New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-05
GEN. WILSON'S BALD.
Further Details-Thc Distances Travelled
cotton Cnptured-Great Destruction
of Nuiiways.
From The savannah Herald, April 90.

FroIu The Savannah Herald, April ~
We gave in our Extra, yesterday afternoon,
synopsis of the exploits recently performed by VII
sons cavalry which resulted in the capture of Macon
In our morning edition of today that account repub-
shei ON our first page The following Is memoran-
dum of the dist0 nces travelled in this expeditions
TABLE or DISTANCES TRAVELLED.
First day. March - SO miles-deparure from Chick
asaw. "a day. March %, % miles. ID day March "a
2 miles 4th DAY, March % 20 miles 9Th day March
90 ~ miles. 9th day, March %, 20 miles. Th day
March - - miles. 9Th day. March %. none 9th day,
March 10 - miles. 10th day, March 81. - miles llh
day April !. 20 miles. 18th day April ? 10 niles
capture of Selma. 10th day April 10. 10 miles. 2lsi
dav April H. ls miles 22d day. April - - miles
capture of Montgomery. 9th day. April H. "a miles
smiles~capinre Of Columbus 2sth day April Is, .
niles 29th day April 10, "a miles. jOth day Apr
\ 20 4j milcs-Macon surrendered
This makes n total number of 4sl miles marched in
TO days, averaging over ~ miles per day during Ia
tine.
/ WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE EXPEDITION.
The following Il A BRIEF memorandum Of the exped
ton, brushed for The Hsrald:
AT Ebenezer Church, Pantersyille, Ala, after
short engagement with Forests cayary 300 prison
crs were CAPTURED and three guns. Forests forces
were driven TO the west Of the Cahawba River. aud
separated. A colnmn was sen. TO Tuscaloosa which
captured and destroyed much Government property.
bon the ID of April Selma. al miles nom the base
was captured with 400 prisoners - guns in position
and Is guns in arsenal. We destroyed three rolling
mills. with 6sipres very large naval foundery.
arsenal Ohio second in importance T. Vie Confederacy)
powder works magazines. and laI aumber Of cars.
We were delayed at Selma eight days.
1.-THE Alabama River was brdged. $50 feet; the
operaon occupying se days from the Eth TO the 10th
1--WE then marched on Montgomery. fifty miles dis
tant destroying all the bridges the Alabama and
Tennessee rivers. The railroad TO Columbiara wa
destroyed The enemy destroyed % 900 bales OF cotton
montgomery was surrounded without assault. Fiy,
guns fell into our hands We destroyed two rolling
mills aud founderies, two magazines, one locomotive
sixtythree five steamboats, Captured on the river
near Wetumkn). and nitre works Inc Rebels burned
% 600 bales Of cotton before evacuntng.
j I'VE then marched on Columbus Ca, e5 miles dis
tant The city was taken by assault by Gen. Upton
after dark on the 10TH
] Twelve hundred prisoners were captured 50 guns
large cotton factories 100 600 bales OF cotton, and i'm
mepse quantities of ordnance quartermaster's anC
commissary stores, large arsenal, pistol factory
sword factory accoutrt ment factory, naval found
cry rolling mill and foundery. an arsenal foundery
locomotives over 100 cars depos. machine shops, &c
were captured and destroyed. A gunboat mounting
six finch riied guns now called the Jackson but INT
name Of which has been recently changed wascapturet
here.
la Oranges Brigade made detour to West Point
attacked the works and carried them by storm captur
ing the garrison $50 In number and iour guns ant
killing the Rebel Gen. Tyler in command. fiiieei
locomotives were destroyed; 40 cars two bridges
and two large factories In the vicinity we destroyed
tlarge quantities Of quartermasters ana commlssary
stores at Griffin and the railroad bridges on mo Sens
and Montgomery Railroad. We captured along the
road five guns. 80
Macon surrendered without opposition. IL has moi
been necessary as yet. to destroy any property We
captdred Gems Howell Cobb, Gustayus W. Smith Qor
merry Street Inspector OF Newt OK cty Robertson
"The total captures are 132 guns in position In field
and BY assault ard 200 guns IN arsenas and in store
with Immense amounts OF ordnance, quartermasters
and c0mmissary storesj and cotton, machinery rail-
GEN. WILSON'S STAFF
The following Is list OF Breyet Major Gen. Wilson's