Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-22

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ohild.like way, that she was an Orphan,
and spoke OF her mother, lately dead, hIs
eyeB allied with tears, aud | noticed that
he slipped into her hand the only piece OF
gold be owned and asked her 70 get Whit
som thing to remember him by.
The pre-e nlnent quality Of his military
nature was that be was unc0nqueFable.
Whether defeated or victorious he always
controlled hls resources. As Napoleon
glory; and he had Q just idea Of glory.
There wac no self.seeking In him, and be
would die for duty ct any moment. His
personal tralts were very charming. His
person was very handsome; his anneFs
frank aud simple; with hls friends ne vac
genial and sometimes oOnVivlal; but never
did l know him TO postpone hls duty for
pleasure, or 70 pursue OonvlvlA,Ity 70 q de-
gree unbecomlng q gentleman. Take him
for all he wa the most gallant soldier ]
have eve known.
ALRrTRR IRON 0OLONRL DILLON.
Gen. D. II. AGGFv, Chairman Rzscutivs
COMMITTEES Southern HtstOFiedl SOetetv:
"DEAR GKNRRAL-I take advantage Of
tow hours detention here 70 say, nrSplY TO
your | qulry Of the 18th inst, that, while
my memory 10 not fresh as TO ali the details
0 General Van DOrn's operations between
Columbia AID Nashville, Tenn, 10 1855, or
as 70 the precise composition o. his CON.
mand at that time, yet / remember that Il
contained the brlgadeo Of Forest, Jackson,
Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, number.
ing, perhaps, 700O eG0otiVea-caEAlry and
artillery; and l can no doubt give you
With tOlerable accuracy the main features
Of the transaction to which you refer.
General Van Dorm arrived at Columbia
early In February, 1851, and shortly there
after (psrhapa 10 March took up bic bead.
quar- ers at spring Hill, protecting the lett
OF General Bragg's army and operating
0galnst the Federal line Of Communication
60 ei ctlVely a. 10 oOnline the enemy
closely - their fortified positions ct Mash.
Vile, Brentwood, Franklin, TTiune And
Other points. Vexed ut VRu DOrn's ire-
Quent attacks, and constantly increasing
proximity TO { cir lIne, the enemy repeat.
eddy moved out cOaxed far enough from
them ~ iustlfy sny vigorous attack TIL
some time 10 Nay, when General C0buTn
came out OF franklin with about 5000 men
and wa entleed to o point near Thomp.
sons Station, where, after Q sharp engage.
ment, h. surrendered In time 70 prevent 4
SIN ultaneOus attack In front and rear
Forests Brigade having gotten behind
him. On the day following, Forest Wau
sent with his " and AImstrong's Brig.
AIDE 70 attack Brentwood (belieVed 20 have
be, a weakened In order 70 replace ths
D captured garrison Of F~raAklln)p and sue.
oeeded In beating and capturing the loEoC
{ there { bout l,9o0l, together with q laFgl
number OF horses aud many aEma Of dlGsE
ent kinds. Gut OF this affair oaIne an 81
teFcatiOA between Van Dorm and Forest
: which 10 worthy Of note 40 CharacteFistll
/ OF both.
"Forest had reported bic suooess 70 Vas
2 D3s1, who bad, 10 tlIn, reported 2 BEagg
a. For, ot had captured, directed Yes
Dora 70 send them forthwith 10 him. Thll
order OF Bragg's was repeated BY van
b Dora 70 Forest, who replied hat he did
/ not have the captured property, and could
{ NOT comply with the or6ef-I always sup
posed hat FoFosvs and AFmstF0nR'O meT
appropriated m0st Of the captured proper
b y ct the moment Of capture, To THE Var
. Dorm said: either your report to me Il
incorrect, or your command 10 In posses
sion OF the property, and you must pro
dignautly that he was not In the nablt Of
being talked TO 10 that way, aud that the
time would como when he would demand
satisfaction. Van Dorm said, quietly
, my rank shall be no baFrleT-you can
have satisfaction at ANY time you deairag
Forest passed HE hand lh0ughttully
across his brow, aAd replied, with . coed
deal VI dignity and grace; Il have been
h4ety, General, and am sorry for u. do
not tea, that any body will mIsundeFstand
me, hut the truth 10, you and ! have
henOugh Yankees 10 dght without Aghting
= each other, add I hope this matter will he
: %GOrE0ttenI Van Dorm said: you are
!. right. General, aud l am sure nobody will
ever suspect you OF not being ready ioI
any kinu VI q hght at any time. ! certain.
4 ~ am willing - drop the matter. and can
. assure you that l have no feeling about III
but must Insist that my OrdeFs shall be
obeyed as long as am your Commander:
let Us drop the subject, however, ao
have work Tor you ~ d0.y The ~0OnVorsa.
Q ton then turned on the subject Of FEEDER,
. 4 raid which had just been reported to
, Van Dorm BY soOu.s, and FOlest, being
: ordered TO intercept II, left Van D0rn'a
, presen g I think they never met again, J
t. perform the most wonderful leat 10 his
r TRY Of that remarkable war-I refer tO
the capture Of Strait and bis command,
. BRILLIANT MOVEMENT.
avery shuFIly AFTER the departure o.
! Forest, General Granger, having rein
4 forced franklin, moved out with q force O.
. about l0,UV0 infantry and q large body o
q cavalry and artillery, and Van Dorm re
tired before him, hoping to repeat the Oper
n alton against C0burn; but dndinG
q GTanger's force larger than II was at iirsI
!, supposed. he determined 10 assume the do
n rensIVe and take position behind Ruther
= iOrd's creek q tributary OF Duck liver
! VITA witch IL uhites only Q few miles be
low Columbia. Accordingly he formed biz
command on the left bank OF the creek
h Whioh ct that point is about four miles
from the river At Columbia and for sOmI
distance ls nearly parallel with the river
Intending 10 receive Changers attacl
there; but heavy rains having fallen on 81
already swollen river II became past ford
q Ing In q lew hours, ana Van Dorm deameC
a II im%prudent, under the circumstances, X
/, risk an engagement between the creek ant
y swollen river, Ia which, II beaten, 81
d would probably both lose his command ant
a leave Columbia exposed. He therefore
decided 10 turn up the river to q bridgt
twenty miles distaut, crOss, and return
o down the river by . forced march 10 cover
n Columbia before the enemy cOul,
cross, he { Van Dnrn) having iorty miles
move and they only fur. This boil
aud deX sTOus movement was accomplish
ed In spite OF the fact that the enemy
IL seeing HE position, pressed ~VigOrOusl
Of upO Van DOIn's right 10 force him Int
% the fork; butdnding that he had extricate
himself aud cached Columbia before an
:, preparation could be made By them