GRIERSON’S RAID

(LaGrange Tennessee to Baton Rouge Louisiana)

including

New Albany Ms 18 Apr

Chesterville Tn 18 Apr

Pontotoc Ms 19 Apr

Palo Alto Ms 21 Apr

Oklona Ms 22 Apr

Garlandville Ms 23 Apr

Burmingham Ms 24 Apr

Snyders Plantation Ms 28 Apr

Brookhaven Ms 29 Apr

Walls’ Bridge Ms 1 May

Edward’s Bridge Ms 1 May

Sandy Creek La 2 May

Comite River La 2 May

17 April - 2 May 1863

OR-Series I, Volume XXIV, Chapter XXXVI, Pg 519

 

Union Forces

COLONEL BENJAMIN H. GRIERSON

7th Illinois Cavalry --- Colonel Edward Prince

6th Illinois Cavalry Regiment --- Colonel Reuben Loomis

2nd Iowa Cavalry* --- Colonel Edward Hatch

Detachment, 2nd Iowa Cavalry --- Major Love

            *=sent back to LaGrange 20 April 1863

 

Confederate Forces

3 Companies, 9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion --- Lieutenant Colonel C. C. Wilbourn

Adams’ Cavalry --- Captain S. B. Cleveland

9th Louisiana Partisan Rangers --- Captain E. A. Scott

Company A, Gantt’s Cavalry

Wingfield’s Battalion --- Colonel Wingfield

Garland’s Cavalry --- Colonel W. H. Garland

Stuarts Cavalry, Miles Legion --- Captain B. F. Bryan

Smith’s Partisan Rangers --- Colonel J. F. Smith

Barteau’s Regiment --- colonel C. R. Barteau

Inge’s Cavalry Battalion --- Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Inge

4 Companies, Alabama Cavalry --- Captain Ham

Detachments, Chalmers Cavalry

McCulloch’s Cavalry Regiment --- Colonel R. McCulloch

1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment

 

 

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