The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19
the SURRENDER At HOLLY SPRINGS.
Special Field Ordsrs-No. 30.
HsApQUARrERs, THiRIEKyTn ARMY CoRPs,o
DEPARTMENT or tbs TENNESSEE,
Holly SPRINGS, Miss, Dec. %, 1862. J

Special FisId Ordsrs-Ho. 80.
HsADQUARrERs, THiRIEKsTn ARMY CoRfs,l
DEPARTMENT or TBs TENNESSEE
HoILr srRIsas, Miss, Dec. %, 1862.
Is with pain and modification that the General COM
mapding reflects upon the dsgraceru surrender Of this
place, with all tho valuable stores it contained on the
10th inst and that without any resistance except by
men, who form honorable exception and this too,
after warning bad been given Of the Of enemy
northward tho evening previous With all the cotton,
public stores and substantial buildings about the depot
would have been perfectly practicable have made in
few hours deences sufficient 70 resist with small g,rr
son. all the cavalry force brought against them until the
achievements which the commanding officer was mott
fed marching TO his relief, could have reached him.
under tho circumstances, s highly reprchensibe, and,
say the least, thouGhtless. BY the terms the Dix
| prisoners, and send them to vcksburg Miss. or a
point on James river Va, for exchange or parole,
unless some other point IS mutually agreed upon by
refusal TO be paroed tho enemy from his inability 10
take Of the pr.soners would have been CONF eed
either 10 have released them unconds,onay or TO have
abandoned all further aggressive movements for the time
being, which would have made their recapture and tho
discontinue Of the enemy almost certain.
II gratifying TO notice. In contrast with this the con-
duct OF n portion OF the command conspicuous among
whom was The second Illinois cavalry who galantiy and
successfully resisted being taken prisoners Their loss
was heavy, but the eneny's was much greater. Spch
conduct as theirs vii always insure success.
Had the commandment OF the post exercised the usual
and ordinary precautions for Defence the garrison
sufficiently strong TO have rcpnlscd tho enemy saved our
stores from destruction and ihomscvos from capture.
The General commanding Is satisfied that majority OF
the troops who accepted did Tho gbtessy and
that in ntare they will not be caught In the
BY order OF Major General u. 3. CRANE
Jso. A. RAwLINs, Assistant Adjuant General.
The Rebel Raid Into Holly Springs.
THE REBEL ACCOUNT OF TIE AFFAIR AND THE
AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THEY DESTROYED, ETc.
Ifrom he Eirh til an 4
VAN poRN's BRILLIANT CAVALRY RAiD-iNiERsnSa PAR
TIcuLARs.
The recent cavalry raid of General Van norn In tho
West enc Of tho most brilliant feats OF the not
ang short efany thai have been made BY the renowned
Stuart or ubiquitous Morgan. correspondents OF the
Mobile Register gives the following interesting particulars
of his brilliant achievements in the vicinity cl holly
Van Dora took by way and Wondering through
the swamp, and came within eight miles OF Holly springs
in the evening" where he bivouacked his until
hours before day when he moved cautiously into town.
leaving the Texas brigade upon the heights outside as
reserve. AS forces dashed in from all sides, the
trance proved complete SURPRISE the breaking s'fcaks
Of daylight showing the Yankcc tents with their yet
disturbed slnmbercs. charge was ordered upon them
and the applied 10 the which covered them
10 paraphrase - Relgum's' picture
.An, then and there was hurrying to and fro,
And running in hot haste,
And checks al pale and blanched with wee,
Exhibiting Yankee cowardice''
Tho rapdIty with which the tents OF the enemy
vacated marvellous ana, mpeIied by burning torches
and rapid discharges OF side arms, the Yankees took no
time prepare their toilets but rushed ont INTO the cool
atmosphere of December morning clothed very SINH.
arly TO joseph when the lady Potiphar attempted to de-
Yankees running, tents burning, torches farming Con
cdcrass shouting, guns popping sabrss cankins aboi
i"r mercy ienos snning eSingly'
crying "Kn ncn hIthm pa Heterogeneous mass Of
excited, frantic, frightened human bcnes-rtesentcd
understandable picture, more adapted fOr the pencil Of o.
garth than the pen oil newspaper correspondent.
