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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
lry, I took the road for Okolona, and reached Pontotoc, forty-five miles march, at half-past 9 on Moragg's army were encamped five miles east of Pontotoc, on the road to Tupelo, and another near Tupe five or six miles, but found no enemy, At Pontotoc, the gentle rain through which we had marchede forenoon to feed, about nine miles east of Pontotoc. At about noon, at a point about six milesto be six thousand or seven thousand, were in Pontotoc. Thinking that this force was sent to cut ofto Tuscumbia, (which leads east of north from Pontotoc,) we fell in with rebel flankers or stragglert flank, the column was promptly moved toward Pontotoc, on the Tuscumbia road, capturing several strht miles on the Oxford road. My command left Pontotoc at once, about sundown, on the Rocky Ford roas through the country across to the road from Pontotoc to Oxford, and, following this a few miles, weenth a large rebel cavalry force passed from Pontotoc north on the Ripley road, and notice was at o[9 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
ation to the movements of our own cavalry under Col. Dickey, but which letter, I have every reason to suppose, was lost with the mail at Holly Springs. On Tuesday, the sixteenth, Col. Dickey, with about twenty-five hundred cavalry, arrived at Pontotoc, a small town about twelve miles southeast of this place, and learned that it was occupied by the enemy in great force, but that they were moving out of it toward the north. Col. Dickey immediately sent couriers back to Gen. Grant, and from thafour thousand; but, owing to some obstruction in the road near Waterford, they arrived nearly two hours too late, so that the rebel rear-guard had been gone out of the town about an hour when the cavalry advance of our forces rode into it. At Pontotoc, Col. Dickey, seeing the great inequality of numbers between his own force and that of the enemy, waited to let them pass through, which they did, without knowing that he was watching them. After Van Dorn had passed through toward the north, Co
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 180 (search)
after some horses said to be hid in the woods; and they returned at ten o'clock with very good success. The command left camp at ten o'clock, and passed through Pontotoc at four o'clock P. M. They encamped on the estate of Mr. Wetherall, eight miles south of Pontotoc. The distance marched on the eighteenth and nineteenth was abPontotoc. The distance marched on the eighteenth and nineteenth was about sixty miles. On the nineteenth the Sixth Illinois marched in advance, and at Pontotoc killed a rebel who persistently continued to fire upon the advance. His name was Re<*>o. 20th.--They left camp at four o'clock A. M. Sixty men and a number of led horses, in charge of Lieutenant Wilt, were sent back to La Grange. About tPontotoc killed a rebel who persistently continued to fire upon the advance. His name was Re<*>o. 20th.--They left camp at four o'clock A. M. Sixty men and a number of led horses, in charge of Lieutenant Wilt, were sent back to La Grange. About the same number were sent back from the other regiments; all under command of Major Love, of the Second Iowa. They encamped at Clear Springs, Mississippi, having passed around Houston — the Second Iowa in advance. The distance marched was about forty miles. 21st.--They left camp at daylight, the Seventh Illinois in advance. C