Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-05
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nah correspondent OF the 29jh says:
Gen. Visions famous raiding expedition
rived here yesterday from Macon.
The follosing Is a condensed history OF the
trip:
Gen. Wilson left Chickasaw, Ala, on the 22i
of March. 1t is not propss to give any state
ment of the number of bis forces.
Ebenezer Church. near Plantersvlle. Ala,
was taken after a short engagement with For
rests cavalry. Three hundred prisoners were
captured and three guns. FORESTS forces were
driven to the west of the Cahawba river and
sep rated.
column was sent to Tuscaloosa which cap
tured and destroyed much government prop
ertY
Selma 24l miles from the base, was captured
on the 81 of April, with 100 prisoners and 80
guus in position and IS in the arsenal We de
stfoyed 3 rolling mills, with fixtures and very
large naval foundry, an arsenal the works, mag
aznes, and a number of Cars. We remained st
Selma s da.s.
The Alabama was bridged s5 feet. the opera
ton lasting i've days.
The next place attacked was Montgomery. so
miles distant, destroying all the bridges on the
Alabama and Tennessee rivers. The railroad to
Montgomery was destroyed.
The enemy destroyed 2 500 bales of cotton
Montgomery surrendered without an assault.
rolling mills and foundries, 2 magazines. loco
motive, GO cars, stea amboais. captured on the
river near Wetempuka, and nitre works.
The rebels burned : 500 bales OF cotton before
evacuating.
Columbus, Ga. s5 miles distant, was taken by
assault hy General Upton, after dark on the
10Th; 200 prisoners we're captured % guns,
large cotton factories 900 bales of cotton. i'm
mense quantities of ordnance, quartermasters'
and commissary stores, large arsenal and pistol
factory, sn accoutrement factory, e naval iOun
dry. rolling mill and foundry. an arsenal foun-
dry. 13 locomotives. over 100 cars. depots, ma
chine shops, &c were captured aud destroyed.
gunboat mounting six 1-inch rihed guns,
nov called the jackson, but the name of which
has been recently changed, was also captured
here.
de;our TO West Point was made by La
oranges brigade, who attacked the works and
carried them by storm. capturing the garrison,
$50 in number, and guns, and killing the rebel
General Tyler. who was in command
Fifteen locomotives, 200 csrs, 2 bridges, and
TWO large factories were destroyed.
We destroyed large quantities of quartermas
ter and commissary stores at Griffin, and the
railroad bridges on the Selma and Montgomery
railroad
We captured five guns on the route
Macon was captured with no opposition.
1t has not been necessary as yet to destroy any
property
We captured Generals Howell Cobb Smith
(formerly street inspector of New York CITY, }
Robertson, Mercer and Mccall The captur e
are l32 guns in position on the field and by ss
saut, and 2UO guns Ia assaults and In store. with
immense amounts of ordnance, commissary and
quartermaster stores cotton, railroad machinery.
&c
The Herald's jacksonville (Florida) CORES
pondent says: ABOUT 800 OF the union SOL
diers formerly imprisoned at Andersonville, Ca,
were, on the morning OF the 2s;h tilt, transport
ed by the rebels down the Florida Central rail
road 10 within ten miles of jacksonville, where
they we're Internationally released. and left to
make their way into the United States lines,
whio several hundred of them reached the same
night. Ali presented pIiiul sight. and many
OF them we're barely able TO walk. but their joy
was great on Ending themselves once again un-
der the protection of the old flag
The Herad's Hilton Head correspondent says
OF the arrest of EK Governor Aiken:
Ex Governor Aiken claims TO be original
union man, an oppOser OF publication 10 Cal
houn's time, and friend of the union and con
stituton ever since; but there are reports con-
Trajectory of this Among Others, he is accused
OF furnishing portion OF the train which has
enabled the rebels 10 hold out four years, and e
having held several advisory interviews with JEFF
Davs
These are only reports, bat OF course the war
department must have had some foundation for
| its action against him.
G. B Lamar, a prominent citizen of Sevan-
nah. has also been arrested. He Is an svOwe1
enem, of the United States. he was tor nullf-
cation, and has been one of the most industrious
and successful aiders and sbettors of the rebel
cause in Georgia He makes no secret even now
of hi bitter hostility the union Courteous,
sff,ble, social in all other respects. he hates
Yankees most thoroughly, and boasts OF il in
public.
IL is understood that the prisoners are charged
with treason, and will be regularly tried there
for
The Trbune's Washington special has the fol
lowing: The court room tor the trial of the presi
dentIal sssassus has been fitted up at the arsenal
building, and tbe trial will proceed without de
Law. The number likely TO be put on tIial 10
forty, and the Others in custody will proofhly be
discharged as the case progresses and u cir evil
! dence l. gwen in.
COL Clark of the rebel army who was cip,ur-
ID BY one OF our scouting parties. while Ell d .av-
orng TO escape from Richmond. asserts that he
was in charge OF all the specie which vas remov-
ed from Richmond, and when biz train broke
down be found it impossible TO get il on the track
again; seeirg our forces apDro sch ug lie ordered
the train TO De hrei, and ali his ell, = 8 TO
save the specie was unavailing, the soldiers
/ broke open the kegs aud aIpr1 psiated all there
was. He asserts that be knows that no other
amount Of specie not in the pockets OF us owners
| were taken from Richmond. lie asserts further.
/ that the amount has been vastly minated
/ and confirms the state ment heretofore made by
/ or ut that il amounted only TO about 1910 900.
! The Herald's Washington correspondence OF
the - SAYS that a second exDeditien wss sent 10
/ CARROTS plantation. where Booth vas found, on
Saturday, ard returned yesterday. bringing IN
the paroled prisoner who took Booth and Har-
rold 90 CARROTS, and several others. IL appears
that Jett introduced Booth TO Garrett as a rebel
soldier named Boyd, and wanted him taken care
OF by Garrett tor lev days, when be would be
taken away
These facts Garrett has endeavored in vain 10
se, !. ett to testify TO.