The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-09-02
The Part Borne by the Michigan
Eleventh I'm the Affair at GaIla-
Cor. of the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. Is.

tin.
Cor. Of the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. Is.
On the morning of the 18th, rebel caval
ry force, said to be about eighteen hundred
strong, dashed into Gallatin, which is about
twenty.six miles from this city, on the rail.
road toward Louisville, and captured Col
Boone and his command of one hundred aud
thirty men, burned his camp took what gov
ernment stores were there, burned railroad
bridge about three miles this side of Gallatiu,
burned upea freight train loaded with govern.
ment stores, and then loaded few cars with
wood and ran them into short tunnel, some
four miles from Gallatin, and set it on fire,
which burned out the wood work of the tuu.
mel, and then after taking about seventy
blacks, portion Of them left the town.
That evening the 11th Michigan and the
e9th Ohio and two sections of the I'd Indiana
battery, took the cars for Gallstin, and arriv-
ed there early on the morning Of the l4th.
Leaving the cars at the burned bridge. three
miles this side, they "double qucked" into
town. As they entered they ran on to a
small detachment of rebels. A voey from
our boys killed six and wounded two more,
Zone of whom died the same day,) the bal
ance being mounted made their escape.
Our men then took possession of the town
and recaptured large portion Of the arms
which they had taken from COL Boone, search
ed the honses, and took away what they could
fiud 10 the houses of the rebels.-aud they
are all Of that kind in this town,-and just
before night returned TO the cars. The infan-
try had nearly all got on the cars, and they
were loading the artillery, when, all at once, a
heavy fire Of musketery came from corn field
near by. Our boys returned it when ever
they could see any one to shoot al, taking
deliberate aim, and then it wss that the range
Of the Springfield rife proved it to be the best
arm in the service. Our boys killed several
rebels, who came running as fast as their legs
would carry them, at fifty aud sixty rods
They could not stand the fire -four guns, and
they broke and ran for large stone barn,
out of the reach of our rifles. By this time
the Indiana boys got their battery in position,
and they threw few shells into the barn aud
such tall running as took place, 10 getting
away from the barn is not often seen. They
took refuge behind some hay stacks, but there
too, the shell followed them. They then
made clear break for their horses aud mount
ell and got out Of reach of the shell as fast as
their blooded nsgs could carry them.
Now the Michigan l1th has bad a fight
and they behaved well, yes first rate officers
and men, all did their duty. COL Slough
toms coolness, and gaanlry while under fire,
is in the mouths of all his men. The Goth
Ohio had one man killed and two wounded.
The llth met With no casualties. We killed
six in the morning; one Capt. and one Lieut..
and about forty-ive 10 the last fight.
After the rebels had left, they being noun.
ted and our troops all Infantry and artillery
we left this place, leaving at each bridge a
forcc large enough to prevent their destruc
ton. The damage done on the road will be
repaired in few days and the cars will re-
su,ne their regular trips again. At present
we are without communication with Louis
vile, and have no mail for four days.
l really believe that the llth has done as
much hard work, as any regiment in the SER
vice. 1t has now seven companies on special
duty. 1t is the favorite regiment at Nash
vile, and is sure to be called upon, in every
emergency aud il never fails to come to time.
Yours Respectfully, B.