New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-18
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HNeS'oo' ~ WheS a"u ueVuonHy No INV" y"
IN TIE march from selm. La Oranges BRIGADE Of
s'eC'oFs Division wa. given 'dvance. The recent
rans bad ferGried the rords qn,te innddy sih sma
bdy II Rebel cavalry. In falling back tetofe LA
Graee dstr yed several bridges 80 thai our progress
vrs Decrssary -low Il
Alta M. April 49, the advanced 9usrd rrached
Montgomery, sud rccei' ed the surrender VI the city
h0m the Mayor and Council. Ger. ADAM, win
small force nfirr falling back before no to the oiy
burned 20 0OO bales OF cotton stored there, aud COZ"
tiuued hls retreat TO Mount Meies. on the Columbus
rmd Five guns ard large qn"ntiies of Hpaii "In''
stores. &C.. we're left in our ha' de- and destroyed.
Zen. McCook assigned Col Cooptr an hrn'ncLy
Cavalry. to the command Of the ciy and u'ms diat
bevsn the destruction OF the pubac ,res hsy
Weston IL the i,h Kentucky. with small de,Scnn en-
OF fhs regiment. made r.pii march toward Wetump-
kA svsm the Coosa nnd rrlnpOOsa Rivers, aud cap
tnred five stesmboats aud tleir care"e. which were
trken to Montgomery and DESTROYED R'rty on thr
i,tn the marrb was rcsumed L instructed BirVe'
MhJ'Gen. Upton move With his Own div sion direct
y upoa Columbus and to order L. Graz 80, win his
prgHdr, To made a rapid movement upon Weet RUM.
desruying q o railroad niidges along the lire ~ his
march hoped 10 secufe crossing 81 the Cbattahoo'
| chee at one Of the other Of these places
Mipy fol ovod Upton hy The way Of luskegee. NC
C"os, with ap IT of lis division. remained lev hours
al honignmey To- complete tie stiuctlon OF fuhne
stores. Shoit after leaving his oimp near Montcom'
eiy La Gtany struck fhrce Of kebois Inder fufofd
ana 'iaet"i but dove them la confusion, capturing
about 100 priso ers
About 20 m II the l6tl. Gen. Upon's advance
pnit Oi AltI1ndei's Brgad' -srrrk tie eren! ph h.
u on the rOad and drove heu iep d! O. roogl urniu
10 TIE lower bridge over the ChaifehOocloe III coi"
bus The kebes hastily set hrs ~ II, aud eby To
yeLted Its capItr. At.'r securing position on the
lower Montg cry ROud. Gen u ton detached fore"
to push aOni Ia tbe b.e st tee fDcoiY. three irs
ab1,e tie ct, Ho then made Reconnaissance IN PEI
sob and found q eAeny 4 on. Is por,ed in line of
works ooyeiing all tie bridges with large nnnber O
guns iu puetion ou both s'dee tie river tie bod al
~ ody .drlefmined WinrlUys Drsglao 1" g. q
Opfi ks SurBmrrye road aud sseeuli The uoils IN
lba side without waiting FOR the arrival OF the Second
Division.
/ reached the head OF wnslous Brigade OF the
Fourth division st O'Clock. and fund the ir" ps
msiehins TO toe position gned them by Ger. Upton
Though an o. ciuett, NinsiOw did not arrive ~ Ills
rosition till after dark but Gen. tpoa pr pted to
mike The Hlt H. the night sni, oOincding with him
In Judg iDeIt order'd the atiaak.
| ares hurdIed n.eu of tie 81 Iowa Cavalry. Col
Noble commanding. we're disnou led snd. Mt r
slight skiruish moved ior wnid abd iomrd the
foad under heavy fire of artillery lhr fth iuV and
lO,h Missouri Md in IrnoiDrss ~ snIpot he 80
sailing parry. tri 2. A.. juSt ns the 'Io0p' were
ready. the enemy ut shoit distance opened II heavy
6ie OF uusketry. SD with a four gun battery bet an
thr0wing crL-ler ana grBpe. Geus. Cpton ind W ms
los person diiecsrd the IOvueit Tie tio ps dashed
ir ward opened withering tIe fron their Srehris.
pushed through q slsbiny aDttis, pressed The Rebel
line back 10 their Duiworkr eupp sed s tr.t 10 be tie
nnr. during oll this tine the Rcb' guns threw
out Icrfsct storm Il canister and gtrp', tut "hhout
I avail
Gen. Upton sent two companies OF the loh Missouri.
Cspt- Ginssen u.andnf ." filow up me success oi
They pnssrd through TIE lnref line Of works sd' oh'
der cov,i Of d,rkneu ioTo the Iesis kew II. lal
| fcacl ed ~ briugo le ding INTO CoiuuDds
on ~ evcIy yting could b. got pp o. the position
occupied by tie ai,nnuntrd men. Cen Upton Persed
iors ard again. ave pt aaG! al "lpOsiuon To- P%ses
sion OF a.. k.it aLu railroad bndsea, ana staioLed
! euards ibroug out the ei y.
