The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-16
he Op,rat,on. Of the Rebels.


The Opcratl0ns OF the Rebels.
has for some time been stated that General Forces.
been threatening Paducah and Columbus, and other
reported that be operating In front OF
Fort Pillow. st other dispatches have reported that
General Rugord commands the rebels 10 the vicinity OF
the named place, and that Forrest is in Kentucky
Paducah Of the Tennessee river. whore il
enpcs into the Ohio, above Cairo, and Columbus rs
the Mississippi river below Cairo The distance between
these places overland much
greater by the riverand could easily be marched in
day by mounted forces The rebels, having the inner
lnes could therefore from place TO another be.
fore transports could the segment Of circle by
the water route
II would however, he impossible for forces operating
before Fort Pillow, which is short distance above
Memphis, 10 reach either Columbus or Paducah In any
time tbey been reported 10 have moved.
II u.s. therefore, perfectly plain that the attacking party M
Paducan sud Columbus sniircy separate from that
moving upon Fort Pillow.
The following order clearly shows who was al that date
In command Of division Of the rebels at Mayield,
which is few miles east Of Columbus and midway
between tina, place and Paducah:-
GENERAL oRpsR--Ho. 2.
HEApeuARrRs: sEcoND DIviaos,)
FoRRFer's CAVALRY,
hAyrErD, Ky March IS, 1864.
The general commanding returns 70 the officers and
which las thus 70. attended, tie ccnspa.cn Kentucl
The hardships yer bore upon march almost unprece
denied fro. Iibbe station 10 Paducah, in week, the
aero,0n nu have exhibited TO the Of freedom and
valor In the attack upon Fort paducah. calls for the
highest admiration aud praise Of your commander AZ
the very doors Of their homes OF your comrades
laid their lives 10 Kentucky from tho iron
heel OF abolition dcspotsm and tho vote Of the negro.
Among those whose faces are gone from forever we
are forced to pay lasting egret TO the memory Of one
brave courteous and beloved, whose merits as citizen
as friend and as soldier We all feit and appre.
Iln IA uanlA. IN hnoA
OF his commands hero regretted by oil. Colonel A. r.
Thompson Second regiment, commanding Third brigade
deeds and heroic death with force less than that Of
the enemy, within Aockade and 10 an exposed cond
his gunoosis 10 withdraw from the action fearful Of tho
accuracy OF your FIRE. captured and destroyed immense
stores m ,a commssary ana ordnance nct
10 eighty wounded besides capturing sixty four prisoners,
own loss being ten killed and forty wounded. me
les wpen yoar courage foytd< aad discipline 10 hold mis-
roro d De sias u kely, aided a. YOU b oy TIE
'''d' noe ''"' % S'"' B bra Genera. pPf1
oflciai-Tacs. NJ CsowDu, Captain, A. AG.
tie also certain that The ssme rebel officer IN com.
nand 10 the vicisiiy 1t the present time ~ the
following correspondence which took place u Columbus
By., 90 The mornins Of the l3th inst
HRipouARrus, CoxsmsRAr s1ArRs Aanrl
BKsoRI Corunms, KY, April 13, 1864 &
70 sss SoHnAspns o. THE U"rso srAn@ Forces, co'um-
:. Z t s n u si'; s:s :,
demand the unconditional surrender OF Ne forces under
our command snUSS y0r ,ssr me pG
compelled TO take the place by force 20 quarter win be
shown negro troops whatever; white troops win be
treated prisoners o. x buTos s BIZ s sSS; General.
10 this the commspdsnt Of she forces replied q fol.
Hs4DquASrsss o' Posi-, Go, Sssg 4. III, KErs}
Brisadsr General BororD Commanding forces before Co
,;psssii.-Your communication Of this cate has come
70 hand 10 reply, would state that, being placed by
my government with adequate force 70 hold and repe al
enemies from my post surrender 10 out Of the oues'oo
LAM Generally very rS;R'' Hnns,5N LAWRENCE
Col. Ihirsy fourth N. }. Vols, Commanding Pos1
oneeys who arrived at cairo on The Maria Cunning on
the evening Of the 13th report the enemy as having e
tbe vicinity Of Columbus Doubtless this explains the
attack urcu psducab Bnford finding he could not take
Columbus q, once moved his fsrces, By way Of Mayned
"a psducab. which pace.s threatened by the rebel
troops He TO- without doubt. tho reboi commander IN
that district while General Forrest operating IN person
10 the vicinity Of Memphis.
Another feature Of the rebel movement 10 set forth D.
the following extract from paper published 10 men
From the Louisville Journal, April IL.
Adis,nguished officer in the federal service, wno
IN command Of division O INC 70 AN hat our wMn
mrs Of an Intended rebel raid In this state have oees
No, nropsy lie feels confident that u viii De made 90
NE most gigantic SCALE and require extraordinary exer
lions 70 rsps ~ Dsserters our secret se n men, sns
rebel pagers all In the one idea that Longsees
AIDED Nv Breckurdge, Buckner and Moygan, viii burst
mo ,bt state while a. the same time johnston WI
snrsaisn our advance before Chattanooga 70 keep oa
whole army employed there. John ~ Morgan Is AZ kii
pysssnt ffrs scndos0s M the nephoorAosd or Attnq
- v,,o,wta 6hn0 out AVID verrounhng hG command
Tb,s tsci n almost ndsputabe, from circumstance
oh wo viii state lns men went from tho
ironi IN George come Vine smse BY rail- 70 Rohmond and