The New York herald., 1865-01-05
ono hundred Miles Of Railroad Torn
Up, Fifteen Locomotives and Two
Hundred Cars Burned and One
Vhsusand Prisoners ard
twenty Pieces 0fAr- @
tillery Captured.
Drkt6l, Abingdon and Wythe-
vile Burned. ~
- Lead Mines and 1ait VUoyAs,
with Fifty xoundries and Fur
inaoes and Ten millions
o. Property Destroyed.
Great Cavalry Battle at
Marion.

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Oseckinridge Driven Into North
Carolina,
Sc, Sc, ssc.
Our Cincinnati Correspondence.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 81, 1854.
ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE EXPEDITION.
gathered the following facts concerning the expedi
usa from officers who accompanied the great
Vhuinia:- 20
Hoods appearance before Nashville and operations In
Ssonessee indicated that his intention swing
DDund before Knoxville, rebuild the Virginia Railroad
Dom Greenville TO Strawberry Plains, and thus open
ssnmanication direct with Richmond and secure his
supplies
10 prevent this General Grant directed that raid
0euld be made into Virginia and eectually destroy the
Virginia road. The expedition entrusted Major
oasss George soneman who called upon Generals Bur
ossdge and Giem for troops General Gillem remouned
- command and General Burbdge gathered his cavalry
scattered Kentucky, and in less than Eve days
0euntsd and equipped four thousand The forces
Ssadssvoused at Bean station General Burbdge arriving
= that place with his forces Friday, December q
having made forced marches from Lexington.
The expedition detained at Bean station in organ
sg the forces obtaining supplies munitions, &C., until
uoavDm % = 70 sfsctuay deceive Vaughn, who was
Aving q 0rsenvtIls with sixteen hundred men On the
tight Of December Burbdge advanced rapidly in the
6setion Of Rogevs far Mooresburg and then fell
o1sk 70 Bean station giving out that he about
sseaEn 70 Kentucky with the stock he had gathered
vanghn believed the report, and oontened himself with
Snnding Duke 70 watch Burbridgss movsments On the
nth General stoneman, with General Gilem and his
tgade sixteen hundred strong arrived at Bean station
I'D early the morning Of the 18th the troops broke
camp and the march began General Gilen leading the
aAvance and General Burbridge following with three
Srisadss, commanded respectively by coonels Brown,
Dssklsy and Wade, the whole force amounting TO ATTY
I've hundred men.
TIE yIoRr KINGSTON
Marching all night, Stoneman came upon Dukes br-
3D. under Colonel Morgan, at Kingsport about day.
oght on Friday December 13 where II was drawn up 10
oppose the crossing Of the north branch Of the Hoston
svsr Skirmishing at began, General Gillem, with
NE Eighth Tsnnessec engaging the enemys attention in
Don't while Gsnera stonsman sent two regiments-the
thiEtisth Kentucky mounted infantry and Thirteenth
xsnnssseetwo miles up the river cross at opossum
esd and nank the enemy, which successfully DONE
Morgan, being deceived the force In his 'front.' and
having neglected 70 guafd the upper ford, was com.
paetsly surprised not being Of the approach OF
ne Union forces his flank until they charged him
With yell routing his men In confusion, killing
end wounding fifteen and capturing eightynve
Ssisonsn among whom Morgan himself The rebels
in the direction of Bristol closely pursued BY
General Burgidge who marched until nightall swhen he
halted built large res II he amp for the
eight but suddenly breaking camp he moved rapidly
sto and At three o'clock In the morning the Eleventh
kentucky cavalry charged into the place with drawn
bres surprising the garrison capturing three hundred
prisoners and train OF that was just starting 70
kishmond with the malls as il was known that
Ne Yankees wereiin town oil excitement and con-
Sssion men rushing into the streets, women crying
n nj lUbt rio has
- regiment after regiment OF blue jackets poured
nto the town and ned all the streets The remnant Of
Dukes brigade, which encamped Just out Of tho
sswn, got together ard Joined the home guards who
were put under arms before either party could form
eur troopers were among them with their sabres and
after some small show Of resistance and few struggling
shots, Dukes men broke and the homo guards threw
Gown THAR arms and fed Into the houses The telegraph
sce and both the operators were captured before time
saough elapsed 10 telegraph the Of the attack 70
Chapman, Of New York, who accompanied % General Bur
erdge as telegraph operator tried the wire and
Ound u all right, and communication open with
Prom telegrsms on file In tho Office Il
-ssoertained that Vaughn had not learned Of
e movements Of our forces uatl they reached Rogers
bristol and then At 4oiooer twelve niles from
NE piece General Burbridge marched Immediately for
Eollccier and occupied strong position the road
leading there, abont miles from Bristol when day
broke Vaughn was amazed 10 and himself cut on and
confronted by force larger his own dense fog
during the morning which hang close to the earth pre-
vented General Burbriege from attacking Vaughn, who
pushed rapidly for Abingdon, hopsag to reach that |
place before Burbridge and get between him and
3ee salt worka But the great salter discovered
vAughns flight at noon, and posted of on a
kerallel road, reaching the crossroads two miles
rom Abingdon az ten o'clock nj night and two /
nours before Vaughn, who finding himself headed again
1rned Oh the North Carolina struck out for
nyhevlle General Stoneman came up at daylight the |
~. morning with General Glefn, and sent him. with
as grgads 70 pursue Vaughn and Il possible head him
rilE ATTACK GLADE SPRINGS
a. .ne anne time General Burbrdge was orfered 10 |
seno 'nree hundred light cavalry with picked horses 10
=. l,s vs,ns , railroad at Glade Springs nine miles
aan ~ ha, % mus prevent any rcinforcements IRON
Reing sent 70 Una, place from above Major Harrison,
weth nen'ucky cavalry was assigned TO the exccutf.n
q me order ana successfully accomplished his tash
'nrdge had passed up TO saltvie from Wytheve with
4 train Of cars and some two hundrei militia sraa
Lynchburg Harrison then waited for tho DOWN |
lzain, which was due, and captured and barnad |
,, and also another train just behind 4. srsar
which he dashed up tho road towards wytheyIe h.vn
ng all the large bridges and depots along the wav
sven Nile ford Vaughn struck Harrisons and fol
wod him as fast as his jaded stock could travel but
harrison being by far the best mounted easily kept out
PTS way vaughn passed the ford following Harrison
= nve o'clock on the morning OF December TO- and al
~ o'clock General Gom passed the same place In pur-
Puh q vaughn The now became intensely excit-
20 hrrison striving TO keep out Of vsughns way but
burning right and left az he went and em srainIng
rxa IN -