The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-31

vile Journal gives the following in
formation concerning the raid upon
Union City, Tennessee, on the oath
inst, by the rebel Gen Forests com
mand, from official sources, to correct
former reports, which, in some particu
lars, were incorrect:
On the evening Of the 23d, dispatches
| from Col Hawkins, Of the eth Tennes-
see cavalry, commanding the post al
/ Union City, were received at District
/ Headquarters to the effect that For
! rests cavalry, seven thousand strong
with artillery, were approaching by way
Of jackson and Trenton; and rumors
to the same effect came from other
! sources.
Being convinced that an attack was
meditated, and desiring more reliable
information as to its magnitude and
object, General Brayman, commanding
| this district, sent Captain 0lden, A. A.
| G. and Chief of Staff, by special boat
and train, with instructions to report
from Union City at the earliest mo-
ment, the true state Of affairs. Arri-
wing at Columbus, Kentucky, he advi-
sed General Brayman of an attack i'm
mediately impending, and that aid
would be required
Gen Brayman, having no disposable
/ force Of his own, communicated to
Captain Fox, A. 4. 6. of the 4th divi-
sion, here awaiting orders to move, in
forming him Of the expectation Of the
necessity Of calling for >, 900 men for this
service, TO which he responded, placing
the force at Gen Brayman's disposal
On reaching Union City Capt O!dan
found the pickets driven in, and a Almost
Immediately the wire was cut, prevent
ing further communication. This indi-
Gated the presence Of the enemy on the
railroad between Union City and Co
lumbus. Having instructions not to
endanger the engine and train, Captain
Olden Immediately returned to Column
bus, passing over burning superstruc-
lures a few miles this side Of Union
City.
From Columbus Gen Brayman was
advised by Capt Olden that Col. Haw-
kins could probably hold out until aid
could reach him At NJ yesterday
Gen Brayman left Cairo with four regi-
ments Of infantry, about 1000 strong,
arriving at Columbus, where he took a
battery and party of mounted scouts,
and at three p NJ started for Union
City, having been previously informed
the road had been disabled by the
burning of bridges
Is, z ~ !, d.
side Of Union Gap, Gen. Brayman
learned that Col Hawkins had smren-
dered at ! ] o'clock, and had with his
force been removed, and the iortifica-
tons destroyed, the enemy having
been previously repulsed three times,
with a loss TO the garrison of one man
killed The force Of the enemy does
not appear to have been more than one
fourth the number represented, and
without artillery
Ii is believed that Forrest himself
was not in command The number of
men surrendered was probably 400,
something, near 100 having escaped
All were armed and equipped about
300 being mounted men. \ few mules,
three wagons, and an inconsideTable
amount of public property was lost and
destroyed. The enemy left in 4 north
east direction from Union City.
Colonel Hawkinss command had
recently been paid for a years service,
and the aggregate individual loss on
the part of officers and men will reach
some 100000
General Brayman returned to Column
bus and embarked the troops belong
ing to the 4th division, and returned to
Cairo to be ready for their expected
movement up the river
Had troops been at General Bray
mans disposal he would have gone for
ward to Union City, and proceeded to
sweep from the district all hostile
forces and the regular bands now in
testing it, but Instructions from Gen
sherman, received after his arrival at
Columbus, were imperative not to iii,
vert regiments from designed move
ments, and he could not do otherwise
than obey orders.