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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
, Roddy's Confederate cavalry brigade of Bragg's army had just been sent by J. E. Johnston to join that of Pemberton, reaching Tuscumbia at the moment when Dodge was leaving Corinth. The latter immediately started to meet them. On the 18th of April the Federal advance-guard, consisting of three regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, and two batteries of artillery, which were marching rather incautiously, suddenly encountered Roddy, who was waiting for it along Bear Creek, between Iuka and Dickson. The Federals attacked him, and were repulsed, leaving about one hundred prisoners, with a piece of artillery, in his hands. This success of the Confederates was of short duration: in fact, the day following Dodge arrived at Bear Creek with his whole force, capturing the ford and driving Roddy before him in the direction of Tuscumbia. The Confederate general fell back, defending himself step by step; Dodge, on his part, deemed it expedient not to advance too fast, because the troops whic