efficiency to his efforts, and looks forward to the time when, the authority of the Government restored, he shall again exercise the rights he has patriotically laid down. patrick's brigade in one of the most brilliant acts He left Gloucester Point on Saturof the war. day last, and passing in a north-easterly direction through Gloucester County, crossed the Dragon While the duties of a citizen are of a more River at Saluta, and thence through Middlesex peaceful and less exacting character, he is none County to Urbanna, on the Rappahannock; crossthe less a soldier, and it becomes him to appreci-ing that river to Union Point, Colonel Kilpatrick ate the grandeur and entireness of the devotion proceeded through Westmoreland and King of his brethren in the field, and to remember that George counties to near the headquarters of Genhe too has sacrifices to make; but the country's eral Hooker without losing a single man of his The rebels had divined that this demand upon him is comparatively but small. command. The country requires from him no physical sacri- force was to attempt to rejoin the command of fice, no personal hardships; it merely asks that General Stoneman, and therefore took special he shall imitate the loyal example of the soldiers pains to capture it. The command was composin the field, so far as to abate somewhat of that ed of about nine hundred men in all, the Second freedom of speech which they give up so entirely. New-York (Harris Light cavalry) and the Twelfth The citizen would be unjust to the soldier, as Indiana cavalry. No difficulty whatever was enwell as unfaithful to his country, if, while enjoy-countered in Gloucester County, but upon reaching the comforts of home, he were unwilling to ing Dragon River it was found the rebels had degive up a portion of a privilege which the soldier stroyed all the bridges, and a superior force of resigns altogether. That freedom of discussion cavalry, under General Stuart, had assembled at and criticism which is proper in the politician a higher point up the river, with the intention, and the journalist in time of peace, becomes rank no doubt, of forcing the command to cross the treason when it tends to weaken the confidence Rappahannock at Leeds, a narrow place, where of the soldier in his officers and his Government. the enemy themselves have been in the habit of When this insidious treason, striking at the very fording without opposition whenever occasion reroot of that military power which is for the time quired; but Colonel Kilpatrick was prepared for being the country's protection, makes its appear- just such an emergency, and his pioneers withance, it is the bounden duty of the Commanding out any unnecessary delay constructed a bridge, General to expel it from his lines, with a heavier over which the Dragon River was crossed withhand than he would drive from his camp the vil-out difficulty. The bridge was then destroyed. lain who would scatter a material poison that Here, to foil the enemy, the command moved forward in several columns. The principal one on would enervate and decimate his soldiers. The General Commanding desires to again call the right, under Colonel Hasbrouck Davis, took the attention of all officers, Provost-Marshals, and a southerly direction, and went to Pine Tree, in others in authority to the necessity of great care the lower part of Middlesex County. The peoin the making of arrests, which should in all in-ple of this hitherto unrivalled region were comstances be founded on full affidavits sustaining distinct charges, except when the exigencies of the case demand instant action. Carelessness in this respect is only less censurable than negligence in the detection and punishment of crime. With the exercise of scrupulous care and sound discretion on the part of officers, and a candid consideration on the part of all citizens of the relations of the people and the army to each other as above set forth, the General Commanding is full of hope that mutual cooperation in putting down the rebellion will become more hearty and effective. The necessity for arrests will be diminished, and the tendency to factious opposition to the Government, and hurtful criticisms of its measures be removed. By command of Major-General A. E. BURNSIDE. LEWIS RICHMOND, Assistant Adjutant-General. Official: W. P. ANDERSON, Doc. 3. COLONEL KILPATRICK'S EXPEDITION. WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 4, 1863. THE Cavalry raid of General Stoneman's command was concluded yesterday by Colonel Kil pletely taken by surprise; they did not deem it possible that the much hated Yankees would dare visit that spot; in fact, it was a place so secluded that some of the large planters near Richmond had sent their negroes here for safety. The house of Colonel Jones, who commands and controls all the bushwhackers in that section of the State, was approached