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: 21
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-C a. XLII.] EXPEDITION TO GRENADA, MISS., ETC.
into town at about 3.30 p. m., and immediately commenced the
destruction of the cars and locomotives.
They were so closely packed together as to make a small town of
themselves. The amount of rolling stock here was immense. I im-
mediately detailed parties to count the cars and locomotives while
othei~ squads were setting the fires.
Soon after the fires were set an engineer came to me and reported
a Federal force below, and that they were trying to save the prop-
erty, while citizens reported that there could be no truth in the state-
ment, as they were informed that the Federals had captured a train
at Durant, some ways below, but that Jackson's cavalry had recap-
tured the train and driven the Federals away.
Having much doubt as to which was true, I reported to you for
further instructions, when you decided that it was impossible to get
the rolling stock off with the force we had were the bridges perfect,
and that the bridges having been so perfectly destroyed, and there
being certainty of assistance from below, we had better complete the
destruction and return home.
The destruction resulted, as near as I could estimate, as follows:
Sixty locomotives (40 in good running order), and some 500 cars of
all kinds, coaches, sleeping cars, freight cars, flats, &c. Some few
of these were not completely destroyed, but very few were left that
were not disabled.
There were two depots, one a very fine one, destroyed ; also two
large machine-shops, containing a large amount of machinery ; also
two large steam flouring mills, containing each not less than 1,000
sacks of flour and meal. There were some ten flats loaded with
army wagons-the number I did not learn-which were all burned.
At sundown the destruction was thorough and complete, and in
obedience to your orders, I moved my brigade across to the north
side, after having procured forage out of different cribs in town.
In obedience to your instruction, I remained in bivouac during the
18th.
At daylight of the 19th, we started on our return north, passing
through Oakland, Panola, Bucksnort, Wall Hill, Holly Springs,
Lamar, and La Grange, which latter place I reached on Sunday,
the 23d, after an absence of eleven days.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
DATUS E. COON,
Major, Second Iowa Cavalry, Comdg. Second Brigade.
Colonel PHILLIPS.
No. 6.
Report of Lieut. Col. Martin R. M. Wallace, Fourth illinois
Cavalry.
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY,
Collierville, Tenn., August 23, 1863.
SIR: In pursuance of duty, I have the honor to report that in
obedience to orders from Col. L. F. McCrillis, commanding First
Brigade, Cavalry Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, I assumed com-
mand of said brigade on the 13th day of August, and on that day,
in obedience to instructions from Colonel Mizner, chief of cavalry,
Left Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps, I proceeded, with a force of 720
enlisted men from the Third, Fourth, and Ninth Illinois Cavalry, by2l
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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/m1/32/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.