On December 20, 1862, Van Dorn was just 14 miles awayfrom the Union supply depot at Holly Springs.
When they attacked at 6 am, they hit the court house first, then the fairgrounds and by 8 am, had Holly Springs secure and started destroying supplies. In seven hours,the Confederates had destroyed some $400,000 worth of Union assets. Van Dorn estimated the destruction at $1.5 million.
In addition, 1500 Federal soldiers were captured and paroled. According to Ed Bearss, Van Dorn's men became the best equipped Confederates in the South as a result.
The only casualty was a civilian.
North of Holly Springs there is Davis Mill. Colonel William Morgan and 200 men of the Indiana regiment saved the trestle there.
Grant sent Grierson to go after Van Dorn.
--Old Secesh
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