time, was signalled to stop, and the
news was communicated, with orders to land and push in pursuit to
Tiptonville with all dispatch. Colonel Morgan's brigade moved in
advance, followed by Colonel Cumming's brigade and Houghtaling's
battery. Abandoned camps and artillery were passed; prisoners were
gathered up. A detachment of cavalry fled as the column came in sight.
About nine miles from the landing, General Mackall was found well
posted, with infantry, artillery, and cavalry. The leading regiment
deployed in line, and General Mackall retired. Twice again he halted in
line as if to make a stand, and retreated as the National troops
approached. At night Morgan's brigade halted at Tiptonville, and found
shelter from the rain in an abandoned camp. The pickets of the brigade
gathered in 359 prisoners in the night. Cumming's brigade, being ordered
to explore the road coming from the north into the one over which they
were moving, came upon the river shore opposite the island, and learned
from a few prisoners taken there that but few troops were left on the
island. Finding no boats or other means of getting over to the island,
Cumming returned to the south, and marched till he came near the
camp-fires of the enemy, and then went into bivouac and advised General
Paine of his position. General Mackall found himself hemmed in to the
south and east by swamp, and to the north and west by Paine's division.
Two hours after midnight his adjutant-general took to General Paine
General Mackall's unconditional surrender.

Stanley's division followed Paine's, and was followed by Hamilton's.
These were overtaken by night and went into bivouac about half way
between the crossing and Tiptonville, and learned of the surrender next
morning while on the way to join Paine. Colonel Elliott, of the Second
Iowa Cavalry, sent with two of his companies by General Pope at dawn of
the 8th from Watson's up the river-bank, captured two hundred prisoners,
deck-hands and laborers as well as soldiers, the wharf-boat and
steamers, great quantities of ordnance and other stores, and standing
camps. Turning these over to Colonel Buford, who commanded the land
forces on the fleet, and who came over to shore from the island on a
steamer, he joined the forces at Tiptonville.

Lieutenant-Colonel Cook, commanding the Twelfth Arkansas, was appointed
commandant of the island by General Mackall on the morning of the 7th.
Lieutenant-Colonel Cook received, simultaneo