East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-05-17

the capture of JEFF Davis. has Just
been handed mo by Col. Minty, com
the ID division.
HeADa'T's 4TH Mich. CAVALRY,
CUMBERLAND, Ga, May H.
To Capt. T. w. Scott, A. g., I'd
Division:
Sir-I have the honor to report that
at daylight yesterday, at 1rwinville, /
surprised and captured jeff. Davis
and family, together with his wife's
sisters and mother, his Post Master
General Regain, his Private Secretary,
Col. Harrison, Col. johnson, A. ID. @.
on Davis staff, Col. Morris Lsbbwick
and Lieut.. Hathaway; also several
important names and train of five
wagons and three ambulances, max
ing a most perfect success. Had not
a most painful mistake occurred, by
which the 4th Michigan and LIST Wis
consin came in conflict we should
have done better. This mistake cost
us two killed and Lieut.. Boutle wound
ed through the arm in the 4th Miohi-
gan, and four men wounded in the LIST
Wisconsin.
The LIST Wisconsin behring's to Lo-
gan's brigade, of McCook's division,
and had been sent due east by Gen.
Croxter, ria Dublin. Col. Minty had
distributed his command all along the
south bank Of the Ocmulgee and
Altamaha. This accounts for the col
lision between parts of the lst and I'd
division, and shows the zeal of the
command in pursuit. / have directed
increased vigilance on the part of the
command in the hope Of catching the
other assnssins. Our dispositions of
men are good, and so far none of the
rebel chiefs have been able to get
through. Breckenridge and son was
captured night before last, eleven
miles south Of here. l will send
further details as soon as received.
J. ii. WILSON, Brevet Maj. Gen.
This occurred just at daylight, after
we had captured the camp. BY the
! advance Of the lst Wisconsin they
were mistaken for the enemy. l re-
turned to this point last night, and
shall move rigil: on to Macon without
waiting orders from you, as directed,
feeling that the whole object of the
expedition is accomplished, 1t will
take me at least three days to reach
,,tacor, as wo are sevcnty-fve miles
out, and our stock much exhausted.
l hope to reach Hopkinsville tonight.
have the honor, etc,
B. d PRITCHARD,
Lieut.. Col. 4th Mich. Cav.
MACON, Ga, $50 A. NJ, May l3.
To the Hon. Il. NJ. Stanton:
Lieut.. Col. Harden, commanding
the 1st Wisconsin, has just arrived
from Irwinville. He struck the trail
of Davis at Dublin, Irwin Co., on the
evening Of the Eth, and followed him
closely night and day, through the
pine wilderness Of Alligator Creek
and Green Swamp, r,a Cumberlands-
Vile to Irwinvllle. AT Cumberlands.
Vile, Col. Hardee met Col. Pritchard
with $50 picked men and horses Of
the 4th Michigan cavalry. Hardee
followed the trail directly south, while
Pritchard, having fresher horses
pushed down the Ocmulgee towards
Hopewell, and thence by House Creek
to lrwinville, arriving there at mid
night on the 9Th. jeff. Davis had mo-
learned that his party were encampod
two miles out of the town. He made
dispositions Of his men and surround.
ed the camp before day. Hardee had
camped at T. NJ, within two miles
as be afterwards learned from Davis
The trail being too indistinct to follow
he pushed on at A. NJ, and had
gone but little moro than one mile
when his advance was fred on by the
men Of the 4th Michigan. A fight
ensued, both parties exhibiting the
greatest determination. Fifteen min
utes elapsed before the mistake was
discovered. The firing in this Skin.
lnish was the first warning that jeff.
Davis received. The captors report
that he hastily put on one of his
wife's dresses and started for the
woods, closely followed by our men,
who at first thought himsa woman,
but seeing his boots while he was
running they suspected his sex al
once. The race was q short one, and
the rebel President was soon brought
TO bay. lie brandishcd bewie knife
and showed signs Of battle, but yield
ed promptly to the persuasions OF
Colts revolvers, without compelling
the men to fire. He expressed great
Indignation at the energy with which
he was pressed, saying that he had
believed our government too magnan-
imous to hunt down women and chill
dren. Mrs. Davis remarked to Col.
Harden, after the excitement was
over, that tho men had better not PRO
woke the President or he might hurt
some of them. Regain behaves him
self with dignity and resignation. :
The party evidently were making for
! the coast.
]. Ii. WILSON, Brew. Maj Gen.
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