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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sherman's Meridian expedition and Sooy Smith's raid to West point. (search)
the railroads in and around that junction, I ordered General McPherson to move slowly back towards Canton. It is necessary for General Sherman to explain the object, for otherwise it might not be discovered by the military student. He did strike the roads inland, but did not utterly destroy them. Major George Whitfield, now at Columbus, Mississippi, in twenty-six working days had the trains on the Mobile and Ohio railroad running the same through Meridian as before Sherman's trip. Major Pritchard, in about the same working time, had the other road in running order. There was no infantry in Mississippi to receive supplies from these roads, and the cavalry did not need them. The Rebel forces were not paralyzed, but kept out of the way to let the General enjoy the breezes of the piney woods. The 9,000 Confederate infantry which was in Mississippi was only observing the large Federal force (40,000). Of course the Federals could have moved 20,000 out of this number (40,000) from th