. cep-
ilTed WytheJile DESTROYED the depot Of supplies at
that POINT ard also at Mair's Meadow. Major Wae-
nsr after striking the railroad at Big Lick pushed
l.. "a,
yOrtant bridges over The Big and Little Otter,
and got 10 Nthin four niles Of Lynchburg
With the main body efectualy destroyed
:te road between Now River and Big Lick, and then
Strrck for GreensbrOueh, or the North Carolina Raj
Road Arrived near Salem. ~ c., detailed Palmer
tIgede to destroy the bridges between Danyile and
GTeenstorOugb and between GreeDsboroagh and y d-
AN RIVER and the large depots Of supplies along the
road
ib. sary was performed with considerable fighting
tic capture Of 400 prisoners aud 10 my entire sa fac
zion. With the other two bigsde', Browns and Mil
ts,s, and tie artillery ,nicer tie command OF Lieut..
Reagan, we pushed lor Salisbury, where we fonn'
sbout 600 troops under TIE command OF NsjorGen
Nm. cordiner, and i pieces Of artillery under com
uand Of COL Date Lieut.. Gem Pemberton
The whole formed behind Grants Creek, about i've
ujles and a half from Salisbury. AS soon as piopA
;spostioI could be made, ordered general emerge
ony the entire line ard the result was the capture y
e whole fourteen pieces u artillery 1904 prisoners
Including 50 officers
All the artillery end l64 prroDers 1e now VIII Us.
he remainder Of the force was chased through enc
syeral miles beyond the town. bat scattered To
ESCAPED into the woods.
We remained at Salisbury two days, dining who
limo we destroyed - niles Of railroad tack ahG in'
bridges TOW ard Charlotte and then moved TO this point
From he1c we shah move 70 tie south SIDE q "
catswbs River and be in position TO operate .11 r'
La,lot,e end Columbia or upon the flank Of an aTn'
moving south.
The following is partial list ofthe public properly
captured north Of Salisbury and destroyed by &c
-Four large. cotton faciories aud 1900 bales e.
.otsn; four large magazines containing iG"
stand Of small arms and eccouremenif
100000 rounds OF small MN ammnnlNo
100 younds Of fixed artillery ammunition ana T."
rounds Of powder. 5000 bushels OF eorn' 800
-ushee Of wheat, 10000 pounds OF cured bacon
5000 suits OF gray uniforms and clothing 5000
NV Blankets 200oO pounds Of harness leather
'pOO pounds Of sstpetcr; also '@.
reo auount Of sugar salt. rice and other sores on'
edeal supplies valued by the Retel medical director
tslOoOOO in gold In addition TO the arsenals o
he'd with machinery sent from Raleigh and Richmond
n Of which was destroyed.
The depots along the route rvcrsed by our Ia Ho''
,srties haze furnished us with abundance. The nun
Ger Of horses ard mules captured and taken eione ~
road have DO means ol estimating. L can say, ho"
Ger that We are much better msnted than wien ."
, IT Knoxville.
We haven surplus Of lead animals and snfiicen be
y ,des 10 bsul Of all our OF captures. mount POI
,.op OF the prisoners and about thousand con'f'
ispds and this after crossing Stone Mountains ono
nd the Blue Ridge three times and march made .
.sdouarters since the Goth OF last month OF $50 mile
Q adj much more by portions Of the command. q, ,
The rapidly OF movements in al.ncst every IA
~sspce caused our advanced guard 10 herald our ~
,roecb and make the surprise complete. Gen. ella
Che immediate commander Of the division, who
entitled toa fun share Of whatever is due VIII max
.,he detailed report Of the expedition. .'-'-----''
I The only casualties in my stsf was Capt. Morrow
A. c.. who, while assisting Major Keosh' ny a. i
Is. le.ling the 18th Kentucky Cavalry IN the hglt'
1Saisburv was on his 2Oth birdsy, was se'eieybu ~
sssncerouelx. wounded IL the Ief, knee
Jiese two yourc officers, wss eiso mayor bSse"i
A. c., ny Chief Of STAFF Capt ChamDer I"
shief QaArterlnasts- aud Capt. Alsen', q. A ~
xirh 10 bring to your especial attention an" tnio't
you 10 lie GsBeIa.ln.Ci.ef
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