The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21

.'f"lli tlIir Ia ti.l1 SlI;!ll bodies Of Confcd-
crates were me- and routed Tie night Of
.lpfi 10 'rrieson and his lncn cncanpcd at
l'o;Aotoc, destroying 100 bushels of salt
which the Cont"'ic!tte, had abandoned
April 20, early iii til" morning, Grierson
started his PRISONERS, his least effective men
am! one piece 81 artillery northward, on the
way bati; to Lagrange. They We're incum-
lrancc'. The raid was now going to begin
in earnest The men that had been sent
no.'thwfrd nlisled the Confc,leratcs into be-
iie,nS that III. whole expedition was return
ing To Lagrange.
-ls before, ;lp' main expedition hastcnel
sautlrwar'l. Where il was to como out 10
man h@"w, least ol all, the panic stricken
lenllr thr"u.-l, Nh'',c country it passed like
81 tornado. Like Il tornado. too, it was in its
work Of destruction. Grerson laid waste
property ai.'i carried away food, horses and
men. Near Dismal Swamp ono tho lar,est
tiin'rics in AlisEis. npi was destroyed Now
i.t''pmnaim united. now again separated,
de;a llnl"tlt, tNu~ this way and that, and
whi-kin-, hither and ,llithcl tlko the cyoI,.
TORS ." lt"''l.s "f great bir:s in nnlair AT
Newton ,.o trains OF cars, with Confederate
athty supplies, wei'r destroyed, I. and near tn
sune towil four !lid.,5 were torn up. At
Raleigh tl!" command halted and Gricrson
s-nt on Il scout to ct!t the telegraph wire,
H!noh"i Lake Station would give the alarm
of his sf..cronIoUis IT, Jackson and other
point he scout ran into "a regiment of
,'ult.q!.ra'e cavalry that had been sent to
find ''riei'>''n. Strangely enough. the scout
not "lH escaped capture himself but also
sr'ec'lr IL! '''coivins the Confederate, as to
lis conlnlaalers whereabouts Ben tiricr-
i.,..'
II arms iilesrotl report, he quickly crossed
Leu Il''H a"o i'.l1led it bridges behind
hin. ctl'tlii- ~ pursuit il the rear.
y >.'!,:I;..il a'lIolltuYc lef~Il Capt. For,c..,
with one o'n!aAy of tie Seventh Illinois.
H. We more than a day narcl, east of the
main body, wran I.c sHddrnly caillc upon u
laf#" force Of tic CoEle,ieratrs at Enterprise,
Miss. tcn o. twenty time, as large as
bis own. lleput bold face upon the mat
ter. and riding t" the town under a flag of
tln."r, demanded It's surrender Col Good
WIZ. ,!le 'oll' ..Iate commander, asked an
h,nr 10 cna..Ier E'oi'ei granted it onl, too
Ia IL, ;tf.l. wti ,i.o CoMfvdcr3.tes were con
-,icI.n9 h, AID ~ conpan, ,ll.t spurs to
their l"i and odlluped westward toward
niicr-on blessing their lucky stars for their
escape.
westward. II became c.ielen, now to the
Comfea'cra!ea hat he did not mean to return
tpln-.i.'s.e, Preparations we're made 10 head
Aiin of and eapti!re HIN. 81 Pearl river
s)ut.!er:i :ie!iets We're tearing III, the bridge
"llc'i "i.crs9a rcaoic5. il. lie la he'd into
lA",n anI dispersed theln, and crossed i'll
safety. Ten minutes more ard he wvull
have been too late.
H., bn ..if.,,,p,,, IF no :, ,..o,,
boiH ol Wild boxing m.n role into Baton
hou-', La 1t was as if taoy had egisng
from the ground. Tlley were dusty a,ll hug
gard. and -'aie n them We're asleep, sitting
hpi' dpr!-ht l,9ol tl."ir horses
-Eora-er. IN >.ztcea day hey he'd rid
1,sl ~ ,'.i..>. ii. moth 20 y!tA, through
lie mi. ii. + i.ati % ..-e,l over :: ::lGoj,-
"To wnr'A Of pro. r't, ,rtt t''p important
railroad cnamilio aii'.it- a.i.l captured ovei'
l.taiD il.-'!lei. ;,,d l,.ai l.t,l'.e.
It.vY '. .';,'i. - ii .:i.l !.i+ ,lcll.
Iii -'"e9-.a II tie south j, cgtresti-
l.t.t..si. j l''l4".ron a!terward. Tie Con.
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