Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-06
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Further Details of Wilson's Raj
Hard Fighting.

New YORK, May 5.-The Herald's CORES
pondent with Wilson's expedition furnisl
es additional details of the march throug
Louisiana and Georgia. Of the battle o
Ebenezer Church he says: This engag,
ment took place at a point called EbeneA
Church, about 25 miles from Selma. III
rebels were entrenched in the woods an
had six pieces of artillery in position. The
were about 5000 strong, commanded b
Forrest, Chalmers, Armstrong and Adam
After considerable firing on both sides tw
companies of the 18th Indiana, led by Capl
Taylor, charged them with the sabre, driv
ing their gunners from the guns, capturin
one battery of three guns, and scatterin
the enemy in all directions. While the
were thus demoralizing the rebels, the 2
brigade of the 4th division, which had beel
sent on road to the left, arrived, charged
and completely routed the enemy. a.
Our loss in this engagement was abOu
thirty in killed and wounded. We captur
ed over 300 rebels, and their loss in killed
and wounded was heavier than ours. We
also captured four pieces of artillery and
many small arms. Capt. Taylor was Killed,
after having wounded Gen. Forrest in the
arm with his sabre. ....
Our troops arrived in front of the fortif-
cations of Selma about z. NJ, April 3D.
They were Immediately formed in line OF
battle, the I'd division occupying the right
of the center of the line, and the 4th divis-
ion the extreme left. The Notifications
consisted of a double line of earthworks in
a semicircle, from bank to bank of the Ala
bama river. There were also three bastons
and two formidable forts. In front of the
first line of works was row of palisades
six feet high, which, together with the
marshy nature of the ground over which
the charge was made, rendered the enemy's
position very ditficultOf access. The works
were defended by 1000 men, with some
thirty pieces OF artillery. AS previously
stated, the I'd division was formed in line dis
mounted. A skirmish line was formed, and
a brisk fire was kept up between our skirm-
ishers and the rebels until about o'clock,
when, at signal from the Chicago Board
OF Trade battery, our forces charged down
on the breastworks, yelling like demons
The rebels poured murderous fire of mus
kerry and artillery at the ranks, but, moth
ing daunted, our troops bore steadily for
ward, and in five minutes had scaled the
works and were driving the enemy towards
tion. Many of them were drowned in at
tempting to cross the river, although few
succeeded in crossing and escaping. We
captured 2400 prisoners and 80 pieces OF
artillery in line, besides over 20 pieces in
the arsenals. Our loss was 324 killed,
wound and missing, and that of the enemy
equally heavy. . ... ....,
Montgomery was surrendered without a
fight.
AT Columbus the enemy made a stubborn
resistance, but our men scaled their works
and captured 1000 prisoners and over 20
pieces of artillery. Here all Government
property, arsenals, factories and railroad
stock were destroyed.
Fourteen miles out of Macon the rebel
General Robertson sent message from
General Howell Cobb saying there had been
a suspension of hostilties granted by Sher-
man. General Minty replied that he knew
nothing of it, and told General Robertson
that he must retire to Macon while he sent
the message to General Wilson, who was in
the rear. General Minty ordered his ad-
vance to move forward in five minutes after
delivering this answer to the rebel General
Robertson. The advance was made, and as
Robertson and his command did not get out
of the way they were all captured. Macon
was taken possession of, and here General
Wilson received official information of the
armistice.. ... .-
The result of the campaign may be sum-
med up as follows: The capture and occu-
patton of four of the most important cities
in the Confederacy; 6,000 prisoners; over
200 guns and large supply of small arms /;
devastation of the country and destruction
of at least $5,000,000 worth of property,
directly or indirectly belonging to the rebel
Government. T7D-.r
The casualties of the campaign l have
not as yet been able to secure, but do not
think they will exceed 45O killed, wounded
and missing. aa. a1>-'1 .'"..