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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Van Dorn 's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863 . (search)
General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863. By Colonel Edward Dillon.
[The following letter w all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise c ctions to which you refer.
General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863, and shortly thereafter (perhaps f Duck river, with which it unites only a few miles below Columbia.
Accordingly he formed his command on the left bank of t which at that point is about four miles from the river at Columbia, and for some distance is nearly parallel with the river, beaten, he would probably both lose his command and leave Columbia exposed.
He therefore decided to turn up the river to a ross and return down the river by a forced march to cover Columbia, before the enemy could cross, he (Van Dorn) having forty k; but finding that he had extricated himself and reached Columbia before any preparation could be made by them to cross, th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Meeting at the White Sulphur Springs . (search)