Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-28
FrOm KonkIe,s Baiiery.

REfsoID's STATION, Tenn, July 10.
RDs, LEApER:1You win dOubtless Be
somewhat surprised to hear from md FROM
ihis place, for when l wrote You iast /
stated that Nelson's Division had gone in
to Summer quarters at Athens. The re-
pulse and capture o. our forces at Mur-
fFeesbOro' and The threatened attack ION
Nashville was the cause Of our sudden
move from Athens, At midnight, the 18th,
one section Of our battery, under Lieut..
Nat. Newell, was ordered to move with all
possible haste to III haven't been
able to find out where. The next after
noon two thirds of Nelson's Division
received marching orders and moved to
Elk River, where we remained until 8
o'clock A. NJ, and reached Pulaski, Tenn,
at 2 p NJ It was the hottest day have
experienced this season and have never
seen SO many troops give out as did that
day. Six died from pure exhaustion. On
our arrival at Pulaski the division wag-
ons were unloaded and sent back on the
road to pick up I he stragglers. Took up
our march the next morning at 9 A NJ,
and reached Reynolds Station at 9 A. M.
where we found the cars waiting to trans
port the Division to Nashville. The first
train was loaded with infantry, the seco nd
infantry and Mendenhalps (fegulars) Bat
/ terry A platform car, containing two Of
Mendenhalls guns, broke down while the
train was under headway, killing two and
! iniurinE three. The accident occurred
about 80 miles from Reynolds Station
The next day q man was seen tearing up the
track with q croWbar almost in sight Of
the Station. He was pursued, caught and
was doomed to be hung as soon as the di-
vision got away from the Station. 0nfhe
18th another but more serious accident oc-
cured. The last train started at II A. NJ.
Il consisted Of nine box and one passen-
ger car, the latter containing a number Of
ladies. When within about seven miles Of
Columbia the track spread, completely
cRpsizing the passenger and one box car,
killing Capt. Teatem Of the 9th Ohio and
John Bradnaw of the ID Kentucky, and
injuring forty-four Of the latter regiment,
Capt. Slocum, Assistant Quartermaster, U.
s. A., was severely wounded. Mrs. Capt.
Mendenhall sustained slight injuries. Three
daughters Of Gen. 0. NJ. Mitchell were on
/ the train but escaped without injury Had
the whole train been thrown off the track
the loss Of life must have been fearful
To add to this, the bridge about a mile
beyond Columbia has washed away, which
prevents trains from running through
Passengers have to change cars in order to
get through We have Just received an or
der to report to Gen. Negley at Columbia,
twenty-five miles distant We are to take
the place Of Standards Battery, the latter
having moved from Columbia TO Shelby
vile. Owing to the bridge being washed
away we cannot get cars to move before to-
morrow or next day. The whole of the
division wagons are to be left here, the
Company baggage being transported by
rail. Eight hundred wagons start back
to-day for Athens, loaded with forage and
supplies. Nearly three thousand bales of
cotton lies here awaiting shipment, the rail-
road being totally mOnOpolized by the Gov
ernment.
Letters to Konkle's Battery will hereaf-
ter be addressed to the care Of Brig. Gen.
Negley, Columbia, Tennessee, via Nash
vile. The trains will run regular again
in the course Of q week. Win write you
on our arrival at Columbia. ~
Yours assuredly, Ed. T. p