The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-11

readyT' shook till their teeth ratified 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 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
dubbed 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 Nicely, 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 a volley. Forrest,
who had held somewhat aloof with his re-
serves, went to Neely's aid, and with his es-
cort charged impetuously. Nelly attacked
at the same moment and the infantry
was driven TO cover, Forrest hesitating to
give further attack, however. Another
body of raiders under Col. Jesse Forrest
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 a retreat. Col
Logwood and Capt. Forrest fought their
wav back from the Gayoso House to the
outskirts. At tho 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
ers 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 the conflict.
The Coufederates 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 coo pris-
oners, including citizens and convaiescents
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 a supply Of cloth
ingand shoes He then resumed the march,
and in a few hours sent back another COM
nunication to the effect that owing to the
difficulties of transportation his rstions
were low and he could not feed the pris-
oners, but would await supplies for them
from the Union commtsssria: and halt for
this purpose at fernando, twenty-five miles
distant. This crowning act OF holiness
was carried cut 10 the letter. The Eext
morning some Union officers reached his
camp at fernando and distributed tTo
DAYS ratiops TO their unfortunate comrades,
and went back 10 Memphis carrying the
impression that Forrest was in no hurry 70
leave the vicinity. Here was q raider, with
a comparatively weak force, far within the
enetry's territory, surrounded by sutago-
nisrs encamped only a few hours march dis
tsnt from his route OF retreat, and by this
time aware OF his presence N the vicinity
and his condition, coolly sending word
direct 10 the he>ado Qarters OF the OPPOSES -