so suddenly that the redoubtable Colonel was himself captured, and last night slept on one of the boats of the Potomac flotilla at Acquia Creek. He will probably extend his visit to the National capital to-day. No opposition whatever was met with in this direction, and but few armed men were seen, and these were bushwhackers, armed principally with double-barrelled shot-guns. They fled precipitately, however, at sight of the blue coats, and as the country thereabouts is covered with a thick growth of pines, they succeeded generally in making good their escape. On the road the carrier of a rebel mail was overtaken. An inspection of the mail matter was forthwith instituted. The letters for the most part were of a private nature, and some of them were addressed to persons residing within the loyal States. Their cases will doubtless be attended to by the proper authorities in due season. One letter, however, attracted particular attention. It was signed by the veritable General Stuart, and was been sent down from headquarters to welcome him and afford any assistance that might be necessary. Difficulty was anticipated at Reed's Ford, but the rebels doubtless repented of their threat to annihilate the command, and therefore did not attempt to interfere further. Among other articles captured was the flag of the Twelfth Virginia regiment. While the wants of the soldiers were supplied on the road, the strictest orders were given to protect the rights of those not in arms against the Government. Horses and mules, and whatever the soldiers and horses required to eat, were taken, but in all other respects the citizens have no cause to complain. Indeed the citizens at several points, and especially in the largest village, Urbanna, expressed their gratification at the good conduct of the soldiers generally. addressed to Colonel Jones, who a few hours before had been taken prisoner, in response to an appeal of the inhabitants to be protected from the very cavalry force then in their midst. General Stuart in the letter promised the protection called for, and stated that he would be there on Sunday, the day the mail was captured. He was Colonel Kilpatrick has thus made the complete not there, however-at all events was not seen circuit of the most formidable army the rebels in that vicinity by our troops. He had laid a have in the field, destroying millions of dollars' trap, as stated above, into which he expected the worth of property in the shape of railroads and Yankee Colonel would fall without hesitation, material; captured hundreds of horses and but in this he was fortunately mistaken. This mules; brought away at least one thousand of portion of the command reached Urbanna Sunday the producing class of the South, and by his visit evening, having captured a large number of so demoralized those who remain behind, that horses and mules, and being followed by a motley even the rebels will not hereafter be willing to group of contrabands of all ages and both sexes. say that property mounted on two legs is the Among the captures by this portion of the com- most desirable to be had. More than this, he mand was a confederate agent, with thirteen has visited some benighted regions of the Confedthousand dollars in Georgia and Missouri money.eracy, where the people believed that the YanThe left wing of the command went in a north-kees were any thing but civilized beings. easterly direction, and reached the road north of Urbanna Sunday evening. Here the picket of the enemy, which was to annihilate the whole force, was encountered. A detachment charged and drove this force in a north-westerly direction across the Dragon River, at Church's Mill-the only bridge they had not destroyed. They here fell back upon their reserves, strongly intrenched. The pursuing party, having accomplished the object of their mission, set fire to the bridge and slowly retired. They were not pursued. Monday morning the whole command was in front of Urbanna, ready to cross the river. To protect this part of the movement, Lieutenant Commander McGaw, of the Potomac flotilla, was present. He left Acquia Creek on Saturday evening with the following named vessels, and was at the rendezvous the very moment when ordered: Tallaca, (ferry-boat,) Star, William W. Frazer, Long Branch, (light-draught steamboats to transport the troops across the river,) and the gunboats Yankee, Freeborn, Anacosta, Currituck, Primrose, Ella, and Satellite. Capt. Moffet, of the Ninetyfourth New-York volunteers, with one hundred picked men, was also taken down, and Captain J. C. Paine, chief signal officer stationed at Acquia Creek. The gunboats were immediately put in readiness for action. Captain Moffet's command was landed at Urbanna, and were at once de- On Monday night one of our advanced pickets ployed outside of the town as skirmishers. Cap-from Urbanna saw in the dim distance a force