. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . e captured, and a large num-ber of deserters and refugees brought in. We also destroyed at various points large amounts of cotton,corn and meat; also burned several mills, distilleries, and store-houses, which were in the use of the Confederate Government. This expedition had for its object the destruction of Harri-sons command. As will ibe seen from the intercepted dispatchesfrom him, herewith inclosed, it could not reach him withoutcrossing
. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . e captured, and a large num-ber of deserters and refugees brought in. We also destroyed at various points large amounts of cotton,corn and meat; also burned several mills, distilleries, and store-houses, which were in the use of the Confederate Government. This expedition had for its object the destruction of Harri-sons command. As will ibe seen from the intercepted dispatchesfrom him, herewith inclosed, it could not reach him withoutcrossing the Washita River, at this point from one-half to three-quarters of a mile in width, and no boats of any kind in the vicin-ity to effect a crossing with. Deserters, furloughs to favorites, etc., have already placedHarrisons command hors de combat. He cannot raise in hiswhole brigade 500 properly mounted and equipped cavalry, andthe only regiments he had that were worth anything were takenfrom his command and sent beyond Red River. The corn being burnt by us, and the horses and mules mostthoroughly hunted up and taken possession of, he cannot pos-. J, X>. UVUNS,gi M jJcvsscant ThmJ l\ S, C, C, I hnil I! V Colored Cavalry. 2r>5 sibly, this season or Junn^ Uie next year, subsist mor« than as<!oi:tin^- parly on this sirle of the Washita River. A force of100 ni^ii I(:at<-<l aiiyw^hiere on the west bank of the MississippiKiver, can scout the country to Washita with saf<:ty, anH vj(m\<\1k an]]jly sufiicient to protect the whole country. What may be true of ih<: coiuitry oj^postte Natchez and fromtlx-rei to Trinity, I canw/t speak of with any de^^ree of certainty. A force could operate now from Natchez to Tensas Riv*Teven belter [b;in in Mn- country throug^h which we passed. In and around jiastrop every resident li^s from ten to fifteenbales of cotton, which constitutes his entire property. If the Gov-lemment would send steamboats to Washita City, proi)erly con
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