Good News from Mississippi.
[Official Dispatch.]
The following dispatch just received:
Headq'rs, Starkville, Miss, Feb. 22 --Lieut. Gen. Polk: Major General Forrest reports at 9 P. M. yesterday, two miles south of Pontotoc, we have had severe fighting all day with the enemy. The engagement closed about dark.
We have killed about 40 of the enemy and captured about 100. Our loss is not known, but is not so heavy as that of the enemy.
The prisoners captured report that two of their Colonels and one Lieut. Colonel were killed this evening.
Col. Forrest was killed this evening. Col-Barksdale was badly wounded in the breast. Col. McCollock was wounded in the head.
We have captured four or five pieces of artillery.
Gen. Gholson came up this evening, and will follow after them and drive them as far as possible.
The fight commenced near Okolona late this evening and was obstinate, as the enemy work forced to make repeated stands to hold us in check and to save their pack mules, etc., from a stampede.
The fight closed with a grand cavalry charge of the enemy's whole force. We repulsed them with heavy loss and completely routed them.
[Press Dispatch]
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