With their artillery they knocked to pieces our locomotive and several of the cars, and set fire to the train; but we managed to get possession again, and extinguished the fire.

Colonel Audenreid, aide-de-camp, was provoked to find that his valise of nice shirts had been used to kindle the fire.
The fighting continued all round us for three or four hours, when we observed signs of drawing off, which I attributed to the rightful cause, the rapid approach of Corse's division, which arrived about dark, having marched the whole distance from Memphis, twenty-six miles, on the double-quick.

The next day we repaired damages to the railroad and locomotive, and went on to Corinth.
At Corinth, on the 16th, I received the following important dispatches: MEMPHIS, October 14, 1863--11 a.m.
Arrived this morning.

Will be off in a few hours.

My orders are only to go to Cairo, and report from there by telegraph.