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: 487
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CHAP. XXIX.] MISSISSIPPI CF NTRAL RAILROAD. 487:
cers, principally due to the cavalry under Colonel Lee. We have 2
wounded and the enemy 15. The inclosed sketch* will give you an
idea of our position and the manner in which the rebel cavalry were
captured.
Colonel Lee kept on the straight road past A some distance and made
a detour around to B, coming in on the flank of the rebel column as it
was being driven back from A by the infantry of Colonel Johnson's
brigade. General Quinby has not yet come up, though I am expecting
him every moment.
The reports as to whether the rebels have left Holly Springs and Cold-
water are very conflicting. Some say the infantry has all gone; others
that they are there in strong force. The I)risoners generally say that
we will be whipped to-morrow, and that if we expect to get to Cold-
water without a heavy fight we are very much mistaken. A man told
Colonel Johnson this evening that the order was given to evacuate
Holly Springs, but that some general came up and put a stop to it, say-
ing they would fight there they could not better their position by fall-
ing back. Colonel Lee is in advance and may report something more
definite; if so, I will let you know immediately.
Very respectfully,
JAS. B. McPHERSON,
Major- General.
Major-General GRANT.
LAMAR, November 8-10.30 p. m.
We have captured 40 more of the enemy and killed 16 that we know of.
Colonel Lee's pickets are in Hudsonville. The enemy know we are
out with a force, which they estimate at 15,000. It is still uncertain
whether the enemy are in strong force at Coldwater. Colonel Lee is
instructed to push forward cautiously in the morning, and if possible
ascertain what is there. t
JAS. B. McPHERSON,
Major- General.
Major-General GRANT.
HEADQUARTERS SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
La Grange, Tenn., January 13, 1863.
GENERAL: Having just seen in one of the late Memphis papers
rumors to the effect that Holly Springs was burned by our troops and
that a large rebel force followed us, entering the town shortly after we
left, I will simply state the facts in the case to show that these reports
are all untrue.
On Friday evening after you left I telegraphed to the train master at
Grand Junction to ascertain how many trains he could send down the
next day, and he replied that he would have three in Holly Springs be-
fore noon. These I thought sufficient to carry off all the property, and
accordingly issued orders for the ammunition train and quartermaster's
trains to start for La Grange at 7 a. m. Saturday morning, escorted by
two regiments of infantry and Major Bush's battalion Second Illinois
Cavalry.
Learning that numerous threats had been made to burn the town I
sent word to Colonel Loomis to double the guards and exercise in-* Not found.
tSee also Grant's report of November 9, i862, p. 468.
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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/m1/498/?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.