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The Daily Dispatch: May 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], Scott's Louisiana Cavalry in North Alabama. (search)
Cannon's loss was two men slightly wounded. Advancing with about one hundred and fifty men, Scott attempted to cut them off between Courtland and Decatur, but Gen. Mitchell, who commanded the Federals, made railroad time and crossed the Decatur bridge, destroying it afterwards. Nothing daunted, Col. Scott crossed the Tennessee at Lamp's Ferry, and came up with Mitchell at Athens on the first day of April. The enemy drew up in line of battle, and for a short time made some show of fight. One or two shells from Lieutenant Holmes's howitzers, a charge, and they retreated in double-quick through Athens. Their force consisted, of the 18th Ohio regiment, ande bridge, and by this means threw off a locomotive and twenty car loads of provisions, including 1,000 sacks of coffee, all of which he burned. The next day Mitchell came down upon Scott. whilst the latter was crossing Elk river. Scott's entire command had then come up, and he had 275 men and three small howitzers to oppose