~ c,ve hunar,d pIisoncrs 50 field gnus in position
fs against Us, largo quaniiies "i arms an sVre,
ioll into our rus. Our loss was ONLY ~ hhpd hhu
wounded. Col T.. A. l.. Lruar Il Gen. CoOOs sthl'
,tr ria of he
kIli,d. -
lie splendid galantry and stesdnoes o! Gen Upton,
Broy,t bris zen Winslov. and oil the Ohicor na
men engaged f. be tisbI eiask worthy of the bifh
rst commend niinn The Rebel iurce ass over a'O
men They ouuid lot believe ihoy hnd been os'ooEeH
their strOLg ivftiLcauous oy an HlaoA vi ~"
me-. -
When /, Is remembered that this operation gave to
q. the oity II Ciumbus-the key to Grorsia go mice
from our starting point md thai II was cohdueea y
cavalry without tie tsp alton ffom tue great e'"h.s
which had trat sprcd 10 Nitgniu vill hot be cousd'
cred In,ighihcant although sloin oi ts inP"'lhce
Gen. Wlus.ow Was signed To tie command 81 the
civ lis relort III give interesting detis nrrguNl 10
tao tore. railroad tFinspot~ion, gunboatS oie''
80. .-I--..-. --s-....,-- a.-,s.y.a
Aflrr much shaip skirini i.hng ana haru marching
when resulted In the capture uf II wagons and hua
hei Il pfisoners La Oranges advance reached tnr
vic .uty of rst Poiut as 10 m Api 10. WIN IecAs
st Battery and tie ID aud tth n.iansCavafy
he enemy ~cre tcpt occupied TN the arrival of the
baisnce OF the brigade Having thTout my I'o"hIti'
tered the ground attachments of tie let Wisconsin.
2f Indiana aud 7ib kestuckV Cavalry dsmolnted and
pr,p tred t. assault Fort lyler. c'.rnt the bridge.
Co. Ia Grange describes II as remarkably Stions
bantinrei eAnLvoik thirty-hye iaris square, SUI
rotnd. by ditch twelve feet vide aBd ten ieet drcp
situated 90 eommrnUlug einInebce' pl"eclcu w al
imperfect sba,ts and mouniin. Two S''ouLder ahu
two fed gnns -, -,
Atm In the charge pns sounded and the haye
nj on the three sides Of The work fushbed ior
uar to tho assault drove tie keOe nbunl'hr's lhto
the or aud ioO~ed uad.r witne'irs lieol na.hes!
ana erate TO the edge OF the ditch Ihs "as onnd i
uas.abe. but without falling back, Coi La Orihee
t@ied sLa pshoo,cr- to keep down The enemy anu or
eauzed pnr.i,s IN gather Material Tor Tire bfhse- As
son a. tins had been done lie sounded charge again
spfaBg fUtN aid again, aiH te DIuE's'
aud rushed forward over the paIntet INTO tue VIA
capturing tho entire g'irson-in on, <o' Ihu uen'
I,l.r iis CONN ~ ding officer with u men ana O1cers
ere kiI ed and - severely wounded. Smut in' vsy
with the adyanoc upon TIE Fort the an indiana 1sn'u
through the town secured both bridge, over the can't
.spee scatt. rlhg superior iorcc of ciV1hy "LlCh
had lust arrived and burned five engines gnd tal"s
Col La Grange highiy commohds the accuracy ana
sieadiness of Capt Beck 10 the use o .ls an,i GOOD
management and sodiery ability displayed b. Col La
Grange in tits afr, nor too strong! iecohihe.u 'e
Ateadiuess dash and eourate o bis oiheefs Au uen'
cant Ross s Hin, commanding the 2d lndiana uan.
a. r. n v voundei iu the Hssau and previously aoun leu
al Scott. borough and Iieat Col Harden COZ nsnuibg
the ist Missouri, slightly wounded. were loIee'oY
conspicuous. snd trust All re' ene the prono'on "f
which they have been fecolnmehuei.
Col La Grange destroyed at this place TWO or'uEes
10 locomotives aud 2i5 cars loaded VIII tnartrrmaster
ComrissaIy and ordnance stores. Before leaving he
e,.b',sLed hospital for the aoanded Of both Siies
ard left with the Mrior al ample supply oil stores 70
provide for all their wants - -,
FUly ON tho morning Of the 18th he resumed his
march toward Mucon. passing through LA Gfange
rtn and Forsyh and breaking the railroads nt thoee
places He wond have reached his destination D! mo-
~ the ooh but for delay caused by oider to wait Tor
the 4th Kentucky Cu,.iiy. which had gone through
Coumbns ,,,o, ,,,..
ammo hi, march with his div islon on tho ihOhLson
rord toward Macon and 10 scnd detachment forward
tbst night To seize the Double Bridges over tlnt h'ef
lie IN the highest terms of the dash with which
Can't Hudson 4th Michigan Cavalry. discharged ths
duties ns,ig ned bin By a. m the nett day be had
,achsd M, bridges 20 miles from Columbus. scattered