The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-26

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and then cut the telegraph lines. The
latter commander at once abandoned
his expedition and hurried back to
Memphis.
Forrest thus having cffectually re-
lieved North Mississippi from Federal
menaces, assumed the aggressive him
self, and organized another expedition
into middle Tennessee on Sherman 8
lines of supply. Moving rapidly aud
crossing the Tennessee September
21st, he captured Athens, Ala, Sep
tember 24th, with surrounding block
houses and 1900 prisoners, and on
September 25th captured the redoubt
at Sulphur Trestle, with 825 prisoners
and the guns. On the 9th he feinted
on Pulaski, then moved toward Fay
cttcvillc and Tullahoma, turning
thence he sent Buford back to the
Tennessee River with his cantnrea.
and himself went over to the Nash
vile and Devatur railroad, about
Spring Hill, in which vicinity he de-
stroycd more block houses and tres
ties, and, turning southwark, rejoined
Duford at Florence, where ne escaped
safely across the Tennessee October
9th, though surrounded at the time
by 10000 Federal troops, who sought
his destruction at tho river During
this expedition Forrest had captured
or disabled $500 Federal troops, eight
pieces of artillery, 5000 stands of
small arms, and ten block houses,
which he dismantlcd, besides bring
ing out 1000 recruits. He also had
destroyed 100 miles Of railroad.
Almost without pausing Forrest
then, marching around by way Of
jackson in West Tennessee, reached
the Tennessee River again in the
vicinity Of Paris, and blockading it
with artillery, captured several gun
boats and transports. He then fell
upon jacksonville, the Federal depot
of supplies, shclling it from the west
bank with such effect that several
more boats were destroyed with stores
on the bank valued at more than &c.
100000. The expedition, besides the
suppliee destroyed, captured and
burned four gunboats, thirteen tran
sports and twenty-four barges, ga feat
of arms," declares Gen. Sherman,
(Which, I must confess, excited my
admiration"
Gen. Forrest now repaired to Flor
cnce, Ala, where he joined Gen.
Hood on his march to Nashville. He
was placed in command of all the cav
airy, about $500 men, and with these
led the advance to Nashville. fighting
numerous battles with the 1000 Fed
cral cavalry in front and brushing
them out of the way Of the army. He
besieged Murfreesboro for eight days,
looking up there a force double his
own, and covered with the assistance
of Gen. Walthall, and few infantry,
the retreat Of Hoods beaten army to
the Tennessee River, saving it from
utter destruction. In this campaign
he was fighting every day from No
'vember Goth to December 28th, in, the
bitterest of winter weather, his move
ments embracing some of the grandest
cavalry operation Of modern times, a
description of which, however, the
limits of this article forbids. After
the return from Tennessee he received
his commission as lieutenant-general
OF cavalry, dated February %, 1855,
and was soon after engaged in the final
operations Of the war, in combating
Wilson's great cavalry raid through
Alabama. Here his work was more
heroic than ever, much Of it bloody,
and hand to hand, but without avail
from disparity of numbers. He sur
rendered finally at Gainesville, Ala,
May II, 1865.
Forrest was 40 years old when the
war commenced. He was 6 feet II
inches tall, and weighed 1913 pounds,
without surplus Of flesh. He had
broad shoulders, expansive chest, and
a massive head. His countenance wat
stern and strong. the features singu
larly handsome and intellectual, the
eyes steel gray, and exceedingly
luminous when he was aroused. The
man was grave and dignifed, ant
would attract attention in any group
His address was good, and his dictior
clear and moving when engaged il
public speaking. His moral life wa,
singularly clean, and his respect fo
woman extreme. His affection fo
his aged mother and devotion to Iii
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