The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-03
NO. 2es.
Co. SmIlh's CaTalrT E1nedIllan.

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The reports Of strag glers who reached
Memphis and stated that General
Smiths cavalry expedition had been
cut up, turned cut to be false. The Gen
Y eral reached Memphis on Thursday NIGHT
last, and we have the following parti-
culars Of interpolation. On the 18th nit
It reached Olyalona, en- the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, seventy-6ve miles south
Of Corinth, and one hundred and thirty
miles southeast of Memphis. Here i
was heard that sherman had captured
Meridian, and was advancing east
On the 18th Gen. Smith marched to
Egypt Station, on the Ohio and hEissis-
sippi Railroad, where he captured and
destroyed a vast quantity Of Confederate
corn. One column went through Aber-
deem, The other west Of the railroad,
concentrating at Prairie Station The
Aberdeen column, under Gen. Grierson.
had considerable skirmishing near that
place, and destroyed over 100000 bush
els Of Confederate corn az Prairie Sta
ton; also a large lot Of Confederate
cotton
On the Goth, broke camp at $50
Forrest was reported in force at West
Point At1I A II. advance skirmished
heavily with the enemy. At p NJ
halted within a mile of West Point
Los. one Lieutenant killed and FIVE
men wounded in the skirmish, and
killed one rebel Captain and captured
and wounded a rebel Major and one
private.
On the 2lst, moved forward and
found Forrest, Lee, Chalmers, and
Roddy were combined against US. They
tried to cut our column in two, but
without success. Very heavy lighting
occurred both in the rear and adj
vance
The Cd Iowa had number killed
and wounded in a gallant charge
There were from 1000 to 1900 rebels
our rear, constantly charging. Wehere
lost three pieces, 4pounder steel guns,
which were spiked before captured. Ali
their ammunition was saved
Smith now fell back slowly our troops
ambushing the rebels as they advanced
The rebel loss was quite heavy. Smith
burned every trestle on the Mobile and
Ohio road, and destroyed miles Of track
and a very large amount of corn as he
fell back
On the 22d, broke up campat A. NJ,
after resting only two hours There
was severe fighting in the rear al day.
The rebels lost heavily, as the roads
were anbushed at every available point
Volley after yolley was poured into them
Mt short range as they advanced, but
having 80 much the largest force, they
continued to press our rear heavily
There was a rebel column moving on
each flank with the evident design Of
Tallshatchie in advance Of
our force, and forming a junction to
prevent our crossing, and capture the
whole command, but by forced march
ing Smith passed both hanking columns,
and marching all night, crossed safely
at New Albany, at noon of the I'D
the rear guard skirmishing all the way.
On the oath, skirmishing continued
On the 25th marched ffty-two miles,
arriving at Memphis at II P NJ Most
Of the expedition, however, stopped At
Collieryille
The expedition destroyed over a mil
lion bushels of corn, tore up and des-
troyed miles Of track on the Mississippi
and Ohio railroad, burned many bridges
md trestles, captured and brought in
over 800 mules and horses, about p
200 negroes, and over 300 rebel prison
srs, wko are now in Irving Prison Il
e impossible 10 give our loss, but it is
much less than the enemy's. The ex-
petition was successful in every point,
md in every particular except the i'm
oortant one Of making junction with
sherman, which is attributed mainly 20
he slow movements Of the New Jersey
Ind Pennsylvania cavalry regiments in
causing a delay Of one week in starting