The National tribune., 1908-03-19
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
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ing Sc wagons and depot, containing
$4,000 barrels of corn and wheat, with
considerable quantities of clothing and
commissary stores, and got back across
the Mattapony in time to avoid the
heavy cavalry column sent after him.
Later he reached our lines at Glouces-
ter Point, having made raid around
the entire Confederate army and a
march of nearly 200 miles in less than
five days, losing only one officer and
81 men captured, securing from the
enemy 800 prisoners.
Col. Percy Wyndham reached Colum-
bia, on the James River, where he de-
stroyed a large quantity of stores. three
canal boats ard four bridges, but failed
to destroy the aqueduct crossing the
canal, since this was such an immense
structure that it would have taken days
TO seriously injure it. He went on along
the canal, burning bridges, chopping
the locks and gates to pieces and doing
such other damage as could be readily
completed in his hurried march. He
got back to Thcmpson's Crossroads the
same evening, having marched 80 miles
and 16 hours.
Col Hasbrouck Davis struck the rail-
road at Ashland, where his men burned
the depot, tore up the track, cut the
telegraph wire, and captured an ambu-
lance train of seven cars coming from
Fredericksburg, loaded with $50 sicl
and wounded. Among the captures
were Gov. Letcher and several high
officers The engine and tender of ths
train were destroyed, but the cars left
for the benefit of the sick men, The
railroad was struck again at Hanover
Station. where there was made con-
siderable destruction of stores. cars
wagons, ETC. The detachment marched
away blythe light of the burning build
ings to within seven miles of Richmond
where it turned off for Williamsburg
1t was cut off near Tunstalrs Station by
a trainload of troops running out from
Richmond, and which DAVIS attacked
but was repulsed, as the infantry sprane
from the train, took position behind the
embankment of the railroad and drove
back the Illinois boys, who charged or
foot Davis finally reached Gloucester
Point after having made a march oi
over 200 miles, and destroyed property
estimated to be worth s1,000,000.
Gen. AvereIrs Report.
Gen. Averell gives the following re-
port OF his operations:
I'VE encountered the enemy's cavalry
1000 strong, under Gen. w. II. +. Lee
on the morning of the 30th, and drove
it thru Culpeper Court House in the
direction of R1pidan Station.
"On the 1st we pressed the enemy
cavalry, and pushed our right TO within
three miles of Orange Court House il
an effort to dislodge the enemy from a
strong position occupied oy him on the
south bank of the Rapidan, after III
had crossed and destroyed the bridge.
While thus engaged on the morning
% fI,.. DI 1,.H IN a
of the Potomac at United States Ford
by orders from Gen. Hooker. We
reached EIy's Ford of the Rapidan after
dark on the evening of the I'd, and
were fired upon by the enemy's infantry
from he opposite bank. A part of Nc
Intosh's Brigade forded the river, dis
mounted, drove away the enemy, som'
of the 18th n. c., and captured som'
prisoners. Early on the morning of the
Sd we crossed the Rapidan and entered
The right of our lines.
1T was found necessary to issue i'm
mediate orders sending cavalry to pro-
tect the right and rear of the army
which had become exposed to danger
from the enemys cavalry, set free b.
our recall"
Gen. StOnemnn's Report.
Gen Stoneman gives this account OF
his retirement:
'The six days having now expired
during which we were assured by the
Commanding General he would GER
tainly communicate with us, and M
communication having been received
no retreating enemy having been seer
or heard of, and no information as t
the condition of things in the vicinity
of Fredericksburg, except vague rumor
/, of our defeat and capture, having beer
obtained, supplies for man and beas
becoming scarce, having accomplished
all that we were sent to perform, ant
| having come to the conclusion tina
Coils. Fitzpatrick and Davis, with theil
commands, had gone in the direction
of Yorktown, / determined to make tn,
best of our way back to the Army o.
the Potomac.
| ITO take the enemy by surprise ant
I penetrate his country was easy enough
TO withdraw from it was a more diff
cult matter. We knew that Lee ant
| Hampton were to the west of us. w,
knew also that there was a stron,
force at and in the vicinity of Gordons
Iyille, and heard that another force wa
at Louisa Court House and a small fore,
of infantry at Tolersville.
After thinking the matter over
determined to send Gen Buford. will
$50 picked horses of his brigade. {,
threaten any force in the vicinity O
iGordonsville, and induce Lee an;
Hampton to believe that we were goin,
to get out by that way; and anothe
force, under Capt. Rodenbough, wa
sent in the direction of Bowling Green
with the view of threatening the enc
my's communication in that direction
and, under cover of the night, with tn
main body, to take the middle of tn
road leading thru Tolersville, and cross
ing the North Anna near the Victori;
Iron Works: from thence to Orang
Springs, where all were to rendezvou
the next day.
"All our plans and calculations work
ed admirably, and altho We had n,
little difficulty in finding and followin,
the almost impossible roads, owing T.
the inky darkness of the night and tn,
| incessant pouring of the rain, the who'll,
command was assembled at Orang,
Springs at IL m. on the 9Th. Here W,
first began to hear rumors, thru negros
of the repuise and withdrawal Of oul