The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-09

ns In Northern Mis--pr was evidently wait,1 for
Georgia 10 make retreat disastrous, to get upon
lfnc and dcs!SSy IL beyond the possibility * = IS
he sapposcd to DO a sufficient for, "a left what
against Forrest In West Tenncsse - 70 operate
Gsner1 General VINO ndea there 70
this force attack him. On thu asis IN command OF
june General Sturgs met the o morning OF the 10Th OF
and Confusion 10 Memphis, driven back in
bred miles, hoty pursued distance OF about one hun
mans line OF comp eated IN his designs upon sher.
which he followed Limitations. The 'rsstency with
made season f' ~ this success exhaust "a him. and
tho army Of or General A. j. mith with the troops OF
sherman he Tennessee that had been sent by General
lep.Y .om Red river where they had done most excel
imp ,rvce. lie directed by General sherman to
iedlatey take the offensive against Forrest This h.
ID with the prompness and effect which has character
lied his whole military career On the l4h OF July he
met the enemy at Tupeo, Missss ppi, and whipped m
badly The fighting continued through three days Our
loss was small compared with that OF the enemy Hay-
ing-accompshed the object OF his expedition, General
\ SIM tn returned to Memphis.
FORESTS OPERATIONS
During the months OF March aud April this same force
March II captured Union City, Kentucky, and its garri
son, and on the 4th attacked paducan commanded by
Colonel S. G. Hicks, Fortieh Illinois vounte Colo
mel II having but small fore withdrew TO the forts
near the river from where he rcpused the enemy and
| drove him from the place.
l.
| rebel General Buford, summoned the garrison of
Columbus, Kentucky, to surrender but received for
reply from Colonel Lawrence Thirty New Jersey
with adequate force to hold his post and pei all enc
| mics from I, surrender WIS out of tn gu stlon.
On the morning OF the same day Forrest attacked Fort
Pillow, Tennessee, garrsoned by detachment of Ten
nessee cavalry and tho First regiment Alabama coorcd
| troops, commanded by Major Booth. The garrison
ught brayey until about three O'Clock in the afternoon
when the enemy carried the works by assault ana after
our men threw down Their arms, proceeded to an in.
hmm unI lncsn inN4 N iita rlrrian
On tho lih General Bnforl, having failed at Column
bus appeared before Paducah, hui again driven on.
MoaGANs RAIDS.
Guerillas and raiders, seemingly emb,dcned by For
rests operations vera also very active Ia kcntueky
The most noted OF these was Nor an with force of
two three thousand cavalry he entered the state
through Pound Gap in the latter part Of May ON tho
1ih OF June he attacked and captured Cyn'hiana with
it's entire GARRISON On the 18th he orc.lksn b.
neral Burbrdgc and completely routed with heavy
loss aud finally driven out ~ he state THIS noto
rious guerilla afterwards snrprs Il and nied
Graenvla Tennessee, ana his command capt red and
| dispersed by General Gilem
liver riuuEt.
In tho absence OF official reports at the commencement
OF the Red river expedition, except 80 far relates 10
the oycmcnts o. the troops sent by General sherman
under A. J. Smith, Unable 10 give the date o. it,
siartiug The troops under General smith comprising
divisions Of the Sixteenth and dct,chmen, If the
Seventeenth army corps, left Vicksburg He 10th OF
March reached the DIES grated point Rcd river
day earlier than that appointed by General Bonks
to defeat him. loft the fort the l4th give him battle
In the field; but, while occupying the enemy with
| skirmslng and demonstrations, Saith plsled forward
10 Fort Dc Russcy, which had been left with weak
garrison, and captured i with its garrison go
men, II pieces OF artillery and many small arms Our
loss was bnt slight On tho 10Th he pushed Forward
Alexandria, which place In reached tho isth TN the
2lst he had engagement with the enemy a Henicrson
Hill, IN winch he defeated him. capturog 30 prisoners
On the 2sth no aga ut ackcd and defeated tho enemy
under the rebel General Taylor a, Cane river ly The
Alexandria, and pushed forward 10 Grand fcorr on ITO
morning Of April he moved from Grand Ecore On the
afternoon Of tho TN liz advance ensa.sd ae cn5.uy
near Plea ant Hill, and drove him FROM the field On the
sano inrra0n the enemy male stand ghi miles be.
