...d the Carolinas, that they could not well be spared to re-enforce Lee or others. At the middle of January, he sent out Colonel Mix, with his Third New York Cavalry, to raid through the counties of Onslow , Trent, and Jones. For five days those troops swept over that region, driving Confederate detachments before them, capturing prisoners, mules, and arms, and liberating many slaves. At about thi...