The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-06

The Great ~ton,man Raid Destruction OF
Confederate Property.

Tie details OF tho great fed. a. raid 1to SOUTH
Western Virginia aud East Iernossoo, under Cen
erals stoucmsn, B.rtrlgc aud G.ilcm, show u At
II asa one Of the mos. daring exploits u the war.
The lead mines and salt work., MY 'oundre", one
hun lrcd aud twcasy miles " railroad, fifteen loco
motives, two hundred railroad cars, and an .m-
mcrsc amount = valuable property we're dostr1yei.
Twenty pscus Of artillery and large numher of
prsJuers were captured. The village Of ssltvi'e
was com pletely destroyed. This s "a m - inpor-
tant place, the destruction ot which viii an
tail heavier loss urur thc Couted'racv lhhn
defeat m the field Ia form tInes each State Vas
r.pf.s utci in these salt works. work nr a portion
OF thUn tor their benefit rcspe 'iv'Iv. W',n ttt
war lrpkc OgI the Cou.tu,rat' HOsoruh.'nt took
possession ~ them, -nd allowed the respective
State com Snios 10 have for the use OF th'r people
only sufh duauutos o' salt were boo.
ahsCuttly on red icr toe central Government Inc
luth CNrulina block vus ret destroyed. and mo
drstruct uu 81 tie o.h'r' '7lowcd in rapid success
sion. lie kettles . tho number ni H,N',h V.I'
rard. Vor, broken, and the tor,h applied g. The
bu liiuna 50 that not vestEe - he eNtfuh'o
wOrsf remained. Tie ul.iIs wrro destroy od hN
dropping shot and shell iato dcm in naurcr
that will rendcr them entrc useless ~ Neio
work . supplied tue Iarg 4 proportion % the salt
used In tLc South. thor destruction VIII be iet
| by every person. IN additcr - these, ihe iron
works, the largest of the klAd IA Nirrlnls'
or In the entire Suta, were ALA completely
ruined They also have cen worked o. the Com
| fsie-ate Government which has derived . iGfFe
pruAt from them ever since the coWIncns, ment u
| the war hut thS moHt serious aud perm tue
uloa .greparable loEB t. the Cunielrrhcy WAS Tie
dos.ruct. "a Of TIE lsrgo percussou-cap iuciO :,
| which contained delicate aud valuable machiuery
! that can hardly 10 replaced. Tho le.i mines ~
| Wythe CO. Va, whsute sneral Lee obtains n ss
| oi the lead tor his army, we're also destroy ed,
| with tho valuable engineA machinery ana
amSlting turusaes. In Hiditon 20 tteso lOssss IN
| ticted on the ensfny, more than nifty rai,roai
| bridges betv esn Richmond aud Sahville were
burned. These operations we're noI Ell ctod with
| out serious oT position from The eEciny. The home
| guard turued out. aud ~ addition ~ these, Con-
fedcrAto dCta ,hments under Generals Naus nsa and
slcsplr, hArasscd our tor'es Several spirteu
| fyLt5 ,ook place at kngstcu, hsHor, Wytney lie
| aud other places, lut Ia each case tho
| Is were defeated w.th considerable lo1s. A
| mart-i nion feeling vas dfcenblc among d
| lgr,e portion Of tue Inhabitants. NJ i,-h than
| twelve millions q dollars worth u property
| WAS destroyed duspg tnis expedition. Ihc
mere des,rurton of property, however, was L 4
tie object Of tbs moEeu.en,i WGlrh "ab IA roa. ty
| dictalol by the u.,esS.u's Of military strategy
General Grant orgaule thc presf II erpeuitisn, sc
a. to more eiioctIklly degrOy the Virginia Railroad
| ami deprive the r-Jt. army " 4acessAry supplies
The res secured all the advantages "a u were az
| LicipaJ.t, aud probably pieyeurd me intended
| march oi HOOD into Eastern IcnutsBee II w0ull
| Appear, therefore, L,st the great h,Dnemsu rad
was a!so ;he means Of secuTins one o. Iho most
comps.e aud decisive Uuiou ve'ories VI the war.