The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26
THE TIMES DIsPATCH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY APRIL &C. 1914

sky" 1t is - fact. undisputed over.
that tho muslsets in the fort We're never
brought into, action--no Yankee ever
got near enough TO this fort to call
Tor the fire OF single musket. even
CT long range, unless he WAS Il p-i;-
oner.
Tho same author states that after
this expedition had failed and gotten
back into the mississippi Admiral
Porter. fertile IN expcdicnts. had
movement southward by way Of In
Vulnerable joined stream sstecles
| Bayou, Black Bayou, Deer Creek, Roll
ing Fork. finally tho SunNower-which
empttes into Sazoo. while accompany
Ing him on the land crcpt and moved
! from swamp to swamp troops OF Sher-
mans infantry and Eads zotilla of
Gvc gunboats. They reached Rolling
| Fork. but here they met graz, troops
ard determined check.
| Infantry proved as helpless in the
swamps of Sunnower as infantry had
| proved In the swainps OF tho ITALIA
| hatchie. The Sunnowcr failure pre-
ceded the other, Cor parts of the troops
| who composed tho force that harassed
| Porter and sherman in Sunlower later
| Increased the force along the Yazoo
| and about Fort Pembcrton.
| Now for the 800 men under General
| Loring! His first troops to reach
| Greenwood were Waul's Texas Legion.
| closely followed By the Twentieth Mis-
| issippi Regiment and Brigadier General
| Fcatherstone's brigade and part Of
| General Maurys troops. all under COM
| nard OF or-General w. w. Loring.
| The following Mississippi regiments
were represented In whole or In part
! IN the command, viz: First Mississippi
! battalion of SharTshooters. Third Miss
| isSirpi Infantry, Twentieth Mississippi.
| twenty second Mississippi, Thirty-nrst
4 40 M Ns.s,~
/ Thirty-hfth Mississippi. Thirty Tn
Mississippi. Fortioth mississippi. There
I were also men from Texas, Louisiana
Tennessee. etc. In the Third Missis-
| sinpi Regiment was Major w ii. Nor.
! gan with his company Of Sunnowcr
| men.
| In the Twentieth was Company G
from CarroIlton, commanded by Cap
| tain j. 4. George, Lieutenant I.iddell.
| Stoddard "a Greenwood man) and
| keycs. with Sam East. Tom Chapman.
Fettibonc and others of this company,
ana In the twenty second, Company G.,
| Black Hawk Rifles. commanded bv Col
| onel Reid, Captain G. w. Stanley, Lieu
tenant John ID. Usher, with Glib Smith.
Ike Hirsch. Wash Cooley and others.
Aim OF Gunners Good.
During the bombardment of Fort
fcmberton. there were no casualties
| reported on the part OF the defending
troops The many new made graves on
| the high banks of the Tallahatchie. in
the rear of the Yankee feet, attestcd
the accuracy of the aim Of the gunncrs
! IN the fort though We could not
Know the extent OF loss from sickness
or wounded
ihcre were splendid plantations all
aiohS the river, mainly occupied by. an
oVerseer, Tor each place with many
slaves In tho morning these were
removed before the boats came. The
country had large quantities of corn.
"hich was being transported to
Grenada. Nazoo city. Canton and
Nicksbure and other points for the use
OF the Fl NY in different parts OF the
State.
/ Men nj officers who lived or owned
property n this section were detailed
TO collect and ship supplies OF beef
pork. corn. etc, from here Captain
IS w. Sturdevant was put in command
OF one Of the boats, the Sharpe. and
W, y. Gillespie and others gave assist
ance.
knowledge of The country along the
stream was utilized by the higher au-
thorities in building the dcfenses
along the rivers. The men OF Prince s
and FORESTS companies, who knew
.he country. made efficient scouts. and
theS Kept General Lorins accurately
/ informed OF the movements Of the
enemy during the time they continued
IN this part of the State
\ In the histories OF the various move
nehts OF troops in our State. tic effort
70 reaca the rear OF Nicksburg by
way 81 the Iazoo River, seems TO have
been forgotten. or thought very little
o. Following so closely the failure
or Grants movement by way of Holly
springs, CoHeeville and Grenada. il is
| only OF secondary Importance to That.
Van Dorm. by his raid In December. In
when lie destroyed Grants supplies at
loily Springs. forced change OF tho
plan to reach Vicksburg overland
through the State.
Ihen followed the movement by
water that failed too. caused a post
tenement OF The Nicksburg campaign
ior some time. and the adoption of an
entirely different plan. Nowhere nor
at any time were there ever enough
troops In mississippi to more than de-
lay Tor time the successful move
inen's of the Federal army.-AIemphis
appeal.