, 1863-01-03
THE SURRENDER OF ItOH,.
LX SfslIENGS,



~ ac's as seen os an Eye N1tncse
! Ho11, srn1soa ucc. q 1s4s
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Tour readers have been informed iby tele
graph of the ftisrraceful surrender of thi
place by- Col, Murnhv of Inta, ro+or,etv 4
the rebel forces under Van Darn On Saturday
Dec. 20, without Offering the slfehtest resist
ance; but being an eve witness Of the who,
af1hir, will cndeayor to give you the facts n
tbpv occur,oa
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At oasngnt On tnc morning OF the ~2ou
inst, the rebels entered the town from tn
east, in numbers yariously estimated at from
ono 20 oon 11,r.,. - ,,.t;...T :.
ooeo ~ wv WIZ oat tl'Ie e'iott on Incl
part uaey captured the pickets' and what fes
troops were stationed In the vicinity Of th
depot, md while part Of their number sackc,
and araa +ha ;7a->ot h,,1a;.,-x. 49, -:
oDu A4su lA0 "'Fo' pu.'tnnss, LIZ oaiance
yelling IKE so many devils, entered the TOM
and commenced the capture Of what troon
there ,rcrc. together viii, , 1,r1a ,,,,,,,>or r
~ ".'n :. AAA6s su"npef y
+ etlHens Aoln 1ne Nofta' VINO were mere trad
| ing, including your humble servant, and on
| of the 'renorters Of tbe Chic,ro 7Yn., A.
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'no"en oui tioope "c1e tahen complelely D,
surprise, and IN fact the most Of them ner,
in bed, still, I nm glad to say, for the credit
our men the town woo not 1;va,, m v;thon
~ "@'s no3 h.'e1 W ".sno" ~,
some elght Show Of resistance ther'
were remaining here On duty parts Of the 29th
| f2.3. 1n1st md 105th Illinois regiments. anf
+ 80 ~ .oro,, ,o,nn,n,os ~ +ba a. ni;..s'
pa':s ~ 81 -, e ~ ~ ~ .nanon
cavalry solncleh' humoef, IN Inc judgment
Of mnny Of our military men, to hold tht
.
viii with thu a1anot ~ 80 @ sa,.eNI,. .oasIs arranged
con1d havo hca-, ,saS ~ So.a ~ aa1ag mere thA1
Sota .a1s LA ~. been asea as 1reast"orks could
farood T. .rt9, tIS toHn uat1 dcn: arant rein
"eu ~ aa ear.y next day after the
ed HOLY sprnrs even an tha gUola 1aTe reach
1rarin pn nnd % bea cn teahea t me rebels were
'e:11t, Thn ,sta,e han 9o. 9au on1neo LII the place.
al lne lepels were al mounted, md on thcil
81 a5ea % enieEng tne Town, made an attack on the
ronnd ~ +Ha Map Me[e 9aartefeo N me old tait
most desne1ate ancomnta etuv ~ !4e 4 yllagc Hers
Observation-Disclosures onr hoa.ea hors a looA place, and
fen to one 4i,sv ~ sa1o oo3e "ele ouln9m9eIeo
enenU ~ 9ns onsy @ seselal sr tlmes repulsed the
An .fter 11,6st tn5n aat mon 14ear encampment'
con,tas T., hsak Js9 "espc.atE Mu1u 70 mana en-
dies Mara ~ e,nntiaa mn many od tae enemys sad
1rav +hTn,,ei, Reu ~ 1 Elr @ osase men GU thell
W. ~ t%a net ~, 1go1t Mns taahs anq made thel1
ex1ectino to III 1o%se nmr hsndf, hua II tne tonn
Fbf1 varJ3{ {hn% },,g&1 1nFn
lie soraro 'n' an ~: oe.ule augy nao reaeneo
;nr ti,c a,,anaW ~ nv ~ 4ha; oul easm{ were hgnl.
hai I,na,, enrIanIara5 ~ enpe, ~ tn5 4nmntntFy III
wns hut 1i44ia ra.ist"ann ~ 1 ~ lspeas. 1aele
Of onr infantrv n f.ct the u snrnr,e IN lug PAR
49, ~ 'a ~ ~ ~ tue surprise WAS com
bed aom IN o. our me men were
In diferent d~a1,nt,s 4at1ss aau some
While this wes ra3nr an ene slalage, 9
enemy were t;rint aonot az ~ th oI 1ae
fnre n t+at v;c;n;tr .x1,;afe uu oSner pu!u AZ
ro9nd honsc arsenn1 lmIdin1s ,,nn,h W.. !ng "
freight cars. two ioconotiyss ma "nDIt ia,eo -,
am6nnt of Gornrnment stnrn,s Tn, s'n9 49, mtge I
sumed. In connection Will % the DESTRUCTION t 9a of
cotton bnrned bcioncnS o ~ nort;es naifs fsoo o.
