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The Daily Dispatch: March 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], Narrow escape of Van-Dorn (search)
Narrow escape of Van-Dorn A letter to the Charleston Courier from Columbia, Tenn., gives an interesting account of a narrow escape made by Van-Dorn from the capture of himself and whole command.--It appears that on the 11th inst. he had taken an advantageous position to make a short opposition to the advance of a superior force of the enemy, and then retire across Duck river, over which a pontoon bridge was supposed to have been completed. Upon attempting to it, it was discovered to be impossible, is the river had overflowed its banks, and was sweeping on with the greatest rapidly, bearing on its bosom huge logs and drift wood, burled down with such velocity as to render the laying down of the pontoon an utter . To render matters still worse, the rope by means of which the ferry-boat was crossed, became submerged, and another one was with difficulty stretched across, by means of which they were enabled to cross a boat capable of carrying at each trip, occupying forty minutes, o