. Minty and the cavalry [electronic resource]: a history of cavalry campaigns in the western armies. we crossed by boat,the first at Fort Newry, and the latter at Clarksville, and while we weremaking this trip, Forrest went up to Columbus and murdered the negrotroops at Fort Pillow. How we escaped his command, was more luck thanstrategy. Our regiment was entirely alone—not over nine hundredstrong—while Forrest must have had some ten thousand, and after he re-turned south of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, you will recollectthat General Sam Sturges was sent out with an infantry command of
. Minty and the cavalry [electronic resource]: a history of cavalry campaigns in the western armies. we crossed by boat,the first at Fort Newry, and the latter at Clarksville, and while we weremaking this trip, Forrest went up to Columbus and murdered the negrotroops at Fort Pillow. How we escaped his command, was more luck thanstrategy. Our regiment was entirely alone—not over nine hundredstrong—while Forrest must have had some ten thousand, and after he re-turned south of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, you will recollectthat General Sam Sturges was sent out with an infantry command of fivethousand or six thousand from Memphis, and Forrest pitched into andwhipped him, and drove him back into Memphis. I merely mention this expedition, as your regiment was not with us, andI have never read any account of it in any history of the war, and as it didnot prove very successful. The object of it, as it was then understood,was to make a diversion in favor of General Sherman, who marched outfrom Vicksburg to Meridian, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, but we weretoo late in CIIAPTER XVII. NOVEMBER, 1863, TO APRIL, 1864 The Fourtii Michigan with Second Brigade—In Front or Chattanooca—Major (Jkays Battalion — Lieutenant IItdsons Detachment —Head-qitarters at ITintsville—Colonel Minty Acquitted, AfterTrial, Filly Vindicated—Resumes Command—Campaign Reviewed—Summary of Results—Major Lawtons Expedition Up the Red Riveb—The Horse Marines. When rebels seek our subjugation, Perish the thought! our blades are drawnThick as the summer blades of corn,Swift to defend our bleeding nation.
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