Arizona republican., 1891-05-17

thousand troops were StatlOneu m Une clJy, and a good sized army lay between it and the lines of the nearest known enemy that is to say, Forrest loose in Mississippi The sound of battle raised by these bold riders that Sunday morning was thunder clap in a'clear sky. Miserly old men and women who had brought their treasures to Memphis for security began to pack up for another hiding. Volunteer and conscript home guards who hadn't courage to go out into the open field, but in peaceful times stood bravely in the shelter of high brick walls and cried, Let lem comel we're readyl' shook till their teeth rattled as they turned out to meet the devil face to face
 The alarm involved the whole city. The raiders moved in five bodies. Capt. Forrest was followed closely to the Gayoso House by a detachment led by Col. Logwood The battery which Forrest had cleared of gun ners had been renamed meanwhile, and Col. Logwood's men went through it with clubbed rifles. Afterward they ran the gantlet of fire from scattering bodies of troops and the home guard along the streets Still another Confederate body, under Col. Neely, attacked an infantry en- campment near the point where the city was entered, but found their match and more. The men here were in line, and re- ceived the raiders with volley. Forrest, who had held somewhat aloof with his re- serves, went to Neely's aid, and with his es- cort charged impetuously. Neely attacked at the same moment and the infantry was driven to cover, Forrest hesitating to give further attack, however. Another hnIv nf railarS ppIar (Nn1 Tacca Eorrocf dashed into the headquarters of Gen. Wash burne, commander of the department, and captured some staff officers, but failed to secure the general, the prize he aimed at. Gen. Forrest now ordered retreat. Col. Logwood and Capt. Forrest fought their way back from the Gay0so House to the outskirts. At the battery previously en- countered a sharp fight occurred, but the Confederates pushed through. The Union cavalry had meanwhile got to horse, and small bodies of Forests men were either chased out of town or captured. The raid CTS had concentrated at the Union infantry camp taken by Col. Nicely and Gen. Forrest, and were attacked by mounted force of several hundred. Forrest again took a hand personally, and mortally wounded Col. Starr during tine conflict.
 The Confederates had effected their pur. pose, and though they were chased out of Memphis the glory of the exploit remained behind them. Forrest lost some men, prob ably 200, and claimed to have taken GOO pris- oners, including citizens and convalescents from the hospitals. After the return march began the Confederate leader found that his prisoners could not keep up, as they were without shoes. He halted the column and communicated by flag of truce with the Union headquarters at Memphis, and after some delay secured supply of cloth ing and shoes. He then resumed the march, and in few hours sent back another com munication to the effect that owing to the difficulties of transportation his rations were low and he could not feed the pris oners, but would await supplies for them from the Union commissariat and halt for this purpose at Hernando, twenty-five miles distant. This crowning act of boldness was carried out to the letter. The next morning some Union officers reached his camp at Hernando and distributed two days rations to their unfortunate comrades, and went back to Memphis carrying the impression that Forrest was in 70 hurry to leave the vicinity. Here was raider, with comparatively weak force, far within the enemy's territory, surrounded by antago- nists encamped only a few hours march dis tant from his route of retreat, and by this time aware of his presence In the vicinity and his condition, coolly sending word direct to the headquarters of the opposing force just where he could be found at a given time, and actually waiting there whole night to keep the disappointment. Of