. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . nemy, they also fell back to Salem. Sosudden, however, was the entrance of the en-emy into Salem, that these Guards were allmade prisoners and subsequently [laroled. AtSalem, the depot of the Louisville and Chicagorailroad was burned. Orders were also issuedby (ien. Morgan to burn all the mills and fac-tories in the town, but upon the payment ofone thousand dollars for each mill and factory,they were spared. The railroa<l track was tornup, the water tank near the town b
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . nemy, they also fell back to Salem. Sosudden, however, was the entrance of the en-emy into Salem, that these Guards were allmade prisoners and subsequently [laroled. AtSalem, the depot of the Louisville and Chicagorailroad was burned. Orders were also issuedby (ien. Morgan to burn all the mills and fac-tories in the town, but upon the payment ofone thousand dollars for each mill and factory,they were spared. The railroa<l track was tornup, the water tank near the town burned, andone passenger and three freight cars. Threebridges between Salem and Farrabees Stationwere also destroyed. Good horses were takenwherever found, and the whole command wasremounted. From Salem the enemy movedto Canton, in Washington county, four and ahalf miles distant. Hero over one hundredhorses were taken, and, joining his left columnwith the right, which entered tlie town byway of Harristown, Gen. Moigan moved in thedirection of Vienna, in Scott county, on thelino of tho Jeflersonville railroad. About 11. MILITAET AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 411 p. M. on Friday night the advance readiedVienna, and at 2 oclock on the next morningthe rear guard arrived. Here a railroad bridgewas burned, and the depot and station property for the first time was hererespected. At Vienna, the force of the enemy■was divided into two columns, one of whichinarched north and the other started in tlie di-rection of Madisin. The advance of the col-umn marching north, appeared before Old Ver-non, in Jennings county, on Saturday, at 6 , the 11th of July. The place was held 1^ aforce under Gen. Love or Col. Barkhara. Asurrender was demanded by Gen. Morgan andrefused. A half hour was then given for tlieremoval of women and children. At the expi-ration of that time the Union force moved outto meet the enemy, and found that they hadretired. Pursuit was made and a number
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