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: 11
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CHAP. XXIX.l AFFAIR NEAR LA FAYETTE STATION.
a train to a point on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad 28 miles
from the city of Memphis, where a bridge across a small stream had
been burned. The regiment, under the direction of the railroad super-
intendent, proceeded to reconstruct the bridge. On Tuesday evening
Colonel Kinney came into the city, and returned on the train Wednes-
day, which was thrown from the track by the displacement of one of
the rails, and the cars and locomotive broken up. This occurred about
one mile above Germantown, and was caused by Jackson's rebel cavalry,
who attacked the disabled train, took Colonel Kinney, together with 1
sergeant and 8 privates, of Company B, of this regiment, prisoners. On
the train were quite a number of unarmed men and an armed guard of
19 men, 10 of whom escaped, as did quite a number of the others.
I was first informed of these facts Wednesday evening, and at once
sent Major Varner, with three companies, to reconnoiter, ascertain cer-
tainly the fate of Colonel Kinney, and assist him if possible. The
major returned about midnight with the information as above, and also
that the colonel had certainly been taken, the cars entirely destroyed,
and that a force of the enemy was still in our neighborhood.
This command was encamped on the plantation of a Mr. Davis, to
whom I gave a pass on Wednesday morning to " go to mill and get corn
ground " at La Fayette. In the evening his slaves gave the information
that their master (Mr. Davis) had been heard to tell his wife he would
get a pass to go to mill, but would go to the Southern cavalry and get
them to drive away the Yankees. . This pass was good for one day only,
yet Mr. Davis had not returned home the next day. A double-barreled
gun he had loaded "for the Yankees" I took from his house and now
have.
The bridge being completed, and also being in communication with
General Sherman, in accordance to your order (the only one yet at
that time received), I made preparations to bring back the regiment.
Having no transportation, I "pressed in" the teams of the neighbors to
bring in a few rations yet unconsumed, baggage, &c. Meantime I re
ceived the following note from Colonel Worthington, of General Sher.
man's division, which note was addressed to Colonel Kinney or com-
manding officer of this regiment:
LA FArTTrE, June 26, 1862.
DEAR SIR: General Sherman has ordered all his division back to Moscow except
the Fifty-second Indiana, which is to join you, and my regiment, the Forty-sixth,
which is to remain hero. If there is any danger I would advise your falling back to
this place, which I will fortify. I have a section of artillery but no horses. Please
let me know if you have heard anything important, and if possible come here this
forenoon.
Yours, respectfully,
WORTHINGTON,
Colonel Forty-sixtlh Regimnent.
Colonel KINNEY, Fifty-sixth Ohio.
I answered this note in effect that our orders were to "return to
Memphis as soon as the bridge was completed or as soon as General
Sherman's division came up," and, that I was now acting in obedience
to that order and preparing to return. An orderly soon came down
with the information that the Fifty-second Indiana were coming to guard
the bridge. After reaching the neighborhood of Colliersville and on
dow.u until this side of Germantown the enemy were hovering all around
us, but onu dispositions for defense probably deterred them from making
an attack. Lewis H. Hamilton, acting hospital steward, and George
Lowvi'y, d I'ruinumel'r, C(om)lll)ny K, straggling to the front against positive11
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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/m1/22/?q=%221862%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.