The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 8
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WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS.
the enemy did not advance-I rode back to see what he was doing, and
found they had left the position at which he had dismounted his men
and were rapidly retiring toward Baldwyn. I then sent a man to him
to know what I should do. I waited some time, and not hearing from
him I started with my command to find him. I went about a mile to-
ward Baldwyn, and some men that I had in advance came in sight of a
portion of his command drawn up behind a fence. They gave them the
signals, and his.men not returning them, one of my men foolishly fired
upon them. They returned the fire and fell back. I then went to a
'Iouse a short distance off and dispatched two couriers to look for Colonel
Lay and to inquire of him what he was going to do and what I should
do. I waited more than two hours, but the men never returned. I
found some cotton and burned it while there.
Not knowing what to do nor where to find Colonel Lay-and the
chances were that if I did overtake him I would be again fired into-
I concluded I would go on in the direction of Rienzi, the point men-
tioned in your instructions to the colonel. So I passed on about 2j
miles west of Blackland, and am here now, about 6 miles from that place,
where I shall await your orders. There is a wheat field here where 1
can forage my horses.
Very respectfully,
[W. B. WADE,
Lieutenant- Colonel.]
[General JAMES R. OCHALMERSe.J
[Indorsement.)
JUNE 15, 1862.
Respectfully forwarded.
I have received no report yet from Colonel Lay. He was sent out
with 575 picked men and I understand has returned. Lieutenant-Col-
onel Wade, with 125 men, formed a portion of his command. I have
ordered Colonel Wade to make the attack on Blackland to-night, and
will send Colonel Slemons with 150 men to support him if necessary.
JAMES R. CHALMERS,
Brigadier- General.
JUNE 15-18, 1862.-Expedition to Holly Springs and skirmish at Talla-
hatchie Bridge, Miss.
Report of Maj. Gen. William . Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding Fifth
Division, Army of the Tennessee.
LA GRANGE, June 19, 1862.
The expedition to Holly Springs returned. Infantry spent two days
in town and found the people not unfriendly. The cavalry was pushed
on 20 miles to the south and dismounted, and attacked the guard at
Tallahatchie Bridge. We had 4 men wounded, 2 seriously, who were
carried to the rear and put in a wagon and started for Holly Springs
and not heard of since. They report 8 of the enemy killed or wounded;
that a car loaded with troops arrived and they fled back. The officer
thinks Tallahatchie Bridge was burned by the enemy, but I do not
believe it; but he reports having actually burned two or three other
difficult pieces of trestle work some distance to the south of Holly
Springs. There was at Holly Springs a large establishment for the re-[CHAP. XXi.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/19/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.