Show SUMMARY OF WAR NEW naw about the last of april the confederates under jenkins imboden Imbo deil deri and rones jones ones made their appearance at morgantown Morgan town virginia in considerable force the baltimore and ohio railroad rall uail road received rec elved special attention during their raid kaid and a large amount of property was destroyed their unexpected visit to that region caused considerable alarm as pittsburg Pitts pittsburg bur hur t Waa washington hington uniontown Union town towa and waynesburg Way Wiy penn and wheeling and other j towns in virginia for days were in dan danger a r of being sacked b by y the invaders I 1 gen G en amagan of lexington notoriety with witha a j force de deemed jamed suf sufficient accent to enemy ave them battle at fairmount but was defeated with heavy loss the appearing ppearl ng in greater numbers after the coni men cement of the battle than before anticipated reported measures were welle then instituted as quickly as possible to prevent them form extending their thair depredations further north and west an and after cLafter remaining in the vicinity of morgantown Morgan town several days they moved southward the exact amount of damage done to the railroads and of property destroyed by them has not been stated but it is represented to have been not inconsiderable buring during the tin tir time agn wio flo hoofner was fighting fight ipg the enemy on the southa souta sido sida ot of the th rappa hannock gen peck was operating on the biao blau blackwater oater water and the vl vicinity anity of suffolk and is reported to have successfully resisted the advance of the Cou COL federates in that direction and caused them to abandon the sei sel beof of suffolk evacuate their works borks on the nansemond and fall back in the direction of petars burg with considerable loss col strait is reported to have left mur free rree about the middle of apri witha with a fonce force of some two thou thousand sana sani men on a raid into the northeastern north eastern part of alabama and northwestern north western part of georgia to destroy railroads iron works etc he succeeded in destroying much of the fro pro property perty intended and ht i doing great damage to the railroads but lut was subsequent subs subsequently equen lly defeated in four or five engagements by gen forest and ultimately forced to sur bur surrender end er near bear rome georgd georgia about oe of may atter alter having made vigorous efforts to escape from the enemy who were in pursuit of him with an I 1 overwhelming force col grierson with witha a cavalry force Is 19 said to have left western tennessee april nth nib on a raid through mississippi reports re represent that he be spread destruction and desolation wherever he went tearing up railroads burning bridges 0 destroying mill mili 1 I 1 tary stores storis and demolishing a telegraph leie lele graph line lines s great damage of the enemy the confederates are said to have admitted that the raid was v as the most formidable one that had bad ever ben made by the yankees in that state he is reported to have reached bal bann baon on rouge on the ad instant with a large number of prisoners over three hundred negroes and many hories horses which had bad been captured by his hia command during the raid 11 ate reports reports from fro 11 gen banks depart devart department ment are at conflicting he Is said sald to have ordered dered all registered 0 enemas to leave his department by the loth of may hlay some successful demonstrations had been made by corm corn farragut up dad rad red river and portions por eions of gen banks forces were said to be marching in that direct direction iop ion confederate lepors represent thab that arby K rby smith has been a assuming sumi rumi biti oiti SP aye ave batio operations ns in the vicinity of new orleans the reports how however ever lack confirmation I 1 |