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wounded.
Among the Confederates killed was Lieutenant Green of the Tennessee battalion.
The fruits of the victory were the four-gun battery complete, sixty wagons and teams, the cavalry horses, arms, ammunition and equipments of the garrison, and a large supply of quartermaster and commissary stores.
After Forrest had leisurely retired with his prisoners and captured property to McMinnville, a great hue and cry was raised.
Troops were hurried to Nashville for its defense, others were sent to Readyville, Statesville, Wilton, and to a point on the old Franklin road, others toward Lebanon, all charged with the same duty—to ‘cut Forrest off.’
Under date of July 24th, the famous Gen. William Nelson, then at Murfreesboro, informed General Buell that he had ordered a battalion of Wolford's cavalry and a battalion of Beard's to join him. ‘When they do come I will have about 1,200 cavalry, and Mr. Forrest shall have no rest.
I will hunt him myself.’
Fortunately for General Nelson, he never found him.
Forrest rested a few days at McMinnville, then left there on the 18th with 700 effective troops and moved on Lebanon, Tenn., which he occupied unmolested for two days, the Federal forces having hastily retired.
On the 21st he moved to within a few miles of Nashville, destroyed the railroad bridges across Mill creek, skirmished with the garrison at Antioch, captured 97 prisoners, frightened the garrison at Nashville and retired in order.
On his return to McMinnville he sent a flag of truce to Murfreesboro.
But ‘he could not be found.’
Gen. Frank C. Armstrong reported from Middleburg, Tenn., on the 1st of September, 1862: ‘Just finished whipping the enemy in front of Bolivar.
Ran him in town and captured 71 prisoners, of whom 4 were commissioned officers.
Among the Federal dead were two colonels.’
After this affair, General Armstrong crossed the Hatchie river, passed between Jackson and Bolivar, and destroyed the bridges and trestles between the two places.
On his
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