New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-26
rORREsT's RAID.
Late Campaign I'm Wees Tssrs'ses.

From Our Special Corrsspondert
MrsrnIs Jan. Is 1854.
have to-day had % conversation with man
nom the interior, who accompanied Gen. Forrest On
his late expedition 70 jackson, Tennessee. and back
again. History doyeiaiis so nicely with the &C.
counts have already sent you Of Union operations IN
connection with this 1sme Of Forrest That for the
sake Of mailing the history Of the campaign complete
will recapuste in brief the ysious dispositions and
demonstrations made BY the Unionists and the cor
responding moyemests and operations " the eHmy.
Nv informant conscripted by Forrest rear Medon
about IS miles south Of jackson and deserted with ssv
er others at the crossing Of the laShnieh. on INC
snerpys return trip 90 Mississippi
Forrest crossed the N. and {. Railroad ut saolsbary
early in the Second week Of December gong north into
Tennessee and having In command lees than 600 men,
His motious conducted With great dispsich snn
al possible sscrosy, and 10 conceal his Intentions rum
the Unionsts dernonstrataos seTe mad. on the rsif
road Colisrvie and other points BY Gems CnAmsrs
and Richardson. This last attact on Cosrviite
will he remembered by the traders of mis- corespond
ence wss epergcticapy made by tho Rebels and mo-
calamity rspulsed By oar troop. But shhongh r"rrsS
And hs siri' a, J.si'os, sss me fs sac. - :.
osing nearly every muscle In hs army 70 get hinssi'
speedily fortified, verc bnovn In Memphis in hnesn
hours asr their occurT~nce The old esrthwoTss thai
we're thrown % :. the. ss. SuIns @ sr~si 's
psircd and new ones built 70 attach from
any direction Whpe this work VIA being done. and
After s completion. heavy scouting parties were isPI
constantly 40 the saddle, ps'rolnR the country Tor
tSeDty miller around and daily bringing IN HUNDREDS OF
eonscflpts aud deserers droyes Of cattle and large
quantities 81 forage IL seems that he was In no IN
stance disturbed In these Proceedings before Christmas
eve
THR RIEEL sTEEy0TB.
Junction with FHr~s was not made at any firnt by
st.st,pted OF desired b, tbsm 1hey remained south
Of and threatening the railroad o. ~ 70 take advantage
Of any offensive movement IN our part sgAnr Jackson;
| and although force, other than Fmrests individual
command were constantly arriving and departing he
Rebel strength at that place never exceeded COO or
OUo-not u 90 or Is O0 reported at the tint BY
YyprRAL MOVEMENTS.
On the 9Th novemen nj from the direction Of Colun-
tns Ky, was discovered by Rebel s,suting party
near Union CITY, and now We come 10 the explanation
Of the dspostons made by Gen Hnrbut a. capture tie
Rebel force at Jackson. Brig. -Gen. A. L. Smith, With
60 men, one.third 81 whom were cavalry or mounted
infantry ordered 10 proceed eastward from toiun'
bas and then 20 tato position sooihes OF Jackson
This was the Approximation mentioned above ~ having
been discovered by the Rebels Gen. Smith succeeded
In getting nearly 70 tho point at which he world have
nssssble for either nan. beast or vehicle Alter sex
eral Intellectual attempts y proceed further, he was
forced to relnquish the trip and return TO Columbus
MOvEMKSn IRON CORrSTH.
Five DAYS AFTER tho order WA given for Gen Smith =
advance, one brigade Of infantry under Is!y Con.
Mower and the LIST Brigade Of the Caviar, Division
under Col Mzener were ordered N proceed urth nom
Cornth aud cooperate With Gen Smith Thu time was
allowed 70 elase that the cooperating focee nj ght
arrive at the desired points at or near The sane time.
Col Hatchs cavalry brigade Was by orders q the same
date moved eastward from Colieryiie 70 La Grange,
IN operate either east west or uorth Rom that point
The IN Illinois Cavalry. 500 strong, snder Col Prince.
had previously been moved to Bolivar. andon tho 2ith
portion Of hjs regiment became engaged With 600 Of
Richardson's troops
Finding his force q, empowered Col Prime iei back
10 Sumuorsile. where they remained for the night.
Next morning C25th) he again moved forwnd and lind.
ing his advance opposed made PERCEPTIONS attack but
ia moment found himself 10 be- entirely surrounded
Fortunately the Rebel forces were stuatd that their
liner could not be concentrated and our LITE band
sequenty had double chances for cutting their way
through This they did In gallant style but not In
BODY. Every took bis chance and when after ~
houIs fighting all but the dead, wonderland captured
had succeeded in getting through, OF 90 who went
This great disparity was not canset however by
either death, wounds or capture. The men had got
scattered aud for four ve days ste the fight kept
coming in, In squads until the actual s of the reg
me ut turns out 10 b. less than forty OF the individual
Of several Of this regiment vii be said
after while. We lost in this engagement foy wagons
loaded with provisions and few horse. Most OF the
led horses however and those Of the ktd and wound
ed, made a gallant charge upon thch own account,
broke through the enemys line and reported In body
horses should be- promoted and have pad their
saddles Had II not been for this stampede many more
men would have been killed or captured. Taxing ad-
vantage OF the confusion caused By tli unexpected on
set the larger portion OF the regiment dashed forward
and succeeded In getting through wh but little hight
Ing and few accidents.
OPERATIONS OF THE EMMY.
As soon az Forrest discovered, frtm the disposition
made Of troops that he about to he caught In
trap he set himself 10 work 10 effect Bis escape Aban
doDing the works at Jackson no sent part OF CON-
mand In south cost direction 70 york out their own
salvation With $500 mon and 1000 ooDscripts he
moved down toward Bolivar, the point n which tho
yailroad u Jaekson opossea tina Hatclie River And
while Richardson's men we're engaging the 9TH Illinois
Cavalry, he was making all speed 10 crossing over.
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