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turned south to concentrate with the column marching on Panola. Gen. Forrest had received reports from below that Sherman's column from Vicksburg consisted of 32,000 men — infantry, artillery, and cavalry. It marches in close order, not a maor Slough. The Mobile Register of the 18th, says that the latest information received leaves little doubt that Sherman's whole force is moving on that city. In its situation article the same paper remarks: From the information receimiles further South. It is, however, the opinion of the last officers and others who left Meridian and Enterprise, that Sherman's principal force is pushing after Gen. Polk's retiring forces, towards Demopolis. If the Yankee soldiers are not like if they cannot come on for lack of food, neither can they go back, unless trains come out from Jackson to meet them. If Sherman pushes on to the Bigbee river, or up the country towards Okolona or Columbus, there is corn enough to feed any force, bu
The movements of Sherman's corps. The only news received yesterday from this corps of the Yankee army was an official dispatch to the War Department, stating that our cavalry had thrown itself between Sherman's force and the enemy's cavalry moving to his assistance, and that every confidence was felt that a junction of the two columns would be prevented. Already some fighting had taken place, but no particulars were given. The movements of Sherman's corps. The only news received yesterday from this corps of the Yankee army was an official dispatch to the War Department, stating that our cavalry had thrown itself between Sherman's force and the enemy's cavalry moving to his assistance, and that every confidence was felt that a junction of the two columns would be prevented. Already some fighting had taken place, but no particulars were given.
Sherman's corps. Demopolis, Ala., Feb. 21. --The main column of the enemy is still at Meridian. A detachment has occupied Lauderdale, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. A portion of a column of mounted infantry have occupied Aberdeen.