[Excerpts from "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Armies", Series I, Vo. 39,
Part 3- Correspondence, etc., War Dept., 1892]
[transcribed by Mark Murphy, 2 Nov 2001]

p. 59

Columbia, October 3, 1864.
Maj. B.H. Polk,  Assistant Adjutant-General:
Forrest camped last night six miles from here on Mount Pleasant pike.
Information just received that he is moving in direction of 
Waynesborough.
Wm. B. Sipes, 
Colonel, Commanding Post.
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Columbia, October 3, 1864.
Major Polk:
Forrest passed through Mount Pleasant this morning.  He paroled all
his prisoners.  Their report is that he was moving on Northwestern
railroad.  About five miles of railroad is destroyed between Carter's
Creek and Spring Hill, including three small bridges.  Have a force
repairing, and it can be finished this week.  Forrest lost 6 killed
here yesterday.  We had no loss.  Can hear of no rebels near us.
Nothing from below.  The railroad is probably damaged near Culleoka.
Wm. B. Sipes, 
Colonel.
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Columbia, October 3, 1864- 3 p.m.
Maj. B.H. Polk:
From best information Forrest is going toward Northwestern railroad
with intention of destroying that road.
Wm. B. Sipes, 
Colonel, Commanding.
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Kingston Springs, October 3, 1864- 8.15 p.m.
Maj. B.H. Polk,
Assistant Adjutant-General:
Captain Cain, commanding detachment at section 14, Nashville and 
Northwestern Railroad, reports to me by telegraph at 8.15 this p.m.
as follows:
McNary, with a force estimated at from 50 to 150 men, was within two
miles of his camp, and left in the direction of Nashville about 5 p.m.
He appears to have some of Wheeler's men with him.
W.R. Sellon,
Lieutenant-Colonel, Comdg. Twelfth U.S. Colored Infantry.
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