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ountsville. General Forrest pursued this force with two regiments, fighting him all day and night at Driver's Gap, at Sand Mountain, with the loss of five killed and fifty wounded--Captains Forrest and Thompson, it is feared, mortally. The enemy left on the field fifty killed, one hundred and fifty wounded, burned fifty of his wagons, turned loose two hundred and fifty mules and one hundred and fifty negroes, and pursued his way toward Blountsville, Gadsden, and Rome, Georgia. On the third of May, between Gadsden and Rome, after five days and nights of fighting and marching, Gen. Forrest captured Col. Streight and his whole command, about one thousand six hundred, with rifles, horses, etc. Braxton Bragg. Rome sentinel account. Rome, Ga., May 7. General Forrest received news that large forces of Yankee cavalry were in North-Alabama and marched immediately to meet them. He reached Courtland, Alabama, on Monday morning, twenty-seventh ult. General Dodge (Yankee) was the
him to close up to the Third corps, which he joined about nine o'clock P. M. near Chancellorsville. On the morning of May third General F. Barlow reviewed the corps. Both brigades were placed, on the third of May, behind the rifle-pits toward tthird of May, behind the rifle-pits toward the left of the army, which position they occupied until the army was withdrawn, on May sixth. From this short relation, you will see that my Second brigade was not engaged, owing to its being detached, and that the First brigade displayed the greateshire. The men, under my directions, threw up temporary intrenchments during the night. At daybreak the next morning (May third) the enemy opened a brisk fire of musketry along the whole line in front and on the flank. The firing was maintained fs, with the other regiments of the brigade, was ordered to the support of the Third corps about five o'clock A. M., Sunday, May third. At nine A. M., the brigade at a double-quick entered the works in front of our batteries and rifle-pits in the ce
captured and paroled three hundred prisoners. Among the prisoners was an aid to General Winder, who was captured, with his escort, far within the intrenchments outside of Richmond. This cavalry have marched nearly two hundred miles since the third of May. They were inside of the fortifications of Richmond on the fourth, and burned all the stores at Ayle's Station, on the Mattapony. On the fifth they destroyed all the bridges over the Pamunkey and Mattapony, and a large. depot of corn and strations. The commander of each detachment was directed to specify points to be destroyed — the special object of his mission accomplished, he was allowed the widest latitude for any further operations. By half-past 2 o'clock Sunday morning, May third, the several expeditions had started. The moon was shining brightly, the roads were comparatively good, and for once in the history of the war, every thing was in harmony. Colonel Wyndham, of the First New-Jersey cavalry, with his own and the