The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-18
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Mb rsseaA vissIsfl y korsatas Noslks
esn Mississippi. ~ which the gr.sd plan Of
-tlp fsa6sss ta-4ksl-SVSs1ivas co eAsctsaIay
Jnbfratsd, m.s tes - .tAss pssN. ysua.ksble
asissssse6ts 81 the war. NJ RtckAcod Dis
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We have ooevsrssd wi6l.r etbatlsusi, recent.
'ly frem that ssctieo. ~hoes Aassunt- I'll con-
ossS ID de sAin fa0te al that seaoss ar votlo,,
sskpa6tt. fAA feuemy1LFaf,oste fully csplirm
shess aecositt. but thsy "a DOT sta,s the. tact
'esoae ~ Ssteh shsesy resptts were aocom
sos. The want Of srlle eedynuss,ipns. and oti,-
ev causss. Forrest 60ald array force Of suly
24O0 men 10 eca sont ,.6a,ith aid Geie eoni
. ,lsnn 81 Z 80 Of The hest Qu;pp-d c.vahy
she Yankees haveIevoe PIT - to- hdd.a For
rests u-u. too, wsrs inosslysoe~ d us.fiei,
<specsay Z. sas'csvel:y s.sv.ce H. had 9
ccstiy recruited thsn % sWs<I Tc ,nss.se. X
sesussA. the sxtfsAN q, raahnsss ADD re- okIes~-
nasA 10 attempt with sseas ., so'es ." ,-.tthe
u~se6 q ssoolaon - eesaD sh~us .. q .plen.
didiy meusseA snd equipped msn I'D h., ex
RssiSpcad eflcsrS, vhoss march has far hsT
bsse anintssru1tsS. ~hs we're bnry-a, and
cOuesest, end Vese oharena W'tA .nch IN im
sity force WITH Sherman a''Ae ,tdi ~. was IN,
key Of the whole soh~aeet the Ya.,kes plar
for the occupation ead ant ~. in" of the,
Southwest. If suscsssfuH, Eli mao wcu',
have 6oen IN . OondNi~W sn s6va~e, np.,r D,
aopoIis sad Selma, or lseb,ir; aad ,.,es- i'm.
psrtant tsouts, 'nG cell a. III rich conn. ie,,
adjacent. would have been ut the use cr If thu
enemy They oouli only base he,,' sri en hacl
~ ,he sstSeoss risk Of Sssh+. J'hrst nt
army, 90 ~ to open Northern g ga mt.
Rome and A''shta 10 lrants army G.peta,
Polk. viii. US cant infantry ioTcc. gu .ki,
perc lid -. ns, tons iesu9 wa,et .p.,d.
ed u. O., he .ssa Of fse cavalry m ,veneut
I'm y I'll p.,is at irg his smai, a.
o. %. a. cas- s,as / lie remt gb-., sld p.
iaev,ug -; D's nf..es and munitions ard re
| turning t. II b..,; tn; iroOrs he bal bO,rosc
from Con. Marry, sent imy,cs; We Orders
Lse and F,Hrreet to unite 'heir roes, ard .t
every COST TO c-ush and drive back Smish ~
Griersoa's cavalry.
= Lee did not rec.ive theas ord .rs in time 10
re 1ch Forrest with bic fnrce, which ia, NJ
ready greatly exhausted by IN. continH.l ok T.
nishing with Shermans coIsme f. '>t 4.
therefore, left alone With h's 4o8 me- 70 -"
form this immense urds," .kr,g Cotton i've
the enemy on the Tibbee river. he p:epar d
for acfion. The enemy form-5 iong ~ a
most imposing line, out hank,ug Forrest, aud
threateuiae the instant demolition s.f his small
and imperfcctly organized -orce Tho charge
wss given snd the YaBkees adva~ccd with
great boIdness ard an q r of ce' tain victory
Great WAS their surprise whom. they ap
preached Forrest's liue they obaer we'd bi . m u
eli D from thei horses. and conve' ing theu-
sels % into infantry, each man TAX ny the M st
favorable position, awaiting them sivss of eve y
advantage the ground afforded aud ava ttg
with the Utmost GOODNESS he in Pc uu- ,sg.
OF the Yankee. chivalry Oa came b. splen
didlv mounted drsgoona, under ih 'se far>f.m
&
s'soh fierce displays Of va'or and d.ler mi
non as srgued badly for FORESTS infantry
scou's, scattered through the bu'he and ove'
the prairie in rather an irregular. and unmli-
airy style But these vawons horsrmen did
rot advance far beso' the balls Of 'wo ihous-
rmuks with fsarfai effect Scores Of ,nen and
.-..sea fell a. tho 6rst fire, and tn onward
movement was checked, ard b.'io they could
eo~er and reform The vnIie' ~as ep-atei-
again and AZ ain--until terror b. Kan q prevail
n iheir ranks. and they eoou b ok. intn con.
fusion and fed.
Forrest then mounted his m.r and began
his pursuit. which be kept mp with < eat v,gor
for nearly twenty mi'e-, he enaary leaving b.
hind macy of has .wous ID q IS sxh .us oil ~er.
~ bic dead, his borse., prEs r~r.. i've piece.
of artiilery, burning hia packs aud ,nrni,,g
.ore his muiee. Having d &c vrre.' ". s,uaii
fire OF Forrest, several attempts We ID.
by Smith and Grierson to rally ~ ,uen aud
cesame the offensive. Thei' "a re suc
Q" sful on the bills jss' bev WI Ok 4 ~n~n
'he last grand charge was IN. ~ 'hem. |
wg8 mel in the cam. way b,i y Ons
fempte, but even with NOR" 20 I'D deter
m nation, by FsrresI'. men e. h, in T..
hours becosBs ve&araas. Va NJ rins NJ vo
isye from their siflss qaickiy .r ''-d rhs IN
petnous valor OF, the YAiiko.s. ~ s,nt hem
20 the rear in the Wilde8, a.iun aud dis
may. By this time Forres' lid go . ,ss-d h's
ammunition and the streng,- a. ~ h,tses,-
He could not follow mp h. A'''n,
Fortunately, hS~sv'r r. Hs ~ i.,n a'r,vei
With acme fresh State troops, ~ Yea has
THY gathered and took the i,ce - r rr..t'
men-fol wing up the Yankee o great
distsBc-, harvesting them. eapru ,g aof kill
ing asd wcnnd,ng many. a 4 2 ckhs mp sus,
wagrr- sr4.s, AID great WITTY II u her
vac ;-:-1 T. t. own ASA by AZ euemy 1
j. - g ,s,i g.. 49, The ene.ry never tal.~d
D. r7.,tpts sr..,,s reat aud whe is~t hea,
~ y. >, "a i,e aIiena.d' FIRE. wa.
~ -;az ia II n,phs T.. faf q de trf
i, ogI t,oc, rha, lie wi,cr IN "a so r-csn, y
euerga.t {, oH, the,. fur, irat n. As a,naa.
the news OF this dis ,s'er esd Shermn h.
began his rs'rngrad- NOV me towards he |
Lee follow e IL N up and haug |
ing On bic & .nks AID ha A. s5Rg hisa con tsusl
y. When last heard from b. WA; dr-GRirg |
his rveAried. bs.ksn- down isssam, bark 70
vieksbsrg, IN . demoraiEss sa'e. ~ mss,
mortified, dis appointed ant r1'eg 's,.f ci,ie'
Who evsr led ten thousand IN. u np he IL and
hen marched them down again. |
To incfsss. this feeling ot mo- &c, on ana
aisgus'. Sherm an 3 coas .eRf wa bu dened
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