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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12 : (search)
Chapter 12:
Tennessee cavalry
West Tennessee expedition
Streight's raid
Forrest's New command at Jackson
battles of Okolona and Yazoo
West Tennessee d 34 prisoners.
On the 8th of April, 1863, General Rosecrans notified Col. A. D. Streight, Fifty-first Indiana volunteers, that he had been assigned to the comman ., so as to prevent troops being sent by that route to the army of Tennessee.
Streight was supplied with a pack-train of commissary stores and ammunition, and his co lly from horses and mules taken from citizens.
After elaborate preparation, Streight moved out from Moulton, Ala., on the night of the 28th of April.
The next day als day and night, with two regiments, with a loss of 5 killed and 50 wounded. Streight left on the field 50 killed and 150 wounded, burned his wagons, and turned loo after five days and nights of fighting and marching, General Forrest captured Streight's entire command with arms and horses.
The Federal commander handled his comm