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: 26
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26 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [HAP. XLII.
rather well disposed toward us, many of them meeting us very cor-
dially.
The next day (Tuesday, the 18th) the command was moved for
Memphis by the Hernando road, and in the afternoon a detachment
of infantry, under command of Adjutant Dent, of the Eighty-ninth,
and a squad of cavalry, under command of Lieutenant Fulton, were
sent to reconnoiter, and, if possible, to arrest the said Cyrus Smith
and others, taking with them a negro who professed to be well
posted with the paths, and well acquainted with the men and their
respective places of residence. Smith and Scales were found at the
residence of Smith, but discovered their approach in time to make
their escape, but were fired on and pursued some distance. The
negro then informed the detachment of the place where the guerril-
las were in the habit of concealing their horses, and on examination
of the premises, in a very dense undergrowth of timber, they found
a mare, saddle and bridle, new, and probably manufactured in Mem-
phis. The negro professed to know the mare, and represented her
as belonging to Captain Foster or Forrest; I, am not positive as to
the name. The mare and equipments are here subject to your order,
as she was brought in by the cavalry and remains in their posses-
sion. The men were tired and short of rations; otherwise, they
might have arrested some of the parties they went out after.
The next day we marched as far as Nonconnah Creek without
interruption, and without making the discovery of any rebels; but
a detachment that I sent back and across to the Horn Lake road, on
their return to the command, reported that they were informed by
a lady that some 50 rebel cavalry had been seen by her, and that
they were lying in ambush as we passed, along the road. 'Whether
this statement is correct or not I cannot say.
From all the circumstances I concluded that there are in the neigh-
borhood below and in the vicinity of the Hernando and Horn Lake
roads some resident cavalrymen and some recruiting officers, and
that they probably have a small camp some 2 or 3 miles, but am
inclined to think that their number, all told, would not exceed 25 or
30 men, unless they were brought in from other neighborhoods.
The command all arrived safely at their respective camps on yester-
day, about 8 a. m., the officers and men of the Eighty-ninth Regi-
ment Indiana Infantry much improved in spirits, and in health also,
as I have reason to believe.
All of which is most respectfully submitted.
HERVEY CRAVEN,
Lieut. Col., Comdg. 89th Ind. Inf. and Cay. Scouts.
Maj. JAMES O. PIERCE,
Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Memphis.
P. S.- I almost forgot to say that during the night of the 17th,
while at Hernando, the pickets on the road leading to Coldwater
were attacked by about 30 men on foot, but supposed to be dis-
mounted cavalry. One of the pickets was struck with a buckshot,
but was not seriously injured. The attacking party being sharply
resisted by the pickets fled and did not return.
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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/m1/37/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.