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: 64
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WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS.
No. 1.
Reports of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, U. 8. Army, commanding District
of West Tennessee.
IUKA, MIss., September 20, 1862.
General Rosecrans, with Stanley's and Hamilton's divisions and Miz-
ner's cavalry, attacked Price, south of this village, about two hours
before dark yesterday, and had a sharp fight, until night closed in.
General Ord was to the north, with a mixed force of about 5,000 men.
Had some skirmishing with rebel pickets. This morning the fight was
renewed by General Rosecrans, who was nearest the town, but it was
found that the enemy had been evacuating during the night, going
south. Hamilton and Stanley, with the cavalry, are in full pursuit, and
will no doubt break up the enemy badly, and possibly force them to
abandon much of their artillery.
Loss on each side is from 400 to 500 killed and wounded. The ene-
my's loss in arms, tents, &c., will be large. We have about 250 pris-
oners.
I cannot speak too highly of the energy and skill displayed by Gen-
eral Rosecrans in this attack and of the endurance of the troops under
him. General Ord's command showed untiring zeal, but the direction
taken by the enemy prevented them taking the active part they de-
sired.
Among the enemy's loss are General Little, killed, and General Whit-
field, wounded. I have reliable information that it was Price's inte-
tion to move over east of the Tennessee. In this he has been thwarted.
Price's force consisted of about 18,000 men.
IT. S. GRANT,
Major-General.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Washington, D. .
HEADQUARTERS,
Corinth, Miss., September 22, 1862.
Major-General HALLECK, General-in-Chief :
GENERAL: In my dispatch of the 20th our loss was overestimated
and the rebel loss was underestimated. We found 261 of the rebel
dead upon the field, while our loss in killed will be less than 100.
U. S. GRANT,
Major- General, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Jackson, Tenn., October 22, 1862.
COLONEL: I have the honor to make the following report of the bat-
tle of Iuka, and to submit herewith such reports of subordinates as have
been received :
For some ten days or more before the final move of the rebel army
under General Price eastward from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad it
was evident that an attack upon Corinth was contemplated or some
change to be made in the location of that army. This caused great
vigilance to be necessary on the part of our cavalry, especially that to
the southern front, under Colonel Mizner. The labor of watching, with64
[CHAP. XXIX.
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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/m1/75/?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.