Later having read in the newspapers that 140 fine horses had escaped the raid, Forrest sent Brigadier General Abraham Buford back to Paducah, to get the horses and to keep Union forces busy there while he attacked Fort Pillow in Tennessee.
Da Forrest senere læste i aviserne at 140 fine heste var undsluppet raidet, sendte han brigadegenerel Abraham Buford tilbage til Paducah for at få fat i hestene og holde unionsstyrkerne beskæftiget mens han selv angreb fort Pillow.