Forrest to raid west Tennessee and, if
possible, defeat Grant's plans. Forrest did
his work with his usual thoroughness, but
did not strike below Jackson, Tenn., sev
enty miles north of Holly Springs. By one
of those lucky strokes that often turn the
tide In war, Van Dorn, acting on his own
the government from the
hands 01 p .itocratic uiuney pu.. S(,,.ved with him while he was making it.
lilacc it in he nanus Oi the people r . 11 et.lltered the Confederate service as col-
is the supremequestion ol onel of cavalry in March, ld, ami ix-iore
1 -l,..nrfc n imrst.nns c, uie year ciu.mm w as .1 iji.ijoi K 1'
iencyor policy into titter
To me, th
the hour t
party cxp
insignifica
In iSSf
at St. Lou
sacredly p
hy each o
for reform
tional lint
the differe
Miauding the transmississippi ilepart-
: meat. This last assignment was given
I him while he was in Virginia. He has
i teni'd to the- field of action, which was
along the Missouri and Arkansas border,
i with his plan.-, all laid for a campaign. lie
i would attack St. Louis, break up the
I Union headquarters there, cross to Illinois
nnd erect powerful batteries, and so con-
:e.
he Southern farmers met
. and they mutually and
dged themselves to stand
r in this great struggle
.l f.sf Inlirc lint -IT-
im iui iu.iiK.vj I. , A, :....:....: : i .....1
, , , . , . . iroi 1 ne upper .Mississippi iiiauiii-i tiiu ijuiu
.hould be wiped out ; that , Mlom i t t,, confederacy.
lorgottcn.
from ihirt
these pled
Louis with
ganization
State in t
these pic.
demands,
and manh
izen ? I'l.
