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: 31
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CHAP. XXIX.j SKIRMISH AT MERIWETHER'S FERRY.
company, with 27 horses and mules and equipments, was taken. The
expedition was decidedly successful. The boat at Simon's Ferry is
destroyed and that at Holton's brought down.
L. F. ROSS,
Brigadier-General.
General MCCLERNAND.
AUGUST 13, 1862.--Skirmish near Medon, Tenn.
Report of Brig. Gen. Leonard F. Ross, U. S. Army.
BOLIVAR, August 13, 1862.
A skirmish took place at 1 o'clock to-day between a guerrilla band
and a company of 18 Home Guards about 8 miles southeast of Medon,
near the residence of Green Holton, and about 15 miles south of Jack-
son. One Union man died. Loss of enemy not known.
ROSS,
Brigadier-General.
Major-General McCLERNAND.
AUGUST 16, 1862.--Skirmish at Meriwether's Ferry, Obion River, Tenn.
Reports of Brig. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, U. S. Army.
TRENTON, TENN.
Colonel Harris of the Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry, with Captain
Fullerton's company of the Second Illinois Cavalry, attacked a rebel
force from Kentucky, 150 strong, at Meriwether's Ferry, in Dyer County,
completely routing and driving them into the river. The fight lasted
thirty minutes, and Captain Fullerton's officers and men fought with
great gallantry and bravery. His force was only 60.
The enemy's loss was large in killed, wounded, and drowned. We
took 10 prisoners, 40 horses, and a large number of arms, ammunition,
&c. Our loss, Lieutenants Terry and Goodheart and 1 private killed
and 6 wounded.
Several companies of cavalry from Kentucky are trying to push
through south. This was the first that crossed the line. They are well
armed and fought desperately.
G. M. DODGE,
Brigadier-General.
Major-General GRANT.
HDQRS. CENTRAL DIVISION OF THE MISISSIPPI,
Trenton, Tenn., August 20, 1862.
CAPTAIN The fight at Meriwether's Ferry was much more decisive
than I telegraphed. So far as ascertained the enemy had 37 killed.
We have taken 16 of their bodies out of the river. They lost every-
thing. We got their horses, arms, and baggage. Some got away
naked. Colonel Harris' conduct in the fight is spoken of highly. It
was well planned and finely executed. The cavalry, after following31
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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/m1/42/?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.