| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| May 20, 1864 |
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| Latest News from General Forrest's Command |
| A correspondent, writing from
the West, under date of 13th inst., says: |
| General Forrest has ten
thousand men, and from fifteen to twenty-five per day are enlisting
under his banner. I will not state the whereabouts of his troops, but
they are believed to be in the right place. He will soon be ready for
another brilliant exploit. He will, when he moves, have an army of
near fifteen thousand. By his order, the Memphis & Charleston
Railroad is to be repaired and put in order east of Corinth. The cars
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad are running through to Corinth
daily. The Southern {of Mississippi} Railroad
is repaired to Brandon, and will be completed to Pearl River by the
20th inst. The {Mississippi} Central
Railroad will be completed from Canton to Jackson by the 1st of June,
and it is said that Pearl River Bridge will be put up this summer. The
trains on the Mississippi Central and Mississippi & Tennessee
Railroads run alternate days. A hand car, drawn by horses, runs from
Panola to Senatobia. Efforts are not being made to put the New Orleans
and Jackson {New Orleans, Jackson & Great
Northern} Railroad in running order south of Jackson as far as
Camp Moore. So, it seems, we are repairing the damage done by the
Yankee vandals and robbers. |
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