Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-27

rs from the chilly air aud the heavy dew, except
our blankets Early next morning we went back
to the top OF the mountain and the whole force, e-
cept about two hundred, were depl0yed in wood
on the left Of the road, near TIE field in which we
were drawn up the day before. Two hundred
men advanced forward and performed every man.
Rer Of movement that could be conceived in or
der to induce the Yankees to come out from behind
their fordficstoEs and to decoy them into our am
ouscade. But if one may judge from Indications,
the enemy felt By no means sa ia their entrench-
ments and had no idea of coming out to give us 3
fair fight. Up to this time we had heard nothing
definite from Gen. Lee and Col Rust When night
came on We returned 20 our temporary camp,
leaving strong picket guard on the mountain.
When we arrived there we found that Col Rust had
returned with bis command. He reported that he
got near enough to the eneDy's camp to examine
their foFheatons, and found them to be very strong
that he considered it very haz irdous fer small
force as his to attack the camp, unless it was
wholly surrounded that the enemy had dug three
parallel entrenchments all round their camp in the
outer banks Of which were fixed fascines, or com
pete net work Of sharpened poles to resist or make
very hazardous TO US, charge from our force
that bitches were cut leading from the outer to the
inner entertainments through which they might fall
back into their inner ditches without being exposed
70 our fire, in case we rushed on them so heavily as
to make it necessary for them to fall back.
On Sunday morning, l4sh inst, the LIST Georgia
regiment alone left camp. We offered the enemy
eeSEt Anuteeieht 10 come out and 1gnt as, DuL ne
dared not come so when the shades Of night began
TO set IN. we were ordered back to camp without
having effected anything worth relating, except to
extend our posts of pickets near the enemys line.
Nothing was done on Sunday except relieving the
pickets. Monday morning we were ordered to
move our camp up to the field where we were first
drawn up in battle array, about one and a half
miles from the Yankee camp AMI ia full view Of it,
Our force had arrived at this point, and we were
planting on cannon and fixing to make this our
permanent camp for while, when Gen. Jackson
received dispatch from Gen. Lee which caused
him to stop all work and march US back to camp
Barlow. I'm not informed Of the nature of the dis
patch received from Gea. Lee of the cause OF our
falling back One thing is certain we could have
held our position easily against any force in front
1t is the general opinion here that Gen Lee has sent
Teinforcemeets to Gen. Wise and Floyd, and there
fore viii not make an advance till some decisive
movement is maze on the part Of the last named
men.
Another cause of our falling back no doubt is,
that body of Yankees are making their way
through Hardy and Pendleton counties toward
Franklin, the site of the latter county. Gen. Jack
sep, with Gels. Fuik0rsOn and Jackson's Virginia
Regiments and Col. Rust's Sd Arkansas Regiment,
and our company of artillery, four field pieces, left
here thiG morning for some point near Petersburg
to check their advance and drive them beyond the
North Branch of the Potomac. The command of
this post will devove upon Col Johnson of the 18th
Georgia Regiment.