| From the Richmond Sentinel |
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| December 8, 1864 |
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| From North Alabama |
| General Beauregard telegraphs to the War
Department that Gen. Roddy reports from Decatur that Lieut. Col.
Wyndes captured two locomotives with their tenders, twenty cars and
the pontoon bridge across the river, mostly in good order. |
| The following telegram from Lieut. Col.
Wyndes, of the 4th Alabama cavalry, was received at Tuscumbia on the
27th ult.: |
| Decatur, Nov. 28, 6 P. M. |
| To Brig. Gen. Roddy: |
| I have just returned from Huntsville. The
enemy evacuated last night. I entered town immediately with a
lieutenant and two men at daylight. Scouted two miles each side of
town, found no enemy and returned; had just arrived when a train
loaded with two hundred negro soldiers came in from direction of
Stevenson, after negro women and children. |
| I, with one man, attacked the engineer
with pistols, and frightened him so that he ran the engine off the
track. I pretended I had a regiment near by, and caused the negro
troops to stampede. I had the engine put on the track, and with
twenty-five cars brought to Decatur, am now putting my regiment on it
to go to the assistance of Col. Russell, who has the road out above
Brownsboro' {11 miles west of Decatur},
and nine trains loaded with ordnance and quartermaster's stores cut
off and guarded by 200 troops. Col. Russell says they have destroyed
two trains, and if pressed, will destroy the remainder. |
| T. W. Wynder |
| Lieut. Col. Comd'g 4th Ala. Cavalry |
| {all locations are on the Memphis
& Charleston RR} |
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