of tain Paine secured an eligible position just north some kind approaching. The picket made the of the town, the direction from which an attack usual challenge, but there was no response, and was anticipated. A detachment of the Fifty- he fired. The object fired at continuing to adsecond New-York volunteers (engineers) speedily vance, the picket fell back upon the reserve. On constructed a bridge across the mouth of Urban- came the mysterious foe, and preparations were na creek, and repaired a wharf on the opposite being made by the reserve for a severe contest, side of the Rappahannock, so that the boats could when one man with stronger eyesight than the receive the troops on one side and land them on rest saw that the approaching force was comthe other without difficulty. These arrangements posed of negroes. Sure enough, it proved that perfected, the crossing was commenced at nine thirty or forty negroes were coming up in one o'clock Monday morning, but it was not until gang. When asked why they did not halt after Tuesday morning that the whole of Col. Kilpat- being fired upon, the leader said they thought rick's command was landed on the opposite shore, the safest way was to rush in and give themselves a distance of six miles from the point of embark- up; they believed this to be the way soldiers ation. Col. Kilpatrick immediately moved for- surrendered in battle. ward, and was met by a cavalry force which had The country was almost entirely deserted of able-bodied men, and only the old and decrepid of the male sex were to be seen. These, as well as the women, believing the exaggerated reports of their own soldiery, believed that the Yankee troops never showed any mercy to any one in rebeldom, and therefore were filled with apprehension upon our approach, expecting as they did to be murdered. One family, consisting of a widow woman and three daughters, all highly cultivated, concealed themselves in the woods, and when found by an officer, it was with difficulty he could induce them to return to their house. They fully expected to be murdered, but afterward expressed much satisfaction at the conduct of the Union troops. The immediate benefit of this rail, aside from the good effect upon our own men, is the capture severally commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Viof two hundred horses and mules, forty wagons mont, and Majors Bradley and Collier, succeeded loaded with provisions, one thousand contra-in repulsing the enemy at every point, and for bands, and the demoralization of the blacks in three or four counties-two of which have never been penetrated before by our troops-and undeceiving the inhabitants as to the real character of the Union soldiers. some three hours held the town against every odds brought to bear against it. After the enemy commenced sweeping the streets of the town with round shot and grape, the Seventh only retired to the north of Harpeth, after being repeatedly ordered to do so by the post command it has ever been my lot to witness were performed by these gallant Kentuckians during this unequal contest. Infantry officers who carefully watched every movement from the fort with glasses, describe the conduct of the Seventh Kentucky as deserving of all praise. To all appearances the residents of the counties passed through are better supplied with the ne-ant. Some of the most brilliant cavalry exploits cessaries of life than in any other portion of the State yet visited; economy in the consumption of food, however, is everywhere exercised, to enable each land proprietor to supply the army agents with large quantities of food. To this end, by a special order from Jeff Davis, the negro's ration has been reduced one third, so that When it became apparent that the enemy was a field-hand barely receives enough to sustain massing his forces to make an irresistible dash him. Regular rations, in fact, are no longer fur-upon Colonel Faulkner and his gallant command, nished the slaves. Twice a day a small piece of corn bread and meat is dealt out to them, and at night a piece of corn bread alone. That a force not exceeding nine hundred men could have passed from Gloucester Point across two rivers not fordable, in the presence, in fact, of much superior force, without having a man killed, is one of the remarkable events of this war. Doc. 4. FIGHT AT FRANKLIN, TENN. he was ordered to retire to the north side of the river. He drew off his men in admirable order, while the enormous shells from the heavy siegegun of the fort held the mass of the enemy in check, and scattered a portion of his forces in every direction. As the evening wore apace, it became evident that the enemy had crossed the river east of town, and was moving in a northerly direction for the purpose of attacking our left. Lieutenant Gruelle, of the Seventh, was dispatched with a small reconnoitring force to ascertain