Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-06
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respondent with Wilson's expedition fur
nfshes additional detAfis s Of the march
through Alabama and GeoEgis, @ OF the
battle At Ebeneser church, be says: ~ 81
This Engagement took place at B point
called EbenezeF's Church, about 26; miles
from Selma. The rebels were entrenChed
in the woods, and had six pieces Of atdlIeg
~ in position. They. we're about 900
strong commanded bYForrest; Chambers,
Armstrnng and Adams. After considers.
Ple firing on both sides, two companies of
the 18th Indiana, led By /, Capt Taylor,
charged them with the sabre, driving their
gunners from the guns, capturing oGe bat
terry of three guns, and scattering the eue-
my in all directions. While they were thus
demoraliziDg the rebels, the I'D brigade of
the 4th division, which had been sent ON
read to the left, arrived, charged and
completely routed the enemy. Our loss in
this engagement Was about 80 in killed aud
wounded. We captured over 400 rebels,
and their loss in killed and wounded was
heavier than ours. We also captured four
pieces of artillery and many smaller arms.
Capt, Taylor was killed, after having
wounded Forrest in the arm with his sabre.
Our troops arrived in front of the for.
t6cations of Selma at about p. m, April
I'D. They were Immediately formed in
line of battle, the I'd division occupying
the right of the centre of the work and the
4th division the extreme left. The forti6.
cations consisted of q double line Of earth
Wortks in emi-circle, from bank to bank
of the Alabama river. There were also
thirty two bastions and two formidable
forts. In from Of the first line of works
was 3 row of palisades ak feet high, which,
together with the ,msFshy nature of the
ground over which the charge was made,
rendered the earthWorks very difficult of
access. The works were defended by Z, 900
men, with some thirty pieces of artillery,
As previously stated, the I'd division was
formed in line dismounted and skirmish
hne formed. A brisk FIRE was kept up be.
tween our administers and the rebels until
abour 8 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 a mur-
derous fire of musketry and artillery into
the ranks, but nothing daunted, our troops
bore steadily forward aud within FIVE min
utes had scaled the works and were driving
the enemy towards the river in terribly
demoralized condition Many of them we're
drowned in attempting to Cross the river,
escaping. We captured 2,40O prisoners
and thirty-tWo pieces of artillery in line,
besides over seventy pieces in the arsanals.
Our loss was 324 killed, wounded and mis-
singu and that of the enemy equally heavy.
Montgomery was surrendered without
fight.
At Columbus the enemy mads stub
Dor resistance, but our men scaled their
works and captured 1000 prisoners and
over seventy pieces of artillery here. All
government property arsensls, factories
aud railroad stock were destroyed.
Fourteen miles cot of Macon the rebel
Gen. Robertson sent message from Gen.
Howell Cobb, saying there had been
suspension of hostilities, granted by
Sherman. Gen. Miuly replied he knew
nothing of it and told Gen. Robertson,
that he must return to Macon while he
sent the message to Gen. Wilson, who was
in the rear. Gen. Minly ordered his ad-
vance to move forward. Ia Eve minutes
after delivering this answer to the rebel
Gen. 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 aud here
Geu. 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, 5000 prisoners, over
200 guns, large supply of small arms, de-
vastation of the country aud destruction Of
at least 500 millions of dollars worth Of
property directly Or Indirectly belonging
to the rebel government. The casualties
of the campaign have not as yet been
able to learn, bat do not think they will
exceed $50 killed, wounded and missing.