January 4.
At one o'clock A. M. I moved, with the artillery and sick of the command, on board the transports for Chattanooga, leaving Brigadier-General Cruft to return with the infantry by rail.
General Craft was delayed several days in his return by an order from Major-General Thomas, directing him to pursue the rebel General Lyon.
This portion of the campaign, owing to the heavy rains swelling all the streams out of their banks and rendering the roads almost wholly impassable, was very arduous, but was skillfully and satisfactorily conducted by General Cruft, resulting in the capture of a part of Lyon's men, and driving all that escaped out of the country, utterly demoralized.
The report of General Cruft, herewith forwarded, gives a detailed history of his operations in pursuit of General Lyon.This text is part of:
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