| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| February 23, 1864 |
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Later and fuller information from above relative to the late
movement, induces us to believe that Gen. Polk has acted with prudence
and energy, with the means at his command. The enemy certainly got the
start of him, and was in full march before his scattered forces were
got in hand. The consequence was very rapid movements and heavy work
for our soldiers, causing the usual loss of strength and spirit. But
in saving the public stores and other property, and in getting all the
railway transportation out of the
enemy's reach, there has been displayed extraordinary energy,
resulting in complete success. Everything was saved at Meridian,
including 2,000 bales of Government cotton, several hundred hogsheads
of sugar, immense supplies of commissary, quartermaster, and ordnance
stores. In this the General was seconded by the energy and experience
of Col. Fleming, the Superintendent of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
who further succeeded in removing all the movable property of the
road, even to the machine shop at Enterprise. |
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