, 1864-03-30

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Corinth, {he also had one regiment Of infant
regiment Of infantry and one company 0
cavalry at Cherwaila, and one regiment o
infantry that moved under Col Mower ani
Joined Gen. RoFecrans' command) reduced
the number OF men OF his command, araila
ble for the expedition, to absut 5000.
had previously ordered the iniantry O
Gen. Ross command ut Bolivar to hold them
warning; but also directed the concentrA
tfon Of cars ut Jackson to move these troops
Within p hours from the time a dispatch left
Corintb, for these troops to "come on. they
had arnycd-5, 400 In number; this, notwIth
btAndin6 the locomotive was. thrown or tic
track on the Mississippi Central, road, pre-.
venting The passage Of other trains for eyeral
hours. This force was added to Gen. ,Ord's
command, making his entire, strength over
6,000, to take into the field. From this force
two regiments Of infantry and one section oi
artillery were taken-about 900 mentor the
garrison, or rear guard, to be held at Burns.
vile. Not having Gen. Ord's report, these
figures may not be accurate. Gen. Rosecr ms
was moving from Jacinto eastward With
about 8, 600 men, making my total force, with
which to attack the enemy, about Is, ,W0.- =
This was equal to, or greater than, their
numbers as estimated them.
:. Gen. Rosecrans, at his suggestion, acqut:
csecd-in by me, Was to move northWard from
bis eastern march IN two columns; one under
Hamilton vas to move up the Fulton and
Eastport road; the other under Stanly on the
Jacinto road from Barnett's.
On the 18th, Cen Ord's command was
pushed forward, driving in the enemy's pick
cts and capturing a few prisoncrs, taking q
position within SIX miles Of Iuka. expect
ed from the following dispatch TINT Gen.
Rosecrans would be Qcar enough by the night
NJ &Y.n n &Sr% n HZA a.
forward on the morning of the 10Th; and
bring on an engagement:
ToGencral Grant: "~1""N'' - '0' 1''''
spring road, tells Of a continuous movement sinee
LAT Friday, Of toEces eastward. They asy Van
Tennessee: Pfices forces arc At inka, The plsu T
propoee lsto move up as close - We can tonight,
conceal onr movements and to advance from Burns.
t!on that way, willie moro In on the Jsc,nto and
Fulton road. Inas.inS hesvl!y on the Fulton road,
snd 1nthtne in theiF left cutting OF their rc.scat
propose to leave in ten. minutes for 5acinto,
whence will dispatcb yoa BY line Of Videttc. 10
BnrrsFiile. Wt1i wait = few minutes to hear rom
son s;sns ssfsss start. What Hsws from D1tnsvi!lea
To which was sent the following in reply:
HEADe1AnTEEs D1.7n,cT VEST TENNESSEE
BcrssvnLr, Miss, Sept. IL, 1862.
Cen Rosecrans:
Gen. Ross command: is at this place. Near
thnr's dsit!oa Is north of tie road, two miles to
sent forward two regiments Of infantry with cav-
airy by The road noFh Of railroad towards Ia.a,
at point which was desienatcd about four miles
ib1n here Il not tntcrrupted and hare the cavalry
fell where tie enemy arc. Before they reached tie
road north Of the rairoaV they met what vas sup
posed to be Armstrong; cavalry. The rebel cavi!-
r Was forced back, and sent instructions then to
they could eafely hold. In the morning troops Viii
advance {lom hero at ~ a. M. An anonymous
dispatch just received, etates that PIG, Magruder
1nka ard Trpelc. Thia, ha1efno doubt, Il the IN.
terstandiug Of citizens, but very mach doubt
their Information being correct. fonr :roconnois:
eaneca prove that there II bnt little force south oi
tween Iay Spring aud the railroad.
,AIaEees apid IN advance as you can, and let Us
S Sa e. sp al III ss9 be sngs sss So
Ing OF cavalry force near us, ,as indication oi
aifctIsat, md they force to soTer Il: GM;s5p;m. ~
Amer midnight the following dispatch was
received: .- -
uEApeuAn1Ens EscAsrxzsr,l
j Sept IS, 1862.
cEsxnA1-Yorr dispatch received. general
9tsn!y's Division arrived nftcr dark, having been
Anlt Of guide: OR cavalry II miles Ills Side q
RrsaSs miles Ills slde; stanlsys ncaf pa1en. sssa:
ports mills. We shali more as early IS practice-
BE. ssy, a. In, a.m. This H., vii Giye tTenty miles
n Iefure ono or Two oc1oct Int when Wn come n
VIII erdcavou7 to do It STRONGLY. -svr-- :.
. {sisned> ". 9. RosEcnaxs,,
br::ad'er General U. $. A.
! Receiving this dispatch as 7. did late at
night and when supposed these troops were
fur IN 4ltniF Uaz towards T1ka npl had laid
my plans accordingly, caused some disap.
pointment and made change of plans uccts-
sa,y. I itnmedIafely dispatched Cen. Ord 0rd
E!ylDg hin u. tie J. substance q # + the above "a
nss nuassuons ~! ~ Move W .lG enemy uhtlt
Moeeelans issa arrived, or ne shonld near hr1ng to
s9ae Tss % prompy tns eeanS e. GsR @
9stf ss9t VIZ Gen hs G ee feasd ,aos d.
quarters ut Iuka, and in consultation We both
;Rosec1aps 10 get % Ills troons 70 % un IL til tine en to
make an attack that day. The General was
INSTRUCTED, however, to move forward, driy-
ing in the enemy's advance guards. but not
|hesr tiring' a IL nfe,t another % disnatch m % was
irfcefved from Gen Rosecrans .dafsI from
ba1netEs apoat eaent miles from luka, WHt.
een G1,,. =. aeg F. TT ts. ~ e tnat me neao q o.
density. Of The forests and the. difficulty
Of, passing the small Streams J.. and
Ger, RosccIans and myself had to pass far
around-near to Jaeinto-eyen after he had
got on the road leading North. For this rea-
son his communication was not received un.
til after the engagement. did not hear Of
the engagement however, until the next
been promptly forwarded:
Hflno11 irrIns AIsx1 or TIE M,ss1ss1rr1.
. Miles South Of IuEa,, Sept, 10, 1861 iOX F. u