Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-02
The Recent Surprise and skirmish in
Florida.
CAMP OF ID ALABAMA CAVALRY,
BLUFF SPRINGS, FLA, June l8 1862.


BLUFF SPRINGS, FLA, June Is 1862
| Correspondence of the Montgomery Advertiser.l
Believing that exaggerated reports of the skir-
mish on the 10Th instant, would be put IN circu-
lation about your city, and cause much unne-
cessary unessiness in the minds of those who
| have friends and relations in our regiment, L
| thought would give you true account Of it.
Colonel Hunter, with about eighty men, with
| Cspts. Earle Allen and GlackmeyeT, started on
| a six days scout. When we arrived at Milton,
| Captain Earle, with his detachment of thirty-six
men were sent down the bay toward the Escam-
| bia to scout between the two rivers. Col. Hun
ter, with the rest crossed over the river BLACK
water) and went within two miles Of Yellow
| river he then selected sixteen privates to 90
with him over Yellow river, and sent the otherS
back under Capt. Glsekmeyer. With these six
| teen privates, Col. Hunter, with Captain Allen
and Lieut.. Shackleford, crossed the Yellow river
and secuted until the evening of the 18th, when
we returned to Milton, arriving there about ten
o'clock at night. The ladies had prepared US a
bountiful supper, of which we partook with
zest.
The pickets were stationed and we laid down
to rest; about halEpast two o'clock we were
aroused by our pickets, with the cry of the
Yankees are landing large gunboat at the
wharf."i The order was given to saddle up, but
before we could get our horses saddled the
Yankees came up on both sides of the hotel that
we occupied and commenced firing into it. Col.
II. gave the order for US to fire, but our men
were so scattered that but few heard the COM
mand every one was then acting on his own
hook, or for himself.
Our men fred some twenty shots, G., about
ten men fred, having double barrel guns, which
threw the Yankees in great confusion. The
colonel then fred two shots with his pistol and
then gave the order to retreat, which was Obeyed
with alacrity, as two streets were filled with
Yankee soldiers firing in every direction, and
cannon occasionally booming from the gunboat. |
One of our men that escaped was slightly |
wounded in the arm, mere scratch. His name
was Jas NJ. Kizor, of Capt Glackmeyer's com |
pany. Three of our men are missing, viz A. |
J. Smith, James Carr, and Hugh McClsne the |
two last, we heard, had made their escape, but |
returned after daylight, to ascertain what had /
become Of the others, and we suppose were then /
captured.
We lost six horses, including the colonel's and
Capt. Aliens. The colonel thought the Yankee
force was from two to three hundred. But the
citizens say the Yankee force was six hundred,
but the Yankees say they had nine hundred.
Citizens of Milton say none of our men were
three of the Yankees were NOR
tally wounded, and some twenty-five or thirty
others wounded The Yankees left about sun
up, but before leaving they broke open every
closed house in the place, taking everything they
wanted, broke open the jail and took out two
negroes, destroyed every paper and
record in the court house. The building was
completely riddled, the balls passed through the
entire house. We suppose they were Wilson's
ZouaVeS, as they wrote on the walls comeback
again and we will give you hell and re
member Santa Rosa Island" G. A. n.