The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1864., [Electronic resource]

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Forrest's expedition.

We gave a day or two since, an account of a portion of the recent splendid cavalry movement under General Forrest. The capture of Athens, and Sulphur Springs, and twenty-three hundred prisoners, was mentioned. A letter to the Montgomery Appeal says:

‘ This so successfully accomplished, General Forrest followed the railroad in the direction of Pulaski, destroying as he progressed. When within three miles of that place, he was met by General Rousseau, with a heavy force of infantry and cavalry, when a severe and stubborn fight occurred. But he succeeded in driving the enemy within his fortifications, not, however, without losing some hundred and fifty men in killed and wounded. Here Colonel Johnson, of Roddy's command was severely wounded.

’ Finding here a large number of negro women and children in cabins on the outside of town, he destroyed their cabins, after having them remove their plunder. During the night he made a demonstration as if preparing to attack them in the morning; but this he used for the purpose of deceiving the enemy. During the darkness and noise he run his train around the town, and next morning found him on General Rousseau's rear and on the railroad. Destroying the bridge, eight miles beyond Pulaski, he pushed forward towards Columbia, leaving Rousseau with all his infantry in the town and the road destroyed on either side of him. His cavalry had been greatly scattered during the fight, and would give but little trouble to Forrest.