The National tribune., 1903-01-08
Grand Old A. j. Smiths Tupelo Campaign
Against Him.
FORREST OvERMATCHED.

Grand Old A. J. Smiths Tupelo Campaign
Against Him.
- The large force of Confederate cavalry
In northern Mississippi under the COM
mand of Maj.-Gen. Nathan B. Forrest,
was a constant source of danger to the
railroads used by the National forces,
and to the small garrisons occupying posts
in Mississippi and Tennessee.
Gen. Forrest was man of undaunted
courage and of great enterprise and
audacity; he was well supported by Brig
Gen. James r. Chalmers and Brighter
Abraham Buford. Division Commanders,
both Of whom were cavalry leaders of
ability.
The troops under Gen. Forrest made
,Pontotoc, Tupelo and Oka'ona Miss, Their
principal points of rendezvous. but their
scouting parties were constantly on the
move, and lowered around the various
Union posts along the Memphis & Charles
ton Railroad. During the early part of
the campaign of 1864. Gen. Forrest, under
the general direction of Lieut.-Gen.
Stephen d. Lee, had run military matters
pretty much to his own liking in his
territory; he had kept up a continual com
motion along the Union line, and had de-
feated with great loss of men, material
and prestige, one column of Union forces
which had been sent against him under
Gen. Sturgis. Gen. Sherman felt the i'm
portance of sending out force from Mem
phis to meet and whip Gen. Forrest
command.
Maj.-Gen. A. J. Smith was selected as
the man for the occasion; he had been de-
tacheG with his divis on from the Army OF
the Tennessee to operate in Texas under
Gen. Banks, and now reported with his
division to Maj.-Gen. G. G. Washburn.
commanding the District of Memphis.
ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN THE ExPE-
DITIoN.
The plan was to assemble a strong col
umn at and near La Grange. Tenn, and
from that point move down to Pontotoc
by way of Ripley The three aims of
Gen. Smiths column-infantry, cavalry
and artillery-numbered about Il, 900 men.
and consisted Of the following-named or
CARNATIONS:
SIXTEENTH CORPS FRIGHT wING).
First Division.-Brig.- Gen. Joseph A.
Mower Commanding.
First Brigade.-Col. William L. McMil-
Ien.-11ith ILL.,. Capt. B. G. Berry: 93d
Ind, Capt. C. A. Hubbard: 10th MINI.
Lieut.-CoI s. P. Jennison; I'D Ohio. Maj.
E. A. Rawson; 95th Ohio. Lieut.-Col. j.
Brumback: LIST Ill. l.. A., Co. Z. Lieut..
o. W. Cram.
Second Brigade.-Col. Alexander Viii
kin.-7th H.. Col. John d. Mcclure;
9Th MINI. (detachment): 9th MIMI. Lieut.
Col. J. f. Marsh: 18th NO.: Sth Wis:
Iowa L. A. I'd Battery. Lieutenant 10
eeph r. Reed.
Third Brigade.-Col. joseph ]. Woods.
18TH Iowa, Lieut.-COl. John Fl. Stibbs:
35th Iowa. Col Sylvester G. Hill; It'll
Mimi. Col. VIM. r. Marshall; 33d NO..
Lieut.-CaL VIM. Fl. Heath.
Fourth Brigade.-Col Lyman NJ. Ward
communicates Ill. (detachmentl
Lieut.. James A. Wilson: 18th Wis.
Lieut.-Co /. W. Polleys: 33d Wis. L e t.
Col. +. s. Lowell; Ind. L. A, 9Th Battery
LIST Mo. L. A. Battery NJ, Capt. Michael
Mueller.
Third Dirision.-Coi. David Moore
commanding
First Bffsade.-Col. Charles d. Muir
ray.-5Sth ILL.,. Capt. Philip R. Heelan:
119th ILL.,. Col. Thomas J. Kinney: 122d
H., Col. ]. I. Rinaker: seth Ind. Lieut.
Col. Hervey Craven; 21st No.. Col Ed
win Moore; Ind. L. A, 9th Battery.
Second Brigade.-Col. James 1. Gilbert
commanding.-14th Iowa. Capt. William
]. Campbell: 9th Iowa. Capt. Amos NJ
Haslip: 32d Iowa, Maj. Jonathan Hutch
inson; Path Mo-. Maj. Robert W. Fyan:
Ind. L. A, Sd Battery, Lieut.. Richard
Burns.
Third Brigade.-Col Edward II. Wolfe
18th ILL.,. Capt. John A Logan: 117th
Ill. Col. Risdon NJ. Moore: ed Ind.
Lieut.-Col. Zalmon S. Main; 17Sth n. Y
Capt. George F. Young; I'd Ill. L. A..
Battery G; Ind. L. A., 18th Battery.
Colored Brigade..Col. Edward Boutor
commanding.-59thU u. S. Colored Troops
Maj. james c. Foster; 61st q. S. Colored
Colored Troops. Col. J. B. Jones; I'd q. S
Colored L. A, Battery l. Capt. Louis 3
Smith
Cavalry Division.-Brig-G Gen. Benja
min F. Grierson commanding.
Second Brigade.-Col. Edward F. Win
slow commanding.-3d Iowa. Col. Joh'
w. Noble: 4th Iowa, Lieut.-Col. John II
Peters; 10th Mo-. Maj. Martin Ii. vii
liams: LIST I'll. l.. A. Battery X.
Third Brigade-Col. Datus Il. Coor
commanding.-2d Ill. (detachment); 7tl
Ill. (detachmen0 9th ILL.,, Lieut.. Col
Henry b. Burgh: I'd Iowa, Maj. Charles
C. Horton
The 9TH Kan Cav. Col. Thomas p
Herrick commanding. unassigned TO q bri
gade, reported directly to Gen. Grierson.
COMPOSITION OF THE CONFEDERATE
FORCES.
The Confederate forces consisted o.
seven brigades of cavalry. one brigade O.
infantry. and proper complement OF ar
tillery.
Brighten. James r. Chalmers com
maDded the First Division. which wa
composed Of two strong brigades. one com
manded by Col. Edmund W. Rucker an,
the other by Col. Robert McCullcch.
The Second Division was commanded b,
Brighten. Abraham Buford. and consist
ed of three brigades.
Col. Edward Grassland. OF the It'll Ky
Mounted Infantry, commanded the Third
commonly known as the Kentucky Bri
gade. made up of the following name,
Kentucky regiments: Sd KY, Col G. A
9: Holt: 9TH KY. Mai. H. S. Hole; ST.
KY. Lieut.-Col. A X. Shacklett; 12tl
KY. Col. w. w. Faulkner.
Fourth Briagde.-Col. Tyree II. Be
commanding-2d Tenn. Barteau: 15t
Tenn. Russell; 18th Tenn, Wilson: lot
Tenn. Newsom.
Mississippi Brigade.-CoI. Henchie r
Mabry. Of Sd Texas Cav, commander.
consisting of the 14th Confederate, At
Miss. 9th Miss. Both Miss MID Inf.
Brighten. Philip ID. Roddey was pres
ent with his brigade, and Brig. Gen. Hy
Ian b. Lyon commanded a small brigad
Of infantry.
THE EXPEDITION MOVES OUT.
In pursuance Of orders from Maj Ger
G. c. Washburn. Brighten. Benjamin e
Grierson concentrated his division of ca,
airy in the vicinity of La Grange, Tenn
on June 2S, 1864. to be subject to the o.
ders of Maj.-Gen. A. J. Smith. command
ing the right wing of the Sixteenth Corn