Fashions for January. Furnished by Mr. G. BRODIE, 300 Canal Street, New York, and drawn by VOIGT from actual articles of Costume. FIGURES 1 AND 2.-RECEPTION TOILET AND CHILD'S OVER-DRESS. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. No. CLXXVII. FEBRUARY, 1865.-VOL. XXX. HEROIC DEEDS OF HEROIC MEN. B. H. GRIERSON. BY JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. III.-GRIERSON'S RAID. The Organization of the Expedition.-Crossing the Tallahatchie.-The Alarm of the Rebels.-Captain Forbes's Heroic enterprise.-Saving the Bridge.-Difficulties and Hardships.-Exhausted Men.-Entrapping the Ferry-boat.-Terror in Brookhaven.-Weakness of the Confederacy. The Ambush.-Entrance into Baton Rouge. -Results of the Raid. to General Grant's army. The force placed at his disposal for his celebrated raid consisted of the Sixth and Seventh Illinois and the Second Iowa Cavalry, in all about seventeen hundred men. At ten o'clock in the morning of April 17, 1863, they set out from the inland town of La Grange, about fifty miles east from Memphis, on the southern border of the State of Tennessee. The Sixth Illinois led the advance, followed by the Seventh Illinois and the Second Iowa. At nightfall, having rode a distance of thirty miles, they encamped on the plantation of Dr. Ellis, about four miles north of Ripley, which was the first town after crossing the Mississippi line. The next morning, Saturday 18th, they broke camp at eight o'clock, and, dividing their forces, the Second Iowa, under command of Colonel', Hatch, swept off to the east, while the remainder took the direct road south, through Ripley to New Albany. As they approached the bridge, which crossed the Tallahatchie River, a small rebel force was seen on the opposite banks just commencing the work of destroying the bridge. Rising in their stirrups and shouting the battlecry, Captain Thomas's battalion drove down upon the rebels with such force that they fled ignominiously, having done no more injury to the bridge than a few hours' work would repair. Our brave fellows dismounted, put the bridge in good order, and posted gayly into the town. The rest of the force crossed the river at another point, and having been rejoined by the bridge AMONG all the thrilling stories of the wild friendly cotton-fields of Mr. Sloan's platation there is not one which can surpass, in wild and perilous adventure, the tale of Colonel Grierson's cavalry raid into and through the State of Mississippi. Poetry in years to come will claim the chivalrous record as her own, and will sing to the children of future centuries of the bold raiders into the South, whose hearts were like the brave hearts of the three who "kept the bridge in the brave days of old." friendly cotton-fields of Mr. Sloan's plantation, four miles south of New Albany. Colonel Hatch's command overtook them the next day, having made a successful detour and discovered the whereabouts of two small forces of rebels. This morning was one of adventurous diversions. Two companies under command of Captain Trafton dashed back toward the river and drove the rebel forces which had ocColonel B. H. Grierson was a native of Illi- cupied New Albany out of the town, and came nois. At the outbreak of the rebellion he en- back to the camping-ground before ten o'clock in tered the army as an aid of Major-General Pren- the forenoon. Two more companies plunged tiss. Subsequently he was appointed Colonel into the woods to the left of the plantation in of the Sixth Illinois Cavalry, and soon after was search of horses, which they had been informed assigned to the command of a brigade attached were concealed there. They returned bringing Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Harper and Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. VOL. XXX.-No. 177.-T TALLAHATCHIE NEW ORLEANS & JACKSON VICKSBURG R. TENNESSEE LA GRANGE RIPLEY NEWLALBANY lious looks until the column was out of sight. The raiders pressed vigorously on, and passing around Houston, camped that night at Clear Springs, having made a march of forty miles during the day. At daylight the next morning they were Colonel Hatch, with again in the saddle. his brave townsmen, was again detailed to make a perilous approach to Columbus to attempt the breaking up of the Mobile and Near Okeola he unfortuOhio Railroad. nately encountered a large force of rebels, was seriously wounded himself, and his small COLUMBUS Command was scattered. Most of them probably returned to La Grange. The remainder of the party, the two Illinois regiments, pressed impetuously forward, and after a MACON hard ride of forty-five miles encamped at a point about eight miles south of Starkville. PHILADELPHIA DECATUR GALLATIN RALEIGH BAHALA BROOKHAVEN BOGUECHITTO SUMMIT FORT HUD SON CLINTON MAGNOLIA OSYKA AITY R. BATON ROUGE MOBILE OIHO ENTERPRISE By this time the startling news of the presence of this body of fearless patriots, nearly in the centre of the State, sweeping down like a tornado, with no warning of their approach and no clew to their retreat, had spread like wild-fire. Rebel forces were scattered in greater or less numbers in all directions, and in much bewilderment were endeavoring to ascertain Colonel Grierson's The brave Colonel was surwhereabouts. rounded with the most imminent peril, from which nothing but the most consummate skill, sagacity, and fearlessness could extricate him. But no thoughts of retracing his Baton Rouge was steps entered his mind. his goal, and to traverse the entire State of Mississippi was his invincible determina all they could lead. Two more companies gal- | to loped off in a direction whence a force of rebel cavalry was reported on the preceding evening. But the foe had wisely decamped, and the disappointed raiders retraced their steps, bringing a few prisoners and having destroyed a consider-grace, but, once having proffered, to withdraw able quantity of camp and garrison equipage. was cowardly. Every one looked with dismay upon a duty from which even these trained vetStill the work must be done. erans recoiled. Before noon our adventurers had again taken up their line of march, still to the south-still At night of As no one could be found to volunteer Colinto the heart of the hostile State. this the third day they encamped on the plan- onel Prime was obliged to detail a company of tation of Mr. Wetherall, eight miles south of the the Seventh Illinois to make the attempt. The town of Pontotac, and sixty miles from their gallant Captain Forbes, of Company B, underfirst night's encampment. On the next day, took the enterprise with hearty will. With his Monday, the 20th, Major Love, of the Second little band of thirty-five men he parted cheerily Iowa, was put in command of a sorrowful de- from the regiment to encounter a fifty miles' ride tachment of some sixty men from each regi- through a country swarming with rebels, and to ment, with orders to return to La Grange. The approach the large town of Macon, which, it was captured horses must be taken back, and only not improbable, was strongly fortified. Colonel the hardiest soldiers and the best-trained steeds Prime gave him the order with many misgiv could be trusted for the next twelve days' servings that its execution would be more than huice. But the gallant men chafed under the or- man skill and valor could accomplish, and that der, and turned back with lingering and rebel- he would never rejoin his regiment. Happily these misgivings were not realized. The brave troop in prospered safety appeared again to report to their Colonel on the banks of the Pearl River on the 27th, having completely outwitted and escaped one body of rebels three thousand strong. Macon, the first object of their expedition, they were unable to take. Pressing forward in a southwesterly direction, hoping to rejoin their regiment, they were deceived by false information, and rode in search of their companions to the town of Enterprise, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. As they came in full view of the place their eyes were greeted by the astounding and un welcome sight of three thousand rebel soldiers in the process of disembarking from a train of cars. With the quick impulse of true genius Captain Forbes rode on in advance of his men, bearing a flag of truce, and demanding the instant surrender of the place to Colonel Grierson, whom the rebels supposed to be, of course, close in the rear with a formidable force. The ruse was perfect. The rebel commander, Colonel Goodwin. demanded one hour to consider the proposition, to which' Captain Forbes graciously assented, and promised to communicate his reply to the reserve. The hour was well employed by him |