Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-21
DAILY LEADER.
SFONEMAN.
Movements Of the Cavalry in North
CaEOIiRa--OeeupatIOn Of Salisbury,
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The following report of General stOne
man to General Thomas gives the particu
lars Of the recent brilliant. successes il
North Caroline: s
HEADoUARTERs EAST TENNESSEE,
LIZ THE FIELD, Camp st Statewide, N. G.
April I3-vis JOnesboro, z A.N7A April Is
To Mgjor General Thomas, Coa.nsandiuo
Department of the Cumberland:
1 have the honor to report the following
IS the result of our operations since nv
last dispatch from Boone, N. C.:
From Boone it became necessarv to cross
the Blue Ridge into the Yadkin Valley. in
order to obtain supplies for men and horses.
There we we're detained three dsys bv a
treshet. From thence we struck for Chris
tisnsburg. On the route detached COL
onel Miller, with q portion of his brigade,
to Wy ytheville, and Major Wagner, with a
portion of the 10th Perm ylvania (Palmers
brigsde), to Big Lick. These three points
were struck almost simultaneously. Col
onel Palmer attacked, and, after some fight
ing, captured Wytheville, destroyed the
depot of supplies at that point, also at Mars
Meadow.
MsjOr Wagner, after striking the rail-
road at Big Lick, pushed on toWSrd Lynch
burg, destroying on his way the impor-
tant bridges over Big and Little Otter.
-and got to within four miles of Lynch
burg.
With the main body I effeetusllY de-
stroyed the road between New river and
Big Lick and then struck for Greeusbo-
rough, on the North Carolina railroad.
Arrived near Salem, North Carolina, l
detailed Pslmer's brigade to destroy the
bridges between Danville and Greensbo-
rough and between Greensborough and
the Yadkin river, and the large depots of
supplies along the road. This duty was
performed with considerable fighting. the
capture of 400 prisoners, and TO my entire
satisfaction.
With the other two brigsdes Browns
and Miller's) and the artillery. under the
command of Lieutenant Reagan, we push- |
ed for Salisbury, where we found about |
1900 troops, under the command of Msior |
General William III. Gardiner, and four
teen pieces Of artillery, under command of |
Colonel, late Lieutenant General, Pember-
ton. The whole formed behind Grants |
creek, about two miles and a halt from
Salisbury. As soon as proper disposition
could be made, ordered q general charge
along the entire line, and the result wss
the capture Of the whole fourteen pieces of
artillery, 1854 prisoners, including So off
GERS. All the artillery and l, ,164 prisoners
are now with US, the remainder of the force
was chased through and several miles be-
yond town, but scattered and escaped into
.he Wo ds.
We remained at Salisbury two dsys
durirg which time we DESTROYED fifteen
miles of railroad track, and the bridges tc-
Wsrd Charlotte, and then moved to this
point. From here we shall move to the
south side of the Cstswbs river, and be in
position to operate toward Charlotte and
Columbia, or upon the flank Of an army
moving south.
Following Is partial list Of the public
property captured north of Salisbury, and
destroyed bY Us -Four large cotton facto-
les, and 1000 bales of cotton; four large
containing 10000 stand of !
Irmt and sccoutrementsi 10000 ronnd
mRll-srm ammunition 10000 round fixed !
'rtillery ammunition and 10000 pounds
# powder, 10000 bushels of corn, $4,000 I
,ushels of wheat 10000 pounds Of cured
'seOn, 100000 suits gray uniform clothing,
80 600 army blankets, 10000 pounds hAr-
Iess leather, 10000 pounds of saltpetre;
lso. very large amount Of sugar, salt, !
ice, and other stores and medical supplies, t
Ialued by the rebel medical director at ,
10000 in gold.
In addition TO the arsenals at Salisbury,
be military prison was being fitted up, /!
nd was filled with machinery sent from :
ssleigh and Richmond. sll Of which was >
The depots along the route !
by our various parties have fur
ished US with abundance. The number
f horses and mules captured and taken
long the road, have no means Of sscer- :
aiming. can say, however, that we are '
much better mounted than when we left 3
knoxville, have surplus of led animals,
nd sufficient besides to haul of all our q
aptures, mount portion of the prisoners, Q
nd about q thousand contrabsnds; and
bis after crossing Stone mountains OnceI
nd the Blue Ridge three times, and q E
march made by headquarters, since the
9th Of last month, of five hundred miles,
nd much more by portion Of the COM
land.
The rapidity Of our movements In almost
very instance caused cur advanced guard
, herald our approach and make the sur
rise complete. General Gillem, the inn
lediste commander of the division, who
entitled TO full share of whatever is
ue, will make the detailed report of the
xpedition.
The only casualty in my staff wsS
sptsin Robert Morrow, A. A. g., who,
lille assisting Major Keogb, my A. D.
/, leading the llth Kentucky cav
Try in the fight st Salisbury, was,
n his twentieth birthday, severely but not
wounded in the left knee
'hese two young officers, IS also Major
'sscom, A. A. G., my chief in staff, Capt
chamberlain, my chief quartermsster, and
aptain An men, A A. g., wish TO bring
} your especial attention, and through
ou 10 the attention of the Genersl-in-
,hief. GEORGE SToNEMAE,
Major General.