, 1866-06-16

aEd p1fn3ed n tdr eti1cn. Saptsl1 Sue11s 70 -
de-. Cd 10 destroy the trvs'le WORT, snlen rachel
Aot nj ter rods ihe soufn ofite depot Inc "osA
WAS .1ectuaiIr done BY the fame pfoee - =
Ashl.no. and By If nlaze coaio 70 g, ,te
tie 'onfedesst- g1ar:4 pas-Ively - 'lnoiqg Al ING
osLer ett.. 1he poy- Vi burned culFert ano
cut tie lelecsaph wires. md burned The depo'
aif b 10, cling 10 The rc"e, gov -roment md oiled
Nth ploper'v. 4 v ,uld he iupos-fo.e 20 give a
p1ectt' statement OF Ihr dausge here inflicted oy
more lhau hundred vsaons eurned. = thoasaud
sack Of corn and tar.c quan11'J Of clothing and
hofse equipment: -
By The hight Of The burning Inl!dinGs tho rtet.
Neul left tue stat1ou and marched 10E tue court
cspts,p Spt % F.her VII wih eonpsnse. md 6, sho h.a
plsced plckets there and taken 'caDtatn and tous
n. n p1ltoper.. Passing on ihrouRh Tho Court
niles oI hcbmoyd, tne regiment bavooscksd ILL
earhH oc3ocs TIC ntx@ na<n.uG, when tney mafcoen
for Williamsburg. .....-....
at Tuns'all .,latinu, (pear tbc White House and
! The Richmond md yorktown Eaa'1osd,} y t1aao o.
carr. allied w1'h nantg and hrs n Gnn -. oarsry s
and GIVING battle o tho Twelfth, COLONEL DAVIS
at once took messnn+ 10 break ihrongu thls
re men Gad q 81 90; o. 1ns ne
up The two foremost kqaadEons, ana ordered
charg-. which vas executed, Captain Rean:. with
b. CAPTAIN sht ar, with Compasies q and /. rms
| charge WA maaa noet sslianti1. Tho lntao'ry
tiled the en- bankMent Of The f11lTay. 1ud podfed
itllows dashed up to ths emoapkm' 'nts IN spleu-
old etyl, md with carbine- and pistols responded
10 lbe fire w1.h equ1 efec'. II was 1npo-stote%
however, 10 break through. There we're f0EmtdA+
bic Effe-otss to the LETT Of the road. Whlch the
enemy room fiied. The T~eIith retired from tne
corfIct with 4 loss OF two killed and several
wounded among The fst.er LIeu,ena t Marsh,
| who Nas one Of the foremost In rne cnarge.
| CHANCE or TACTICS.
Failing 10 penefrnte the eDenY's Lines at this
point, Colonel Davis determined 10 cfo.s the Pa
| u,upkey and Hatapons R.rert, and make for
G.oneesIe poIns. In ihls movement be had nothing
Virginia, and be also a. IN entire Ignorance Of
the position oi 'oe enemy's forc". except
thai he line before hun was c.osed. The
rani eonsatapds. BE selected Piunse,t's FeHy.
over 'he Panuuaey, and occupied Il utter dtlSiog
eSeha,e Sn ed hos. The
cro.seu 10 boat holding fifteen or et.hseeu meo
and hosses. which uas pol1ed across the river, In
as Il as Se fpef tx
q he eommana. under Mater BON %,
tom NTH ST6 its III Of MAJ They eap.ared atsesn
ree.I aud dessroyea quantity Of Sc ales a. Kings
1a hGa ~ oaea
unch oft though ou'nern bones never dlaturb-
ssluda de regiment csp;ured ana destroyed !
train of eighteen wagons loaded with corn and pro
I NsiLns.
| eUxAAIY or TIE EXPEDITION.
ssa y "a he rwss twe
stoned .fbeert and ,hlTty.lhree enlistee
men, wh1Ie the regim.pt brought with lhe1a 81
seventy y,dve hoises, eapiused from fda enemy. i
! much larger number OF Anllpas we're captured II
the coutse oi The matth. but they could not b
wss esiims:ei ii I at oTsr We @ Que m,inon dolIafs.
