. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . s-oners to Eichmond. While this raid was in prog-ress Colonel J. T. Wilder with a body of 2600cavalry was destroying the railroads south of Mur-freesboro and capturing a number of prisoners,and other similar movements were being made byColonels Louis D. Watkins and A. P. Campbell inthe direction of Columbia, Tennessee. At this time, also, another celebrated cavalry raidtook place in Mississippi. Colonel B. H. Grierson ofthe 6th Illinois Cavalry, taking his own regiment,the 7th Ill
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . s-oners to Eichmond. While this raid was in prog-ress Colonel J. T. Wilder with a body of 2600cavalry was destroying the railroads south of Mur-freesboro and capturing a number of prisoners,and other similar movements were being made byColonels Louis D. Watkins and A. P. Campbell inthe direction of Columbia, Tennessee. At this time, also, another celebrated cavalry raidtook place in Mississippi. Colonel B. H. Grierson ofthe 6th Illinois Cavalry, taking his own regiment,the 7th Illinois, Colonel Edward Prince, and the 2dIowa, Colonel Edward Hatch, left La Grange, Ten-nessee, April 17th, and in sixteen days traversedsix hundred miles of the enemys country andreached Baton Eouge, where a Federal force wasstationed. [See map, Vol. III., p. 4-42.] Hatchsregiment destroyed the railroads east of Columbus,Mississippi, and returned to La Grange, while theremainder of Griersons force destroyed much ofthe Mobile and Ohio and Vicksburg and Meridianrailroads. This bold and successful raid produced. -MAP OF OPEUATIONS IX MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND NOKTII ALABAMA, 1863-5. CAVALRY OPERATIONS UNDER ROSECRANS AND SHERMAN. 41s a profound sensation, and was of great benefit toGeneral Grant in the Vieksburg campaign. The great activity of the Union cavalry at thisperiod is further shown by the fact that GeneralStanley in the month of June led a strong force inrear of Braggs position at Tullahoma, cutting therailroads at Decherd Station, whereupon Braggfell back to Bridgeport. In July Stanley againmade a movement upon Huntsville. Proceedingby several roads, the separate brigades of GeneralJ. B. Turchin and Colonels Eli Long and RobertGalbraith all reached Huntsville, Alabama, and,after capturing prisoners, supplies, and stock, re-turned without serious loss. The Confederates on their part also made a cele-brated raid at this time. On the 27th of JuneMorgan crossed the Cumberland R
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