Tho surprised camp surrendered 800 mcn and $50
dad N commenced he acora Of destruction ria ecel
s'us buildings Of ue 1isss spi Cera d.po'iae talioa
filled ,oh supplies al cone and missary OUT
'ias q ne ,o dSsrs ne .erres q rog cs'e Ell
fee, through and iea fee. high 2Dlentine ,cns throw,
this and he csoie amount desi,0Wt,-np town tho
all car acous csabshnca,s were flied cens high
with medical and ordnance stores. These an Grea
a apsa m orc Ind@d q cs ms sq = a ,rs
all The houses The so,h siic Of The s9dr Sarety si
scene Of devastation mas ace, tao,e pyss.ed 10 lc eye
II man Glance at the gigantic estimates
GOO fired cartridges and C'hr ordnance Sores,
raaed at 81 900 600, inadng 5000 rifles and oo0 ~.
600 salts Of coingaad oiaer qua, ermas,,s store,
raacd at 100000; 5000 barrels Of foa er ccnns
sary to- e. vaiaud az $500 900
81 900 600 Of esicat stores for uch nroices 10
hat amount srhiitei, and eco bales Of Gotten
5000 600 To,h q suffers si0res..
whic the capture OF the camp, parolng Of Ito prison
crs and destroying Of the stores going The Texan
became creared mish he Michigan cavalry ana sroys
them pcil neil through town and run them on norh mh
los 10 the aboonsts and loss Of 'hjriy
killed AID woln tel on or part.
The ladies' yushsd od from Tie houses mild Wi oy cry
~ out rheyes some al he FOR Cro,nds, ohass ta,
t them jof Gods satr.r One lady said, that hc fcde
raj commandant Of The post IA in my house and
catch him." and search was instituted but without |
Success when the noble woman insisted that lie was
there, concealed and finally after much ado Ia oa,aa,
tamhc mas) teto'd murphy, ise a,rer:a fanice
b:d and presented himself i" has noes nal ho,Giaes 10
General Van Dorm said Well, General, you've got us
fairly this time. knowel IT, in bed with my |
wife wlc1 heard the firing, and at said. We'll.
wife, It's DO use closing our eyes or hiding unser The
cover we gone up"
Our taon oren 10 Granfs head2ua,re1s, ,cl;c.
he had ist hoenyfo hours Ifre Al has papers, charts.
maps etc., ntare ogher th his splendid carriage,
uhch burned Among his papers was found pass,
pass the bearer al railroads and steamboats, Ii
the United States at government expense; pass ali
gkelR and guards and other papers, at Interesting
nnd valuable MIS-. Grant mos also captured, tM no |
indcniy offered 10 h.r
Nearly every the public square was lled with
snter stores and ner our men had helped themselves
the bala &C o; the goods were burned.
When forces nrst reached the depot, there was
train about leaving. The engineer jumped 81 and run
valve and stopped the train Srty and tro ocomo
hoss ,jsrs t.en fired end destroyed.
After the complete destruction OF al public property
about the place. and after each bad supplied himself
with suitable quantity OF clothing aud boots, at six
ock In the morning the march was renewed and DAVIS
inrent he'd, and sheltered themselves IN block house
and fort formed OF cotton bales. The cavalry were COM
mandcd TO charge and attempted 10 So but the swamp
and intricate agoons breaking or in front OF the cneny
position would not permit IT, The Yankees opened tire
with effect from Their FORT and were supported by
nine pound r0ed gum mounted on m iron clad railroad
car, forming railroad battery The 7erons ,ecr again
or,d charge and Major pllon, OF Van Dorn5 stan,
whose galantry during the expedition was particularly
conspicuous attempted 20 lead them 10 tho n,tack, but
ne refused 10 fooo, believing the way impossible
and the position zoo strong for cavalry dcmosration
alone. Col Mccullough Of the Mississippi cavalry, was
ordered TO get 10 the rear Of The railroad battery en- 'he
tack prevent H. escape and capture H. believe he
succeeded cutting tho read bat oar forces sre com
piid 10 uLdrow, and The atan. tdiGy mas net taken
The then pushed 10 hsdebnrg and Bolivar and
attached both places, bet found thef too strongly &C
fcrcd and gafroned TO succeed IN taking either OF the
points.
When the command turned back after its unsuccessful
attack upon Bolivar the enemy scnt force CT 10 Geo.
comprising the three branches Of the service o after
Van Dorm aud made great Efforts TO tank and cut OF his
force; but this dash'ng ocer too wary for tlem
and succeeded In rsJnng tr, 400 head dcdrard horses
and mules, laden ,rih sjloiis take, flof we otay
The people Of Tennessee represented having been
almost with Joy at the appearance o. our forces
once upon their borders. They led our soldiers
with bouutiul hand, and wept for 10Y. - Thank God,
you have come at last y one and all exclaimed. H,ir