THE GREAT CAVALRY RAID: The Heroes of the Shenandoah on Horseback; SUCCESSFUL AND TRIUMPHANT MARCH (3/21/1865)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 3/21/1865

[Homer_J_Simpson]

From Our Special Correspondent.

WHITE HOUSE, Va., Friday, March 17, 1865.

I reached this point at an early hour this morning, after having traveled over thirteen counties of the State, with the cavalry expedition commanded by Maj.-Gen. PHILIP H. SHERIDAN. Some of the substantial results of this expedition have doubtless are this been made known through official sources; but, notwithstanding this, the details which I furnish exclusively, will be read with interest by every person loyal to the Union cause.

For nineteen days, Gen. SHERIDAN has roamed almost at will with his well-disciplined troopers throughout that portion of Virginia north of the James River, and, by the exercise of a little strategy, thwarting all attempts of the enemy to impede his progress or interrupt his plans, so that the expedition has been fruitful of more substantial results than say that has preceded it. During this period of time the whole command has been continuously and well supplied with rations obtained from the enemy's storehouses, excepting only the two articles of coffee and sugar. It is true, a certain number of rations were issued to the men at the start, but after the first day's march the soldiers found what they preferred to their ordinary rations. Well-cured bacon and hams, sweet, fresh flour, honey, butter, vegetables, meal, mutton, beef and molasses, were some of the supplies to be obtained almost every day.

As a part of the substantial results may be classed the thorough disabling of about 200 miles of railway -- principally used for supplying the troops defending Richmond with materials of war and provisions -- by the destruction of bridges, culverts and the railway track itself. This work never has been done more thoroughly before. Next, and perhaps the first in importance,

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The Great Cavalry Raid: The Heroes of the Shenandoah on Horseback – 2-7
From Richmond: Stories of Deserters – 7-8
From Fortress Monroe: Report that Sherman is Marching on Goldsboro – 8
Important from Mobile: Our Monitors Attack and Silence Two Rebel Batteries Defending Mobile Bay – 8
From New-Orleans: The Rebel Gen. Hindman Supposed to Have Been Assassinated – 8
Gen. Dix’s Order for Kennedy’s Execution-Attempted Escape of the Prisoner – 8
Editorial: The Confederacy Doomed – 8-9
The Rebel Congress and the Habeas Corpus – 9
From Europe – 9

[Resolute Conservative]

Larger scale than Grierson’s Raid into Mississippi.

[Thank You Rush]

“”results of this expedition have doubtless are this been made known through official sources””

English as bad as that, that long ago??? Lose all interest to read after hitting snags like that.