The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 14
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14 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLII.
for me, I nad no instructions whatever, either as to the object or des-
tination of the expedition, though I was the ranking officer; but
gathering the object of the expedition from Major Coon's and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Wallace's instructions, I moved to Water Valley,
where I found that all the rolling stock of the railroad had been
moved toward Grenada. I moved very rapidly on Grenada, Major
Coon's brigade in advance. Brisk skirmishing commenced and was
kept up from a point 8 miles north of Grenada, until I arrived at
the Yalabusha River at Grenada. When within 4 miles of Grenada
a dense smoke was seen rising from the town, which we afterward
found to be the railroad bridges burning. At the river, Chalmers'
forces contended the crossing with artillery, and a severe skirmish
ensued. The regiments fighting us were Slemons' regiment, McCul-
loch's regiment, McGuirk's regiment, and Stocks' regiment, with
three pieces of artillery. We found both bridges burned. I cap-
tured north of the Yalabusha River 6 engines and 20 cars. At Gre-
nada, I captured 51 engines and about 500 cars. Owing to the de-
struction of the bridges, and I not being able to learn of any force
from below, as was anticipated, I destroyed these engines and cars,
together with a quantity of ordnance stores and commissary stores
in the depot, as the destruction of the bridges by the enemy would
prevent my running them up the road. I captured a train of 6
wagons with teams belonging to the Confederate Government; also
about 50 prisoners, among them Maj. P. M. Leath, chief quartermas-
ter of Chalmers' division; and with him I captured $5,700 Govern-
ment (Confederate) funds. My loss is 2 men wounded; the enemy
had several killed and wounded.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JESSE J. PHILLIPS,
Lieutenant- Colonel, Commanding.
Brig. Gen. GRENVILLE M. DODGE,
Commanding Left Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps.
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY,
Pocahontas, Tenn., September 3, 1863.
SIR: I have to report that in pursuance of orders from the com-
manding officer of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Left Wing,
Sixteenth Army Corps, I left my camp on the night of the 12th
ultimo in command of 330 men of the Ninth Illinois Infantry Regi-
ment, mounted, with orders, copies of which are herewith sent,
marked A and B, but when ready to march a telegram was sent to
me from brigade headquarters directing my march, a copy of which
telegram is herewith sent, marked C, and in accordance with that
dispatch I moved toward Salem; thence crossing the Tippah River
at Buck's Springs; thence through Hickory Flats to Rocky Ford,
crossing the Tallahatchie River at that place on the night of the 13th
ultimo, moving at 4 a. m. of the 14th ultimo toward Oxford, where
I arrived at 2 o'clock.
At Oxford I found detachments of the Second Iowa Cavalry,
Third Michigan Cavalry, and Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, the aggre-
gate of which was 520 men, all under the command of Maj. D. E.
Coon, Second Iowa Cavalry.
I was without orders or instructions in regard to the object of the
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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 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1890; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152978/m1/25/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.