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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Sooy Smith expedition (February, 1864). (search)
ublic property and supplies and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, from Okolona south. [See map, p. 348.] Sherman's orders to Smith were, Attack solely to the greater object — to destroy his communications from Okolona to Meridian and then east toward Selma. Reference was made to prech. The heavy rains had made the country nearly impassable, and Okolona was not reached until the 18th. Here we entered the beautiful praal opposition, until we reached West Point, thirty miles south of Okolona, on the afternoon of the 20th. Here we were confronted by Forrestout an engagement worthy of the name, we were ordered to return to Okolona. As we fully believed at that time, and as the publication of Genhis manner to the camp of the division about three miles south of Okolona. At 5 A. M. on the 22d the First Brigade was ordered to form liine of march on the road for Memphis. As we passed to the left of Okolona, one regiment, the 7th Indiana, was ordered to fall out and suppor