Here's the succinct report of the two lieutenants who led the Longview raid -- Lieut. Grover Young (5th Kansas Cavalry) and Lieut. Frank M. Greathouse (1st Indiana Cavalry):

Pine Bluff, Ark., April 2, 1864.

Colonel: We have the honor to report to you the following details of our proceedings while detached from your command on our late expedition: In pursuance with your orders, after leaving you at Mount Elba we proceeded to Warren, reaching there at 12 a.m. There we took some 5 or 6 prisoners. We then moved out on the west side of there and came into the Warren and Long View road some distance from there. On our way there we picked up several prisoners. When we came to the fork of Long View and Camden road, which is some 2 miles from Long View, we took 4 prisoners, and learned from them that there had been a train of nine wagons and 25 men passed out a short time ahead of us. We sent a party out after them, burnt the wagons, and captured the men. We learned from them there was a large train crossing, which had come out from Monticello that day. We moved on, and reached their camp just at dark. We charged into their camp, surrounded them and demanded their surrender, and ordered them to fall in line. We coming on them so unexpectedly, and they being in such confusion, they obeyed immediately. There were 250 men, 7 or 8 officers. We destroyed their bridge, threw about 175 or 200 stand of arms in the river, burnt 30 wagons, which were loaded with baggage and camp equipage, also ammunition; took some 300 horses and mules. We then mounted our prisoners, and returned to our most worthy commander all O.K.

Colonel, we have the honor to be, your most obedient servants,
YOUNG and GREATHOUSE,
Lieutenants.