his numbers and position. He discovered a column of about one thousand five hunFRANKLIN, TENN., June 7, 1863. dred (Second Kentucky and First Tennessee) takEARLY on Thursday morning, June fourth, the ing position in the dense woods upon the old Murenemy left his cantonments at Spring Hill, and freesboro road, which force was being constantly advanced upon this post, anticipating an easy augmented by the arrival of fresh detachments. victory. Our force consisted of one regiment of Having reported the state of affairs in that dicavalry (Seventh Kentucky) and about a regi-rection, Major Collier was ordered to take a force ment of infantry, under the command of Colonel to the support of Gruelle, and hold the chain Baird, of the Eighty-first Illinois, who was com- of hills on the left of camp at all hazards until mandant of the post. The force of the enemy nightfall. Shortly after Collier had taken his consisted of the brigades of Armstrong and Jack-position, heavy volleys were heard immediately son, and the cavalry division of the late Van in front, and riderless horses and panic-stricken Dorn, now commanded by Starnes, the whole rebels emerged from the woods and made for the under the control of Forrest. About two o'clock river in hot haste. They had been surprised and P.M. his advance-guards commenced skirmishing attacked on their flank and rear by the Fourth with our cavalry pickets, and immediately after- Kentucky, (Colonel Cooper,) Sixth Kentucky, wards heavy columns made their appearance (Colonel Watkins,) Ninth Pennsylvania, (Colonel upon the Lewisburgh, Columbia, and Carter's Jordan,) and Second Michigan, (Colonel CampCreek roads. Such being the superiority of the bell.) The hottest and heaviest work fell to the enemy in point of numbers, our cavalry videttes the lot of the Fourth Kentucky, whose gallant retired slowly, hotly contesting every inch of and intrepid leader, Colonel Wickliffe Cooper, ground, and expecting to be supported by the was disabled by his horse falling while he was infantry reserves. The latter, however, seeing heading a charge. The animal was going at full the futility of making a stand against so over-speed, and fell upon the Colonel's right leg, terriwhelming a force of mounted troops, retired to the fortifications on the north bank of the river, leaving the handful of cavalry (about sixty in number) to come out of a tight fix in the best manner they could. About this time, probably a half-hour after the first gun was fired, Colonel Faulkner was ordered to move his regiment, the Seventh Kentucky cavalry, over the river, and keep the enemy from obtaining possession of the town. The boys went in with a yell, and the battalions, bly bruising and otherwise injuring that member. All these regiments performed their duty as soldiers should. Everywhere the enemy was broken and disorganized by their impetuous charges. When the shades of night fell upon the hard-fought field, the enemy had been driven to his original position among the hills south of town. Next morning, Friday, Brownlow's East-Tennessee regiment was ordered to cross the river and feel the enemy's position, which had evident Cooper commanding; Second Michigan cavalry, Major Godley commanding; Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry, Colonel Jordan commanding. ly been shifted during the course of the night. ing the First cavalry brigade, to hasten with his He was accompanied by Colonel Faulkner, of troops to the relief of Franklin. He galloped out the Seventh Kentucky. About two miles from at four o'clock with his cavalry in the following town, on the Columbia pike, the enemy was dis-order: Sixth Kentucky cavalry, Colonel Watkins covered drawn up in line of battle, a force of commanding; Fourth Kentucky cavalry, Colonel four or five hundred occupying a commanding eminence, protected at all points by heavy stone fencing. Colonel Faulkner obtained permission to take two companies of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry, under command of Major Welling, and charge the height. The boys responded gallantly to his call, and never was a hill quicker or more cleanly swept. It was decidedly the prettiest cavalry dash of the war. It was here that Colonel Faulkner received his severe and painful wound. Our pardonable exultation at an unmistakable victory over an enemy of eight or ten times our strength was considerably dampened by this casualty. Two of our most dashing leaders (Cooper and Faulkner) were placed hors du combat, and our entire little army joined in heartily in the grief of their commands. As the news spread from mouth to mouth that Faulkner was killed, (such being at first the erroneous report,) it seemed as though the hearer felt as if his own brother had been stricken down in battle. Tears sprang to eyes unused to weeping, and cheeks that all the dangers of battle could not pale, "grew as