! While portion or he Tselnn remained !.
eral Dix, commanding at Fortses. Monroe, aua th'
Remainder rpoEt.d at Alexandria The detach
ment which reported to Geotral DIX. made fEequeu
foIays tDlo the interior counties, for the purpose
ppre~sirg band ct lmu.elesn, who inleatet ha
disirict. On one Of 1he.e expeditions a rebel Gen
ers named stewart tell into The hand. Of our boys
and Vas taken captive 10 :ortre.s Monroe.
il "ontd be almost Impossible 10 follow the bis
tory OF the regiment In detail from the tune II VA
split NJ in de,achnaeuts up to the lime these sea,
curIed IN June. 1889. Immediately after the hakd
Of beverly Ford, the Twelfth cavalry joined P4eas
anton, and were aeslgnedto The first brigade OF tn
Buford's Division, without waisiu e to recnve1
from the fatigue consequent upo1 lis recent sewers
Ald,e GAP, and following IL. windlags crossed ,ol<
Maryland At Point Of Rocks, and continued on il
a nosthsa*terIy direction to Aetss.huso, where 4
his nsnal qutcknese. perceived The necessity 0
takinr possession Of hors c-shoc ridge Of low, uni
form bills, running lust beyond The town Of det
] fJFbufK. The position was moat formidable
one, as both ends Of these ridges Terminated II
| steep, suarl loaf peakr, which would thoroughly
hs Of hs e sf hs n
his horse batteries On ,nese eu1nences. Bnfosd.
win Gananlet Brigade, On the ntst Of July, II xn
bo95 @b;,h e 9p9n iDs ssDks snns q
| charging and rcchb.Rfpg, and still repeating the
operation, forclns portion Of the enemy At evesJ
Ills nsnDer t6e rebels were moi oniy % sorei5
damaged by the loss nf a large ru1nbec 81
men killed aud wounded, bnt their movemenis
we1n lnpeded gEe411y, which gave General
RcAde IN opportunity to push forward h1a
batteTy az .,tttitrr ccmmsuaed Nv =. RssI- t = :
smtth rh,c5 nsn X, ,n,a nnna1,as. rIa.
es9s h0 With
fste ~ r. Gs.irg We.,er r.1ahr.a.r.
VI. Nedlli snn IsbsnmaG via rs.1rea ,,aht 3n,c
ne as se n o =. sene' a9a 1esa as@ 70
Gade ri; boik On the n1a;n bxdv ar the nvisinn
aua anti ier o'clock ;uiord continusd n hola
celebrated "1ron Bhcade." OF Wisconsin infaut1y,
ana other troop. Of the FIRST Corps under The i.
| meuted Reyuo d., who va Killed willis stsuniao
nesrtien Buiord, taking observations or1he enemy
Iu,Ned1teIy alter beng relieved BIZ Gen. REYNOLDS.
ihs reaz Of cur army, and for the
two succeeding d4ys were euaaFed
In guarding our eupply trains from 1be HttacS, OF
last snd aent o ID
G.uhle-a Brigade IA. hasteued od towards
Willlsnepors. win order to felxo The fosn and
hold N against the enemy, In the r,asrh trnm
l Gettysburg to Wllllamspott the boys -ucccccei
IN capturing upwards Of two thousi md deurraI-
I lied robs nho were endeavoFing 10 make Their way
halk 10 the "sacred to1l,'f ana over two
hundred wagons and teams. The
| wagons were desroy-d and Inc
u1uics driven Goxn 10 Washington. On the 9Th Of
f.t~ ~ kn.. -
iy Of William port. and being reformed that the
for was guarded ~ only regiment Of Ssewast'a
cavalry. the Eighth Illinois and portion OF The
cut the enemy.
!
After ,bo i,of.ot ~ tatss., - ~ ,,.t,,,
the TrsW,h ITtnaia Ia ~ u n,sr & AZ
Gamble'a Brigade followed the fortunes Of ,ha
Army Of the Potomac, They were present at the
cavalry battles wbicn occurred at FaIlnp Wa.er.,
,ns ap,ss9 s9 At s's & = # hs6
ieved from duty win ,he Amy OF tae Po,omac, ion &c
mss IL 1e e
bddiant i serviees IN II he he ne1d. ''as u "a' ''s
On the erenine Of lie :. es1h eS a. November. The
rcc,1pepk reached this ciy and M, rrceivcd nm
alsl Ia., with one grand nnrsf Of psrr7otie ID
ample proyirou bad Deen made for thefr accommo-
cation Kind and bright eyes spoke sweeser vel
come 10 the tired and hungry boYs than could be
extracted from whole dictionsr1es Of words. But
| We cannot uwen On tue deta1ls Of the occasion.
Everything pertaining 10 the entertainment ssed
Of Without the lenst daw 10 mar the general JOY
which preraded all hear1s and shope ffufa Iii eyes
cAnp TRY-TERRp1E suErtR1yo.
Al The conclusion Of brief season OF rest the
regiment, which had been recruited up to Tho
! cers apt men, leasetmbeo at Car,p EfY, Tn the
night Of January ID, 1851, Stow storm OF qppsr.
atieIed Violence sci ia snd rseed win uucontrps1
1 Frr fo~A