Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-10
The FedoraIs in North BIississippi

| Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercially
LAGRANGE, Tenn, July Last Friday wa,
the day that the Memphis and Charleston rail
road was opened to Grand Junction, and train
| left Memphis in the morning with the intention
of going through, but about eighteen miles from
Memphis it was thrown from the track by Jack.
sons cavalry, the cars burnt, and about one
hundred of our men taken prisoners. Some oil
them are now here. at Lagrange, and l have
| talked with them, they being out on parole
They say there were about two hundred of the
rebel cavalry, and our men being without arms,
were compelled to surrender-sOme, however,
escaping through the brush and bushes. The
| locomotive, which was thrown from the track,
being the only one on this road, it was and is
| impossible to have communication with Mem
phis by rail, until another one is sent from the
Northern roads. This road is not opened direct
to Corintb, as has been stated heretofore, but
only to Grand Junction, there being couple of
bridges yet to finish on the road between Grand
Junction and Corinth, and then it will be com
pleted from Corinth TO Memphis.
When | last wrote you, spoke about por-
tion of our division going to Holly Springs
They went there, as l wrote before, to burn g
bridge, which they did not accomplish. After
they arrived at Holly Springs, portion of Col
Taylor's 9TH Ohio Volunteer cavalry, and por-
ton of Col Dickey's 4sh Illinois cavalry under
command of Major Kicker, of the 9TH o. V. c.,
proceeded about eighteen miles below Holly
Springs, to burn the bridge, but about two miles
from the bridge they were encountered by a
portion of Jackson's cavalry, and had quite a
skirmish, killing some fifteen, and wounding
several, and taking one colonel, msjOr, captain,
five hentenants, and clerk of court of Holly
Springs, prisoners. This was quite little vic
tory; our cavalry did not lose man, but had
some mortally wounded. Great credit is given
Major Kicker, of the 9TH o. V. c., for his gal
liant conduct during the engagement. Captain
Sprague, assistant surgeon of the 9th 0. Y. G
was on the spot, ready to render his services to
our wounded men, which he did, and returned
after our men had left for Holly Springs, bring
ing the wounded.
After this skirmish our men pushed forward,
driving the rebels as they went, until about
three miles from the place of the engagement
they were again met by some five hundred in
fantry, coming up on train, and for fear of be-
ing surrounded by them, they fell back toward
Holy Springs, burning some small bridge and
trestle work as they went, but did not get to
burn the large bridge they set out to do. Com
ing to Holly Springs they met the remainder of
our men, left at that place to hold the city, and,
waiting couple of days for the rebels to make
their appearance which they did not, our men
came back to where the division was encamped.
When we entered Holly Springs the ladies'
came running out, saying, Where are those
Yankees you promised to bring - repeating it
several times. They supposed US JacksOns
cavalry. We very politely informed them that
we were the Yankees and more of them were
close at hand. Several citizens had their horses
saddIed and bridled, ready to join Jackson,
when we arrived, and when we came into the
city they mounted their horses ready for a
march, which they had the pleasure Of taking
as prisoners of war. While we were in the
street one lady came running out, and ex-
claimed, to her utmost extent, g 1 want to shake
hands with an Ohioan, as have never seen one
since this rebellion broke out, and am a Union
lady, but dare not speak my opinion, or else l
would be dealt with accordingly" Her hus-
band was sought for by the rebels, to be put to
death for his Union sentiments, but she had him