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army for many months to come. Between three and four hundred negro women and children, who had been taken from their legal owners, were recaptured at Plymouth. The men were either killed in battle, or made their way to the swamps and forests. Many of the latter will no doubt be taken. A Yankee lieutenant, who was in command of the negro forces, has, by order of Gen. Hoke, been confined with the negro women and children. Intelligence has been received in Mobile that on the 14th and 15th inst. Gen Banks lost 1,500 prisoners at Grand Ecore, just above Natchitoches, and retreated to Fort DeRussey, below Alexandria. It is not known where his help is to come from. The enemy had abandoned the Yazoo River country Banks's dead are reported at 800. At last accounts there were only three regiments left in garrison at New Orleans.--Is not the way open for a demonstration on that city? Banks would have to return to protect, and Gen. Dick Taylor would be at liberty to dispose of Gen
The Daily Dispatch: May 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
through at Kingston and pushing for Kentucky. If they should, however, a new problem will be left for solution. Thomas has ordered a division of cavalry to the vicinity of Sparta. I will ascertain if they have started, and inform you. It will be entirely out of the question to send you ten thousand men, not because they cannot be spared; but how could they be fed after they get even one day east of here. U. S. Grant, Major General. To Major General A. E. Burnside. On the 15th having received from the General In-Chief a dispatch of date of the 14th, in reference to Burnside's position, the danger of his abandonment of East Tennessee, unless immediate relief was afforded, and the terrible misfortune such a result would be to our arms; and also dispatches from Mr. C A Dana, Assistant Secretary of War, and Col Wilson, of my staff, sent at the instance of Gen Burnside, informing me more fully of the condition of affairs as detailed to them by him, I telegraphed him as