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ssissippi should not be surrendered to Federal power — fresh preparations to repossess it were early set on foot among the Union commanders above. Gen. Grant's department of West Tennessee having been so enlarged Oct. 16, 1862. as to include Mississippi, he at once commenced preparations for an advance; transferring, Nov. 4. soon after, his headquarters from Jackson to Lagrange; whence he pushed out Nov. 8. Gen. McPherson, with 10,000 infantry, and 1,500 cavalry, under Col. Lec, to Lamar, driving back the Rebel cavalry. At length, all things being ready, Grant impelled Nov. 28. a movement of his army down the great Southern Railroad from Grand Junction through Holly Springs to Oxford; our eavalry advance, 2,000 strong, being pushed forward to Coffeeville, where it was suddenly confronted and attacked by Van Dorn, Dec. 5. with a superior infantry force, by whom it was beaten back three miles, with a loss of 100 men. Grant was, with his main body, still at Oxford, pr
in all directions, with loss of all their artillery and baggage and a large number of small arms and prisoners. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded is very great. Ours is also large. Our troops are still pursuing the flying Rebels. J. M. Schofield, Major-General. Gen. McNeil was at St. Louis when first apprised Oct. 9. of this raid, and at once set out for his post, Lebanon: whence, gathering up what force lie could, he advanced on Bolivar, moving by Humansville and Stockton on Lamar, where he hoped to intercept their flight. But Shelby had already passed through Humansville, hotly pursued, losing there his last gun, when McNeil reached that point; so the latter joined the hunt through Greenfield and Sarcoxie into Arkansas, and on through Huntsville over Buffalo mountain, taking prisoners by the way; continuing the chase to Clarksville, unable to come fairly up with the nimble fugitives, who had now crossed the Arkansas and vanished among the wilds beyond. McNeil here
acticable land approach from the west. Pemberton was in chief command at Chlarleston, Brig.-Gen. N. G. Evans having direction under him in this quarter; but Col. J. G. Lamar was in immediate charge of the works; against which Gen. H. G. Wright advanced at early dawn, June 16. with a force of perhaps 6,000 men, though some 1,50oudy and dark — so swiftly and noiselessly that he captured most of the Rebel pickets, and was within 100 yards of the main defenses, not having fired a shot, when Lamar opened on him with grape and canister, plowing bloody lanes through the storming party, and destroying its compactness if not impairing the momentum of its charge.landers lost 110 out of 450; and our total loss was at least 574, whereof Stevens's two brigades lost 529--nearly all within half an hour. The Rebel loss was 204; Lamar and Lt.-Col. Gaillard being among the wounded. Though it was plain that the enemy's works could not be carried by storm, a second but feebler assault was made o
ear Gainesville, 183. Kingsport, Tenn., Gillem takes 300 prisoners at, 688. Kingston, Tenn., abandoned by Buckner, 429. Kirk, Brig.-Gen., drives Wheeler out of Lavergne, 291; wounded at Stone River, 279. Kirkland, Gen., wounded, 396. Knights of the golden circle, the, 19; 556. Knoxville, occupied by Kirby Smith, 213; Burnside delivers, 429; Longstreet besieges, 432. Koltes, Col., killed at second Bull Run, 189. L. Lafourche, La., occupied by Gen. Weitzel, 104. Lamar, Col. J. G., defends Secessionville, 461. Lamine, Mo., A. J. Smith stopped at, 560. Lander, Gen. F. W., at Blooming gap, 108; death of, 114. Landrum's brigade at Vicksburg, 312. Langdon's battery at Olustee, 531. Lauman, Gen., at Vicksburg, 314; Jackson, 317. Lavergne, Tenn., capture of, 280; Gen. Kirk drives Wheeler out of, 271; Innes's defense of, 281. Lawler's brigade at Vicksburg, 312. Lawton, Gen., at second Bull Run, 188; moves to Harper's Ferry, 200; at Antieta