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: 70
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WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Iuka, Miss., September 20, 1862-9.45 a. m.
Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Commanding District:
GENERAL: Rebels left all their sick and wounded at this place; part
of their little camp equipage. They are retreating with all possible
speed. Stanley follows them directly and Hamilton endeavors to cut
them off from the Bay Springs road. The men double-quick with great
alacrity. General Little killed, General Whitfield wounded. The rebel
loss estimated by themselves 400 to 500 killed and wounded; they have
left many in the hospitals, many on the ground, which is covered with
their dead-some fully three-fourths of a mile from where engagement
took place. We shall bring our wounded into the town at once. Please
order hospital stores and attendants for 500 sick and wounded. Why
did you not attack this morning ?
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
P. S.--Could you re-enforce if necessary at Barnett's. It is now said
that he gave orders to the colonels of his regiments to cut their way at
all hazards to a point 35 miles from Iuka. It is said he expected Tilgh-
man, with a command of released prisoners of about 7,000 strong who
were to have joined, but he sent word to them not to come up, as he was
in "' a tight place."
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
[Indorsements.]
GENERAL: I have opened this and read and communicated the con-
tents to General Ord.
JAS. B. MCPHERSON.
GENERAL: We are out of rations to-night. We didn'thear any sounds
of the battle last p. m. Started with sounds of first guns for town.
General McArthur got tangled up among the hill roads and caused me
some delay, but I was within 3J miles at 7 a. m. Took position there
as per order till I could hear from General Rosecrans.
E. O. C. ORD,
Major-General, Volunteers.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Near Iuka, September 20, 1862.
GENERAL: The enemy, occupying a tongue of land between two roads
skirted by woods, made great demonstrations of flanking us right and
left; appeared to be establishing batteries in front, halting and dressing
up. Meantime their train was moving to the rear, but could not tell in
what direction. About 4 a. m. it began to be obvious that a movement
of great magnitude to resist your or my attack was going on. I watched
their movements all night, but the fastnesses of their position prevented
my learning anything definite until daylight, when skirmishers were
ordered forward and soon ascertained they were retreating. Stanley,
with Thirty-ninth Ohio, section of artillery, and Mizner's cavalry are
pushing them rapidly. Mizner has ordered up cavalry on the Russell-
ville road, while his main force is pushing in on an oblique road leading70
[CHar. 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/m1/81/?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.