Van Dorn destroys Grant's depot at Holly Springs
December 20, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi.
- Date
- December 20, 1862
- Where
- Holly Springs, Mississippi
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 56 of 174
Van Dorn's cavalry surprised and captured the garrison at Holly Springs at dawn and destroyed $1.5 million of supplies meant for Grant's army. The raiders then wrecked track and bridges on the Mississippi Central almost to Bolivar, Tennessee. With Forrest's raid, the loss forced Grant to withdraw to Memphis and feed his men by foraging.
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