Ohio, Nissouri' and nfineis several nor,jn. aa.
heiug from Chicatro The 'comh;naa r. Inasas
on cotton alone Must he in tha v;c;n;tp ~
$3o0, 900. '1 '4'' ~
should hare mentioned in connection with
Court Honse aonarn am,9ot;ra u,scu "a " 10 !he
infantry ioned flere. thew fo5,n fhemsc,yas
almost INSTANTLY snrrn,nnici hS the 4eSo,s g
and here tooE nIace onof1,er fiercc anconntas'
in yLich onr cavalry showed tho;, e"nar;or'
ity. for although, comn3etclv snrrnnndag ti,o,,
again cut thclr way through. md made made thciyy iy
escane ond retmrncI ~ 3,e;r 4 ao1a, ,raaa ineaa
fhey n1,in d;snaraod ii IT, 'nea nf shmP m4erg
foten so,nc XIV ~ o,,r e3.,aiss. ius's wv ao
re1aosod t1,o,,, anJ ,,a5n the;n !y pt1soAefs,
After the f,eht;nn ai NE 'dc,1 dnna th
vera q, ,ns 1as~oRa "as aoas INC prisoners
east Of the railroad Wherc tha ofiaa.. ~ @ ans
,,,i1.tas - tne ~, "nele ane oincefs and
ffclv ro11,nd ~ ebot ,,,omn 1u1 IT, IT, ctzens pup
-orson" rv'eo " !" "A@'1 4"oAes enes aao on Inelr
p1isGne. T1';a +.4
n,n,n nns T etaesmelt .,, may appear astounding to
frnc. Nth M nn ,,a nas "ese1tnelcsS II IS
relieved what thsv 1aw 5ever Sad Sfi T.
addition to what saw several have | told id me- ne
r1n, rua. sue{ me1e sonpeneo 10 give up what
s9on anes ~ e1 1on nao' Ill auloants varying from
e'gu ~ eoo,IoV;
+rorleot9 e Most a!sSlaccinl part Of the whole
a;t;asn e;setlon Was the active part taken BY the
e.tEeus ~ ot tns Town. In several cases prison.
81 were urea upon or knocked down with
bad b d appeared perfectly friendly. Even tiee
~ aae5 were actlFc IN aiding the rebels to find
a ons 1anhees' ana capturing them Us pris-
UTE: afta.+,
oa1ata, ,Ie captures Me1e l made they begana
general plunder and to have seen the chiYalry
oi t4e south, ., &c Gods the refined ladies
~ aony epf3ngs, who 1nSe never soiled their
uencaIe hands with labor, those delicate wo-
nsesa nlen ousy tot,ng 1oxes Of soap, candles and
SG,Ga1s' lothng oafIels O. nour, necf and pork,
catn ;a3fo nrougn nr the streets With t1elr dell
sat1ons s1S sntler establtshments that they were
,r%nia E;1,,aa anG.s IT, Is sca1eely 1amily 1n the'
~ nvle su1age out Waat lald N supply for ut
unG 3sI. anu 1or ne saxe OF our troops
Rsa.a.l1 Eal J. = VEL they ola go, Tor after our
in.ces danees res4rnea 8; IRON onoTd the various resi-
plnnder recovered to subsiEt our forces for |
several :. aays.
l! may surprise many ct yonr readers that |
81 ~ ~ ~ poltant polnt as Holly Springs should
pc 'e ielt compar3t1vely detenseless. It must |
or;nst w rememoefea that the enemy we're threat
xo or 1tayA fhron 9n 9n,s saghson, Ienn, ana ior
cent up to jackson, still leaving 4 force ann.
,,ent, le III tne OPINION OF Tue general in colu
aha " 1 ana %! also Of other leading military men,
The opinion prevails amonrst all onr of.
,ers, and citizens nj Hn1iT s!3r;nrs M ~ g H.
n thn nns} Eoi af,r1h,r s 'us
laiseaoie .a Will Inc whole affair. There is no
1ouot ont ne received sufficient warning from
Sen. Grant BY telegraph, and also from sey-
5ancing 10 attacE the ~; n1ane e e11enls "eFe ao-
THE cnrrcnt of fceF;ntr r-os ro- ,4~
.eninst thr coionef e1f 1Fha N.Y. sGay WY stronK
Fas that he richly merited the halter, aud
1earest tree at command. Herewith is a cor
Get LIST of the killed, wounded and prison.
Eere E;l1c or r yonnda9 many Hoo o. tae ne enemy
,h]a - neoo,totr ttneCu, ~ unee ngL ueen
ic{ne was done most1v n '4S thc AcH i1sa sat .nG
nburbs, and as soon as one Of the rebels fell
nt ne etiaens tha gathered him up and carried him
into mt na1r ,d.o hoqs Is thnk # would be safe
wounded. ' ''|'1 A'' ~ 1oo
ny;eo1 We n9w o n.+ hags @ sufficient force at Holly
fat ,s'sc" faa. o4 autt4sl 4 9eoci falos On
nder Van Dorm, made an. attack on L..
range, Grand Junction aud Bolivar, and
ra.,e tce111 ~ ~ e.eA polut. - oollVar tney