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Okolona (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
ewed in my heart, and hope in the success of our cause rekindle to a brighter flame. At Canton, which our army visited but did not burn, we succeeded in capturing and destroying seventeen locomotives. Another was also destroyed at Meridian, making eighteen in all, inflicting a loss on the confederates which is of incalculable value. It is a fact perhaps known, but will bear repeating here, that Grierson's raid last year through this State damaged the railroad some forty miles north of Okolona to such an extent, that they have never repaired nor under-taken to operate it above that point. I learn from an engineer who has been forced for two years past to run a locomotive over their roads, and who was enabled to get to our lines during the late raid, that ten miles per hour is and has been for months the maximum speed attainable by their trains. The destruction by Grierson of passenger-cars a year ago has never been made good on the roads, and left them almost destitute of cars,
Bolton's Depot (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
ral Hurlbut's division crossed at Messenger's Ferry, five miles above the line of the Southern Railroad, and General McPherson's division at the railroad-crossing. After the entire army had crossed safely, orders were at once given to push on to Bolton, a small station at the Raymond Junction, on the Southern Railroad, some fifteen miles from the Big Black River. At this point our advance had a lively skirmish with the enemy, resulting in the killing of twelve men, and the wounding of thirty-fidly, and dispersed Lee's cavalry, estimated at six thousand men, without any serious encounter. With his usual energy, General McPherson continued to press them closely, and so hotly were the retreating rebels pursued, that, four miles east of Bolton, Acting Brigadier-General Winslow, formerly a Colonel of the Fourth Iowa cavalry, succeeded in flanking them with a force of one thousand four hundred cavalry. The capture of the whole force seemed inevitable at this juncture, but the main body
Morton (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
the advance to proceed to Brandon, some twelve miles distant, arriving there Sunday noon, meeting with but slight resistance on their march. At Jackson, some twenty buildings were destroyed by the slaves, in retaliation for the inhuman cruelties perpetrated upon them by their rebel masters. At Brandon, similar scenes were witnessed, and the outraged bondmen and bond-women revenged the brutality of those they once were compelled to call masters. From Brandon the expedition moved on to Morton, a small village depot on the Southern Railroad, where the depot and outbuildings were speedily consumed by fire. Only a few buildings were burned at Brandon by the troops, the socalled confederate government not occupying many. There was, however, every evidence that Brandon was shortly to be a supply-depot of considerable importance, large quantities of stores having been removed at the news of our approach. General Loring, with his demoralized army, crossed Pearl River on the fifth o
Chickasawhay (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
e loss of her plump pair of chickens. Our troops raised sad havoc with the Mobile and Ohio, and the Southern Railroad lines, inflicting such damage as a million dollars cannot repair. The Southern road was torn up, rails twisted, and sleepers burnt, from Jackson to twenty miles east of Meridian to Cuba Station. The Mobile and Ohio road was destroyed for fifty-six miles, extending from Quitman to Lauderdale Springs. Five costly bridges were totally destroyed. The one spanning the Chickasawhay River was two hundred and ten feet long, with trestle-work, which required four months hard labor of hundreds of mechanics to construct it. It was a substantial covered bridge. The bridges over Octchibacah, Alligator, Tallasha, and Chunky Rivers were also burned. On the eleventh, Captain Foster, of the Tenth Missouri cavalry, received instructions to make a raid on Lake Station, seventeen miles from Hillsboro, and to destroy all property available for the rebels. Two livery-stables, sever
Canton (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
at it, as his official report will show. It was that there were precisely one hundred and fifty thousand Yanks, and that they were coming like damnation!--that each one had a label on the front of his hat, on which was the inscription, in large letters, Moblle or hell! About this time our cavalry entered the town, and the General mounted his horse and skedaddled. This was related to me. by citizens, and is not a romance. Another account. Sixteenth Iowa Volunteer infantry, Canton, Mississippi, February 29, 1864. Mr. Editor: General Sherman having taken the job of cleaning out Mississippi, we have gone and done it, making a clear track from Vicksburgh to Demopolis, and are this far on our return, stopping a few days here to finish up a few little jobs, such as destroying twenty-three locomotives, a number of freight and passengercars, gather in a few thousand head of horses and mules, destroy a few miles of railroad, etc. But to the expedition: we shall not attempt to
Mobile, Ala. (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
his road that the confederates at Meridian and Mobile got most of their supplies. The trains ran unal Polk to think that our army had started for Mobile, and caused him to send a portion of his forcebecause Sherman did not follow up the enemy to Mobile, but a little consideration by one acquainted at such a thing was altogether impracticable. Mobile can be attacked with more hope of success in atroyed. Detachments of the army went toward Mobile, Selma, and Columbus, Mississippi, and destroyBaldwin's rebel brigade on a special train for Mobile. A few shells went hissing after the train, bndred captured. The captured men were taken to Mobile. The rebel loss in killed and wounded is much road will prevent the rebels from reenforcing Mobile by rail, and effectually cuts off the fertile up almost to the last moment, to have regarded Mobile as the point aimed at, Farragut's bombardment sed the opinion that they would be driven into Mobile, and again captured by our army. He expressed[1 more...]
