The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-05-10

Gen Willsnr,s Pvral,..o-

NEw YORK. May f-The HeyalFs Swan
nah correspondent, April 2G-h says: Gen.
WI-Uns famous raidiug expedition arrived
here Yesterday from Macon. The following
as q condensed history OF the trim:
Gen. Wilson left ChickAsaw. Alabama.
on the 22d Of March. Il Is hot proper 90
give any statement of the number Of his
force. EbeueLer Church near Pi4tters
vile. Alabama WAS taken, after a short
engagement with tOrrest's cavalry. Three
hundred prisoners were captured and three
guns. FORESTS forces were driven 10 the
West of the CahaWba river and separated
\ column was sent 20 Tuscaloosa. which
captured and destroyed much government
property. Selma, two hundred and iJr,y-
one miles from the base, WAS captured ON
the "a OF April wiki TWO thousand seven
hundred prisoners. thirty-two guns iu pos
luon and seyenty-iive ia arsenal ~. dc
stroyed three rolling mills. with fixtures.
very large naval foundry. an arsenal. the
second in Importance IN tie C0nieleracy:
powder works. magazines and large NUM-
hers of cars
We remained at Selma eight days. The
Alabama river Was briiged eight hundred
and nfly fee. the operation occupying iiye
i days from The 5th 10 the 10Th.
The next place attacked was Montgom-
e,y fifty mile, distant. destroying all the
bridges or the Alabama aul Tennessee
rivers. The railroad 10 Co.umh.AnA was
DESTROYED. Tie enemy destroyed -. 900
bales 90 cotton. MONTGOMERY surrendered
without assault Five gems fell into our
hands. We destroyed Two rolling mills al J
i0uuderics, TWO magazine. ono locomotive.
slXly three cars. i've steamboats, captured
100 the river near We,umpka. and Eitcr
works The rebels burned 60 900 bales Of
cotton before evAcuating.
Columbus. Ca, eigh'y-ive miles dis
lani' Was taken by assault. by Gen. Upton,
alter dark on the 10Th. Twelve hundred
prisoners were captured. fty-ihree guns
seven large cotton factories. 100, 900 5a.es
OF cotton AMI immense quantities Of orI!-
nance, quartermasters and c9nin.,sary
stores. 4 large arsenal. a pistol factory, -
naval i1undery. rolling m.ii AL foullery.
thirteen locomotives. over 100 cars depOt-
macl.ne-saops etc. were captured aud
destroyed 4 -glAIl-. mounting SIX SEES
rn-.ucn riiel guns. now c4iel tae jackson. .
hu, the name II which W. recently claD-
-el. was captured
" \ a-.olr 10 West Point wa- male by
Lagrange brigade. WHO attacked tle WORKS
and carried them by storm, capturing tb-
garrison $50 iu number. and f0lr -al-.
auI killing the reJe General lylr-, il CONE
manQ Fifteen locomotives were destroyed
also 200 cars. Two bridges. aud Two large
factories IN the vicinity. We DESTROYED
l4r-e quantities ~ qgartermls.er's AMI
cOm.ssAry stores AZ Griffin. and the railroad .
bridges Oh the Selma lad Montgomery
Railroad.
Macon was taken without opposition
!, has not been necessary - YET n destroy
lDy property. We captured Generals How
ell Cobb, Gustavu- ". smith. :0rmer'r
street Inspector o. New YORK city. Robert
Jon. Mercer and Mccall The captures are
1872 guns in position Do field and hy Assault
20 guns in ar.ena.- aul in store. WIKI im-
iuense amounts ~ ordnance Quar.erm4ster
ana commissary stores. and cotton. ma
cl.nery. railroad stock. etc.
10 Tie assault on Selma. Brig. Gen.
Eli Long. u the - division had command
VI The right, and hrevet Major General
Emory Upton oi the left. A preliminary
assault By the escor. was unsuccessful
The p division charged over The works 70
- eudid style. carrying everything before
them. The enenys force vas from 900
% 1000 our s--lit.rs force was only
J. $50. sea L.u- wa- wounded, aud has
arrived l-r- -.i route .or the North. Our
3s-e- were 80. AMI lie enemy officially
tate Their loss o have been between 400
and 500. oar whole loss ID o.. tie eIpeG-
.l0P Wa only so. A total Of 49l miles
VS. marched .l twenty days, averaging
over twenty niles per day during the line. c