The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
RAID INTO
MEMP HIS
Daring Act Of Confederate
4 General For
rest.
A Rush IN AND A RUSH OUT
Courageous, Though But Partly
Successful, Undertaking-Re
miniscenccs of the War.

About 4 A. NJ, Sunday. August .,
1906 General Forrest. with part eacn o.
Bells and Neely's Brigades, ana IVY
y pieces o. artillery, moved briskly tnroush
the hazy twilight in columns OF rours
b along the fernando road. toward Mem
nhis. The General. on his superb charger
/ soon glided toward the head OF the coz
Y unnn. His command. In low, hrrn tohes'
was: .'F onward, men!" Captain W. H.
4. Forrest moved into the lead with MS COM
nany, to clear the way Of picksts. Our
81 deta ohment was led by Colonel T. Il. Log
voc, uurood With orders to proceed to the Gay
& oso Hotel and capture General iduriourt,
whose HEADQUARTERS were there Coione'
i Jesse Forrest was directed 70 make ioi
IS f,enaral c. c. Washburn.s' headquarters.
Y on Union Street. and to SEND ono oetacn'
Y ment 10 capture General Il. t, buck1ano'
a and another to the Irving 6lock on oeI
ma street, to relense the Confederate
prisoners held there. General fortesl
vie, Colonel Bell and parts OF Bartean $.
S$Nawsom.s S. and Russcll's rcsiments ana
Lieutenant Sale, with his two pieces o.
III artillery were to remain IN the shelSh-
y horhood Of the State Female College, 10
4; cover the return Of the columns seut iiteo
town.
Si$s Onward sped the troopers. shot was
II heard. the outmost plckels havins oec '',
ss renchcd and captured. When the second
1 reserve was reached few more s1ots
y were heard. Faster moved the column.
end the excitement was intense, but Inc
$Ini,,nctton Of silence had to be observed,
some delay was caused by the column
IA proceeding due north toward the college
then concentrating to follow the lief
Il rando road around to the lett. Our &c.
tachment closely followed the lead OF
4 CAPTAIN Forrest and passed by Fede-
q ral battery on the left side of the road.
which had been swept of its men by the
onrush of Captain Forrest. Though day
light was abroad, thick fog envelo2ea our
"A right. from which Federal officer was
heard trying to rally his scattered men,
~ aying: Fall In here. men! II is MOTH
& ing but a band of guerrllias."
n i4 Treasured memories came to mind as
we passed places familiar from my child
hood the Povine residence. Mcllinneys',
q the old bed of the Memphis and Lagrange
Railroad, over sIiich Only one train ever
ID passed. but 1t is nov the much-used
Broadway; the residence OF Colonel Il,
a F. Looney and General Preston Smith;
a&tust opposite at the intersection Of Her
/ nando road by Lauderdale Street., the
home of my brother. three sisters. and
two young brothers. There were three
4 rs 81 us then who could not really call It our
home. for we had dared to fight for that
ii homo.
g%I had hoped to see my home folks 9
IA we pa .sed, and perchance breakfast with
them that Sunday morning, but it wa
n SO early that there was no one astir.
Sweeping past like an avalanche slons
Herando Street to Beale. thence to Gay
u oso Street, We dl.nlounted Just th-1
from a window above some Federal cried
out: Hello, boys! What luck ga your
IA rald?''
we hastenei to the Gayoso Hotel
where we fond Captain ForrAst Will
ZONE OF his men on horseback In tho ro-
m tunda OF the hotel, As We entered
& heard him call to them: Come out Of
here. you forty th!ayes!" Some were up
x stairs. making 50 much noise hatternl
doors with the butts OF their guns thai
II sounded like skirmish. cigar case
IL the hote! was broken, and .ional'
" In passing Confederate would grail
gomet,.ng. ] got two pipes and lev
cigars This incident, among Others u
s WHY could not stand up al one of San
Jones meetings when he called on an
MI one who did not steal anything durin'
"a the war to stand up.
& IA Colonel lockwood conscrlpted clerl
A Il In the hotel and commanded me to TAX
him In charge and go with him tn hi
VI room To get his pistol and such othe
articles as he desired to take with hin
His room was up stairs. and walled Q
the door, He seemed slow, but as he wa
an acquaintance OF Colonel Los"noa'
5 did not unduly hurry him, Some ladies'
hotel attendants. ! -enlreaied NJ
35s no, to take him. When he was ready F."
III fastened down stairs. The command wa