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
Doc. 122.-Sherman's Mississippi expedition. Despatch from General Sherman. Vicksburgh, F the capital and across the centre of proud Mississippi. The army was made up of two divisions--Gee tax in kind will hardly be wagoned out of Mississippi to any great extent. February twentieth,tion. It is an eye-opener to the people of Mississippi, and can hardly but convince them that it iherman having taken the job of cleaning out Mississippi, we have gone and done it, making a clear t o'clock we entered Jackson, the capital of Mississippi which in its day was a very pretty place, by's lines. The prisoners taken belonged to Mississippi and Georgia cavalry regiments, with a few mst be crushed, if it takes every chicken in Mississippi. The door was slammed to with violence, ants off the fertile region of country in Northern Mississippi from which the rebels derived immense sen before Sherman came in now to give their Mississippi railroads this coup de grace. It is no news[2 more...]
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
ward Jackson, Lee's rebel cavalry fleeing in the greatest disorder in the direction of Canton, a flourishing little town twenty miles north of Jackson. Here Acting Brigadier-General Winslow's cavalry closed in upon the rebel columns, capturing a large number of prisoners and one piece of artillery, a ten-pounder Parrott gun, together with a caisson stocked with ammunition, which was subsequently used with good effect upon the enemy's lines. The prisoners taken belonged to Mississippi and Georgia cavalry regiments, with a few mounted infantrymen. Jackson was reached on the evening of February fifth, and General McPherson at once ordered the gallant Tenth Missouri cavalry regiment to secure the rebel pontoon-bridge across Pearl River. General French, the rebel officer, had crossed this bridge but a few moments in advance of our cavalry, and a large gang of rebels were busily engaged in destroying it, when the sudden appearance of the brave and determined Missourians caused them to b
Brandon (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
ched Jackson February sixth, crossed the Pearl, and passed through Brandon to Morton, where the enemy made dispositions for battle, but fled ps in crossing. After our army had crossed, and was on the way to Brandon; the bridge was destroyed by the confederates to cut off our retreifferent places all the way through to Meridian. The march from Brandon through Moreton to Hillsboro was devoid of interest, except an occnd we advanced rapidly, our brigade being in front. We arrived at Brandon, the county-seat of Rankin County, about noon, without seeing or hing Pearl River. General Sherman ordered the advance to proceed to Brandon, some twelve miles distant, arriving there Sunday noon, meeting winhuman cruelties perpetrated upon them by their rebel masters. At Brandon, similar scenes were witnessed, and the outraged bondmen and bond-re speedily consumed by fire. Only a few buildings were burned at Brandon by the troops, the socalled confederate government not occupying m
Alligator (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
, rails twisted, and sleepers burnt, from Jackson to twenty miles east of Meridian to Cuba Station. The Mobile and Ohio road was destroyed for fifty-six miles, extending from Quitman to Lauderdale Springs. Five costly bridges were totally destroyed. The one spanning the Chickasawhay River was two hundred and ten feet long, with trestle-work, which required four months hard labor of hundreds of mechanics to construct it. It was a substantial covered bridge. The bridges over Octchibacah, Alligator, Tallasha, and Chunky Rivers were also burned. On the eleventh, Captain Foster, of the Tenth Missouri cavalry, received instructions to make a raid on Lake Station, seventeen miles from Hillsboro, and to destroy all property available for the rebels. Two livery-stables, several machine-shops, three locomotives, water-tank, turn-table, thirty-five railroad cars, engine-house, two saw-mills, and thousands of dollars' worth of lumber were consumed, spirits of turpentine, from the Signal cor
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