| You'd Pleasant I'LL, bit again compelled 4,
rrcat TN the sth nj Sabine Cross roads .nd Pcach
Hill, the enemy attacked and defeated his ancc cap
tnryng ninct en- pieces Of artillery and inlncnse
amount Of transportation and stores During The night
General Banks fell back To Pleasant Ill., where another
battle was fought The 9th, aud tho enemy iepasei
with great loes. During the night General Banks
uhlod hS reirosra,le movement 10 Grand Fore, and
thence To Alexandria, which he reached the 9Th OF
| April Here serious difficulty arose In getting Admiral
| lort"rs Icet which accompanied tho expedition, ovci
tho rapids, The water ME- fallen 30 much they
s-ci AZ 81 prevent hcir Attn Suggestion
III Gallon NOV Brgad.cr t'cncrai) Bailey and ender hi
tuIernn ndonc, wing dams were congtructed by which
IN" channel was contracted that the cot passed down
! III" rapids in saicfy
The army evacuated Alexandria on the I.tb Of May
ter cons crobl' skrnising With the enemy nd ancc
"nd reached Morgaizia and Point coup.c the end Of
Tho month Tho disas rous termination of this exIcdi
lion and the laenc Of the es,son rendered inpfact
cable The carryn out of my plan Of ecnt force
Sufficient 10 insure the capture Of Mobile.
aE.iiAL srLEl rs OPERATIONS
TN the I'D OF Mar Major General Steele left Little
I.ock with the Seventh army corps 10 cooperate with
, General Banks expedition Red river and reached
Arkadcipha the 18Th. On the iGsh Of April, after
driving the enemy before him. he joined Ellns
mar he'd from Fort Smith. After several severe skir
niishcs In which the enemy defeated General steele
r he'd land n, which lac occupied about the middle OF
April.
On learning the de cat and consequent OF Gen.
era Banks On Red river and the los of one Of his
trains a, Mark i MILL Dallas county General Steele
s sden on H a f & G a loacsa iSsS ls On
The I'd Of May. On the Both Of April the enemy attacked
him lille crossing Saline river at jenkins ferry but
was ropuscd with con idcrahc loss Our Lose WIS about
six hundred in K He'd wounded and prisoners
command of The iiarr Dyi.Io, Of Wa, ,ss. 70 a,e
therefore directed to send the Nineteenth army
cop5 70 Join the armies operating against Richmond and
to limit tho remainder OF his command 10 such opera
tons az might b. necessary To hold the positions and
lines OF communications no then occupied
ENGAGEMENT AT LAKE ,Hcor.
Before starting General A. Smiths troops back TO
Sherman, General Candy a part OF Il to dispense
force OF the enemy that was collecting the ssis-
sfp river General Smith met and defeated this force
near Lake Chicot the 9th OF Juc Our loss WINS about
40 killed and 20 wounded.
sIEGE AND CAPTURE or FORT MORGAN
In tho latter part Of July General Candy sent Major
General Gordon Granger, with such forces he could
collect TO Cooperate with Admiral Farragut against the
dcfcnces OF Mobile bay. On the sth Of August Fort
Gaines surrendered 20 the combined naval and land
forces Fort Powell was blown up and abandoned.
On the 9th Fort Nor an invested and after SO.
we're bombardmcnt surrendered the I'D The total
captures amounted to I4e4 prisoners and 1o4 pieces Of
artillery.
DEFEAT OF MISSOURI
About the last OF August II being reported that tho
rebel General Price, with force Of about TO- 900 men,
had reached Jacksonport on his way TO invade Missouri
General A. j. Smiths command, then en- ron, from,
Memphis 10 Join Sherman, ordered 10 Missouri A
cavalry force was also At the time sent from Mem
pills. under command Of Colonel winslow. This made
General Rosecranss forces superior those Of Price,
and no doubt was entertained he would be able check
Price and drive him back, while the forces under Gene
raj Steele In Arkanhs would cut on his retreat On the
10th day OF September Price attacked Pilot Knob and
forced the garrison TO retreat and thence moved north
70 the Missouri river, and continued up that river
towards ksnsps General Curtis commanding Depart
ment OF Kansas Immediately collected such forces no
could TO r0pol the Invasion OF Kansas, while General
Rosecrans' cavalry was operating In his rear |
The enemy was brought 10 battle tho Big blue and
defeated, with the loss Of nearly all his artillery and
trains aud large number or prisoners. He madc pre-
ciptate retreat TO Northern Arkansas The mpunity
with which Price enabled TO over the State Of
Missouri for long time aud the incalculabIe mischief