white as my lady's hand." glad that his wound, at first believed to be mortal, turns out not to be so serious as we supposed. He and Colonel Cooper are both at Nashville, and, when heard from this morning, were improving fast. I am The enemy has about disappeared from our front. He burned the railroad bridge near Brentwood this morning. Our loss in the battles, in killed, wounded, and missing, will not exceed twenty-five. The enemy's loss is not far off one hundred and fifty. General Armstrong was severely wounded, some prisoners say killed, and Starnes is among their missing. A flag of truce approached our outposts this morning to inquire if he had fallen into our hands. KENTUCKY. ANOTHER NARRATIVE. CAMP NINTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY, Nearing Franklin, we found the rebels had possession of part of the town, and had planted their artillery in the outskirts, had surrounded the fortifications on the north side of the Harpeth with his cavalry, having his heaviest forces on the left, between Franklin and Triune. After a severe march of fourteen miles over a very rocky and partially red-cedared country, we came in sight of the enemy's pickets about sunset. The Sixth Kentucky, Colonel Watkins, (in advance,) were ordered by Colonel Campbell to charge the enemy on a by-road. They fled at the dash, to the left, without showing fight, and crossed the Harpeth in great disorder at Hughs's Mill and Ford, and were followed by Colonel Watkins to the Lewisburgh pike, who captured and brought up a rebel ammunition wagon. The Fourth Kentucky (being now in front) came up with a second force of the enemy, at two miles this side the forts. (Colonel Cooper's horse, in the gallop over, had fallen with him on the rocky, slippery road, and seriously injured him.) Major Gwynne, now commanding the Fourth, was ordered to deploy to the left and present front. The Second Michigan, marching in coluinn on the road, were attacked by the enemy in force on the flank. They were instar.tly prepared to fight as dragoons on foot, and engaged the enemy, Colonel Campbell ordering Colonel Jordan with the Ninth Pennsylvania to support them in column on each flank with drawn sabre for a charge, which was promptly done. The fighting was very severe here for an hour between the forces. The rebels appeared to be determined to hold their ground as if they intended to hold the battle-field, and continue the Franklin attack in the morning, but they were compelled to give way after our force got fairly to work, and they fled toward the fords in much confusion. The Ninth Pennsylvania were now ordered Major-General Gordon Granger having been down the Murfreesboro road to turn the enemy's ordered by General Rosecrans to move the main left flank. The enemy rallied after a short flight, portion of the right wing of the army of the and drew up in a very fair line of battle, but it Cumberland from Franklin to Triune, we march- was of no use, the blood of our men was now up, ed there on June third, leaving a small force at and the rebels were unable to stand the deadly Franklin under Colonel Baird, of the Eighty-fifth fire of our revolving rifles of the Second Michigan. Indiana, to hold the fortifications. The rebel He was pressed so closely at this point that Genforces in front, at Spring hill, having been foiled eral Armstrong's battle-flag and four of his escort in their two attacks under Van Dorn, thinking were captured by the first battalion, Second that "now or never" was their time to capture Michigan, Captain Smith, and he left lying here it, made a desperate dash, with some five or six eighteen killed and wounded. The Fourth Kenthousand cavalry and some artillery under Gene- tucky charged on the right, capturing half a score. ral Forrest, on Thursday, the fourth instant. We The enemy broke once more and the eager troopheard the cannonading of the rebels and the re-ers of the Second, Fourth, and Ninth pursued him plies of the heavy fortification guns at Triune at three P.M. Signals having been passed here at halfpast three, General Granger ordered Colonel A. P. Campbell, of the Second Michigan, command through the now darkened woods and brushes and fields, and over the stone walls and fences lighted up by the flashes of the carbines. He divided his forces in the general "sauve qui peut,” fourth. The next time the rebs "try it on" Franklin, "may we be there to see," as Cowper says in his Johnny Gilpin. Doc. 5. "LOCHIEL." CROSSING THE RAPPAHANNOCK. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, part dashing over the Harpeth at McGavoch's gagement with his regiment on the evening of the Ford to the Lewisburgh pike, and part running clear round the forts and crossing the Nashville pike between them and Brentwood, crossed the Harpeth below Franklin and reached their camp. It was most unfortunate that we could not have had an hour more of daylight, and have gotten a haul of prisoners of some moment, including the general commanding. Our cavalry were gathered together by sound of bugle and marched near the fort on their old camping-ground, and lay down for the night in a drenching rain-storm, shelterless and supperless. The rebels had drawn off their forces from the attack of the forts when they heard the cavalry firing on the Triune road. The town of Franklin, lying in direct range between the forts and where the rebel artillery was Yesterday morning the Engineer brigade was posted, was in a dangerous position, and the ordered to proceed to the river, with a pontoon most of the terrified inhabitants fled to the cel-train sufficient for two bridges. Howe's splendid lars or the country. A score of the inhabitants brought their families over the pontoons into the fort, and manfully took up arms against the rebels, proving that there are men in Middle Tennessee who will yet fight for their country when the iron yoke of the Confederacy is relieved from their necks. Several of the houses were fired in the artillery engagement, but they were extinguished many of them had balls and shells through them, but fortunately none of the inhabitants were injured. At eight P.M. General Granger ordered a brigade of infantry and a battery of artillery from Triune to Franklin. Marching through the storm and darkness, they arrived at daylight on the fifth. There were reconnoissances made by the infantry and some artillery and a small force of cavalry on the fifth, and there was some little skirmishing, but the enemy had withdrawn his forces to Spring Hill at two P.M. and the dropping shots ceased. The troops that had marched from Triune to the relief of Franklin returned to camp here on the sixth. The Federal cavalry loss was three killed and four wounded. The rebel loss was twenty-five men and three officers killed and wounded in our hands, (besides those who escaped wounded,) and twenty-five prisoners. The rebel surgeon who came over to look after their wounded said that General Armstrong acknowledged himself badly whipped, and that it was only the darkness that enabled him to draw off his forces, they having a thorough knowledge of the country. fighting division of the Sixth corps was selected for the work of crossing, and the point for laying the bridges was just below the mouth of Deep Run, at the identical spot where we have crossed twice before. Our infantry and artillery, as well as the engineers, began to debouch on the open plain opposite the crossing soon after noon, but, for some reason, active operations were not commenced until about five o'clock. During the afternoon the pickets of the enemy lounged on the opposite bank, apparently filled with astonishment at the preparations of this "demoralized and weakened" army, which were going on right under their noses. Save this picket of the enemy, no other force was visible, and the impression was strong that the enemy had left. About five o'clock the engineers drove their teams down to the river-bank, and commenced unloading. The rebels at once betook themselves to the rifle-pits, and commenced firing. Their rifle-pit here is a very strong one, and our men were within very close range. Quite a number of the engineers were soon wounded, and it was evident that the old and successful method of pushing men across in boats would have to be adopted. General Howe at once ordered the Twenty-sixth New-Jersey, Colonel Morrison, of the Vermont brigade, to man the boats, push over and storm the rifle-pits. Six of the batteries of the Sixth corps, namely, Williston's, Butler's, Haines's, McCartney's, Cowan's, and McCarthy's, were placed in position on In the reconnoissance of the fifth, Colonel the plain, and for nearly two hours shelled the Faulkner, commanding the Seventh Kentucky, rifle-pits, and the flanks of our position very vig(being part of Colonel Baird's forces,) most un-orously. Their practice was excellent, the riflefortunately got severely wounded in the thigh and scrotum by a musket-ball. pits being almost demolished, yet the casualties among the enemy by shells were few. The rebels stuck to their position until the gallant Jerseymen set foot on the south side of the river, at about half-past six o'clock, when, notwithstand Colonel Campbell complimented the officers and men of his command very highly for their efficiency and bravery; also for the "vim" and willingness with which the officers instantly ex-ing the shower of canister sent after them, they ecuted his commands. Colonel Watkins, with the Sixth Kentucky, was ordered to return from the Lewisburgh pike, but failed to get back and participate in the en fled before the rapid charge of our men. Indeed, they could not well leave before, for our guns completely swept the plain, and the rifle-pit was by far the safest place for them. The Twenty |