The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1863., [Electronic resource]

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Gen. Wheelers recent operations.

A correspondent of the Chattanooga Rebel writing from McMinnville, Tenn., gives some of the particulars of Gen. Wheeler's recent exploits. Nine miles beyond Nashville, Gen. W. arrested a train on the Louisville and Nashville Road, and captured an immense supply of Federal Government stock burning cars, locomotives, etc. Subsequently he approached the near of Nashville by one of his characteristically bold and brilliant feats, within nine miles of Nashville, and pitched into a train upon the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. The train was halted, but not before a well-directed volley had been fired into the fact speeding cars. As a result of this exploit Gen. Wheeler had the pleasure of securing three of Rosecrane's staff officers, thirty five other individuals who of rank, and about one hundred Confederate soldiers who had been explored and were on their way to jail. The little volley fired into the resulted in killing some thirty Federal soldiers, and wounding thrice that number.

Among the spoils of Gen. Wheeler was the celebrated Trantso pistol just presented to Gen. Rosecrane by some time-serving Yankee, and inscribed with the name of seven battle-fields upon which old Rosy had distinguished himself.