, 1865-04-22
TIE GREAT SUCCESS OF GEN.
ERAL STUNEs1AN,
Immense Quantities of Arms
aEd Munitions OF 1Tlr
Taken.


WAsu1SGToS, April ~.
Na}or General Dig:
the C. e.redition uuder General sfonc,n4n. have
been forwarded to the War Department BY Gen..
Tnomas:
HEADQUARTERS,
NASHVILLE, April 1S--1:30 p. N. .
a1sjor General II. y. HaEeek: o.
forward the following report from Gen. Stone
man, just received, for the information Of tho
Sec,etnry OF War and the Lieutenant GeAsral, and
pa:n1e IN spvslaIy inEising .asit ansnnon Ss
Storeman, who, in spirit, fully e1ecuted the or
dtrs given him before starting on tne expedition
The officers spee,H o.-n ~ sn st.S s'9ne nna
Chcnberls.n-haVc heretofore, on many occasions,
distinguished 1bcmteises BY gallantry aud good
coutuct In battle.
Hr4pqEs. EAST TEsEEssEx, IN TIE FIELD,
CAHp At SLATZnv1LIE, y: T..
April 13-(ria Jonesbofoo ::
Major General Thomas:--
Have the honnr to report the following a. tue
result 6f our operations since my last dispatch
4ary 10 cross ihe Blue Ridge into the faak1n river
bottom. in order to obtain supplies for men and
hortes. There We were detained three days oy
lnrF. on H. route oet&ched Col Muller, with
portion Of his er'esde, to Wsthev1Ile; and Major
Wagner with portion Of tha 18th Pcnnsylvania,
Pslmer'A Brigade to Big Lick. These three points
we're struck atmoat simultaneously.
Col. Palmer attacked and, after some 6ehhne,
captured Hythefilte, destroyed ne depot oi sup
Gsjoi wsgpeFF. Ff sfter Striking ihe railroad al 1'E
1ick, pushed On toward Iynehbur:, destroying
on his way tbe important bridges oseE rhe pig
miles @ Of lynen6ure. with The nsia. body
I efee tuaily destroyed the road between
New River and Dig Lsk, snd Il then :. sttacs a,'ss
I'd rsilrosd. Arrived ns.r sa'em, North Carolina,
detailed Palmcr's hrteat to destroy the bridges
between Dansille and greensboro, and between
tepofs Of supplies Along the road. This duty was
Performed win considerable fighting, resulting ln
inc capture Of lco prisoners and to NY entire sat.
:. The other two brigade. Browns and MslleE's,)
and The artillery, under command or Lieut. Nea-
can, pushed for Salisbury. where We fouad about
Gardener, and fourteen pieces Of aEt,l!ery, under
cUnmsnd OF Col. lite. licut- Gen. Pemherton
commanded the whole, anu turned behina irau1's
W A. soon mas Al proper disposition could oc mad,
ordered general charge along tue entlfe line,
and lhe result Vas tn: captut. Of IL pieces o. a."
ti'lc.y au! 80 prisoners. iaclu:ins % oolcess
The remaipde. Of the force Was chased through
srd several m:l-E tcyond ths t.sTo. bnt ee1tteel
two toys, during which TIM we destroyed fifteen
miles Of rsitroad tack and br1lces toGarf Char
lotto, and then moved 70 ihts point. a. From here
aId tc II position to operate towards Charlotte
crd Culunirta, or upon the flank Of an army mov~
ing south. The following IL partial list Of the
stroyed hy us: Four large cotton factories and
2,ltu eaes Ct cotton; four large magaztnes- con-
tainsbg 0,tup s1auJs Of snail ar1s anA accontre-
tlon; 1,ou' ror,ts Of 11cl artillery ammunition
ctrn, GeJ bushels u wheat, 1Go, ,00J pounds Of
saIed y, ,os sa!s Ct e5sy aniot s'1a.
MI: leather, 1','sn pounds or snltpetre. A1.o. .
very large amount Ut sugar, e71t, rice, and Other
stores, and 1neaieal supplies, valued By tha
aldtden @ % to Tho arrensl. 81 sails Jury, lis niis
were being nLed up and fitted with machinery
sent from R,!etgh an1 R.ehmo1dt gil OF which
wsre ettro5ed Ihs depets a9nr me Fna's sra
| dance. Tho number ofhoeses and mules captured
aud taken along the road, hare no neans of csu-
mating. l c say that VIC nre much better aoun:
I'D 'hsp when VI left Kao1vile. We have sus;
plus Of animals, ard sufficient besides to haul Oh
| Ill Of our cHpturea, mount portion O. the pris'
| pners and about nhou.and conti abands, ind this
sf1cF CROSSING the StoLe Mountains once. and the
D1ee R1tge three times. aud march made BY
headquarters s!oce the 2dth Of Int moath ot lte
hu. dIed miles, AID much nure by portions ol the
command The rspidity o. our movemen!s ~ a..
| most every instance caused our a1Tunse guard to
| te5ald our approach md make tlu surprise com
plete. GenefaI Gil,em; the .mediate commander
Of The division, who ia entitled to full share O
whatever IS due. Will make the detailed report o
rue only .tuslsy IN my staff was Capt Morros,
\ Assistant Adjutapt General, who, Whiie eallantll
1nS e;5a S4sr 4 keGas n tho ss It s
bury, vas, On bis twentieth birthday. severely M
not dangerously wounded IN tho !cts knee Ihe..
two yoane otesre, ~ also Major ba:enni AsSl,t ,t
| .Chumterla1u, MT Chief Quartcrmaster. md apt
Autn, axslstyn1 AtJut: nj Gtnsral. wish 10 NIP:
p youE .speeia1 attention. sud through you 70 ta'
TSitnt1S croRaE sroNExAs, Mpi, Gen.