Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-27


points, and spent the afsernoon7in destroy.
in the Railroad. ssB.j b-G II
General Custer being IN the advance
learned that the enemy had three twenty
| popnder Parrot Guns at South Auna river.
| of which fact he informed General Sheri
| dan. I" Little Phil.p ct once made out 9.
reg Sisitlon for them, and entrusted the I'LL
! ing of the same to GustaF, who took tht
"a Brigade, Sd Diyisioa, and one Brigade lis,
Diylsiop, moved close to the bridge on the
morning Of the 10th, dismouuteda SQUAD.
ron, sept them across the river about a mile
above the bridge aud then commenced
napoeuYreings q lev. mounted men to at
tract the attention of the rebs, who were
standing by their guns ready to open on the
1ankees. Imagine their surprise when the
Wild 1anks commenced running into
the fort, dismounted, ,Andapparentlycomir
out of hole in the river bank, each one
with q Spencer rifs. The Johnuies axe.
daddled, And oar fellows turaed their Par
rot guns upon them and fred them Of. az Q
Z Here was another bloodles ViGtoFyL3be
rebelss not Hffnge shot, out left several
dead and dfthtee sttps, bestaes their camp
equipage, &c!, lnsO az Possession.
The principal portion of the command
crossed the Nott65Auna River and encstnp.
ed near Mt Carmel Church. On the l6th,
the command marched to Mangohick Gross
roads and eacRmped for the night. !
On the nth the command marched for
Ayelettes House on Matapony River, where
it arrived about O'Clock 3. m. After a
short rest 1t again moved of in the direc.
tiOn Of King William Court HouAs, where
it arrived late 10 the evening and encamped
for the night. ' ll5 : NOD -
p On the 18th we marched at q. m. and
arrived at White House Landing, on the
north east side Of the river at 10 q. M,
where we encamped on Indian Island.-I
Here we met plenty OF supplies of ratious
and forage. both of which were very ao.
ceptahle though during our entire march
both men and horses have had plenty. to
Taking the raid ss a whole it was one Of
the NEST successful of the war. About
one hundred miles of the James River Ca.
nal was destroyed, and the whole rendered
perfectly useless. Two hundred and eight
miles of the railroad track was destroyed, |
and all the railroads leading from Rich.
moud, north of the James river are com
Pletely destroyed, so far ss being of service
to the confederHoy during this war, Ia con. |
cerned. We were not interfered with by |
the enemy anywhere after we. got to Char |
lotteVille, and had nothing to do but de-
stroy3 their lines OF communication apd live
on the fGt of the land. You will 'recollect
that we travOrsed region Of country over
which wild Yankees had never beon before,
aud the people knew nothing sbout bush (
or anything else much, except
'HiggsrS and tobacco" ..y. i - ~
In the whole trip of twenty days in the
enemy's country this Brigade lost houe
killed, and only eight wounded--allalieht.
The only Inconvenience experienced on
the trip was the muddy roads for the drst
week or ten days after leaving Winchester.
The weather was much more pleasant than
could7;have been expected at this season of
the year. ,s. nj. 7. 1-r.
The command is now being supplied
with clothing, &C., preparatory to another
raid-the few who 'lost horses on the trip
were generally supplied with captured ones
and those who were not, will be furnished
here in a day or two. --l- aIW b..
The eOnSaudis in splendid spirits and
anxious to be Fatding again.
If nothing happens you may expect to
hear of Sheridau's raiders being "away
down South in Dixie, /" iuIess than ten days.
Respectfully, &C., ssJ 5
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