, 1862-08-12


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Athens, Alabama,
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kEGGMERT OF COL. GaZLAT Ii GENERAL
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STATEMENT OF COL. TUR1HlM.
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,s,'1 ~ " - +ha oftarnonn ~ Enntecs1;a aato
s.nen saneTe n nv s f,r;eade vas eneampsd: rseeiVs;
WIZ 10y na'sso ~, rtchaii ~ Ss1d ~ hn
On oiuss tnao\ o ~ ~ ~
o!eu to1 uen 1.1a. nnn1.,sr. a A,hana .th ~
olAny, WY ~ mAe 1nt1 nh3e Tn1nn+aar. LIZ
;esynnSia;,a1p iSn, @A1 ordsred nnt I'm hnnd,cd
- sftGs fasny 1e1 1T ria 19th I1iTG1s Tnt.
T Soor, and y5fl men ~ the 37rh indians
,-1n.,tee1s =. rnaer cn,n,nand Of liant Wayd .
s.rtr+ ,r.sIf :, the :r.i3ros5 dannf Il naa++
sen1 ~ thoro n. informe5 me that ths
1s,h t,h;' HAD haen driven. ont ~ atnens hv
49,. ena1ae .s1f fhst he had or6ersd i've Or AZ
a1,n<1a-';a. ~ cava;rv nudsr comnan1 RI Cni
Wap,s.+ u and ssctfnn ~ Taamis, h,.tarv
~ ~, 1rs,1; nv 50O iufantrv nv railroad q,
M.S3es,r st.+;a55 ~ tba Msmnhfs and Ch,rias.
ton rof1rnad and from 1Eere 10 move Nv CON.
.enn ~ .ea5. ~ -sfnfa-ce tra 7sth ohio 4 thau
ehmjd h. nres5ni nv The e1,etng. snd. in any
ooss ~ noarri, On Athens nt,act the ensn1y
thsrs, an, taEe and mold lie to Tn At ali haz.
ards we sgreed that should 70 ntrsonaIly
n.iTh +,,;s inTce vrh1jr eight rnmnanies ~ tha
9th rtsriment TllinDis Yolunteers: and Csnt.
F,1.-sr+G1's battery ,sou1d march imms5i1tei
by common road Joining my force on the
~ 4n: i thrta nr at Athens accori4ino to
n;r1n< mny ~ <sIances. the Whole fnrce tn he n1dac
nv c1romas1 Gen. Mitcbell told me thgt he
htJtnse1f ct srt.7 that Tnnrninv an the train Gor
AthecsE.haf; IN apDroaehine the toHn. fa
sew the 18th Ohio fling ont of towu: that he
1h"na stonnaa :. fis 1rain and want; hack IN
1nnrsvilie He did moi know what force Lf1e
.nrmv had a man from Capt. Rorer,' com-
nenv IF fl,r t4th Ohio volunteer eaValry-that
was With the lStn Ohio at Atheas-came to
Huntsyille- and reported that two men were
killed. and The whole regiment taken pris-
oners.
.51,t m the e1ipine of the first train which
starifd with Darr Of the rropps-the rem,In-
l. 1ar f,,Ilnwinp On another train
When We arriged at Madison station, I re-
c.;ved information from lieutenant cf a com
,,onH - ,be 1S1h 0hIn- who had hea1 Una ~.
mo The Timestnne Creek bridge. IN the Nan
.,fs7e am rnarl.ston railroad That he vas aer.
s.ra1e, from Eis company. Fiat the hr;dge t1ad
heen set On fire hv r6e Tebei caValrV, and that
| hne did MT know Whist had become Of the BAL
ance Of his Company, as they were attacked
i,u The rehe,s. i also Iearned that two trains
3 y eomm;ssarv .nn : and nd ouarte.master's ssnrxs @
seut from A,bgus to Huutsyiue that mornfng''
| ous had crossed the bridge safelv. while X
| was bnrn;ng. hnr the rebels tore NJ, th. trarL
i,rfore the 5t1er train arrived at the bridr.
! en,na ~ onr nc, rook sonc nrisoners hurn-
81 the trs;n and burned sn,nt of nur ,np, IL
| 70 ~ 1r,;n ''A' '11e o0-'1~ " oAA AAA'D -
crderad co1 Kenneth IN NOVA foruar3 hy
oo,n1,,on ~ - 1rith h;s "or1rrc trotrno ~,
~ 0ehl,sd s,,e..+ 49,. III r.';3' uusl;
1,;,1 ~ sa,,J 1nn = co,,r;e- a1,nt H.. aand;;eu w
| - 49,. nnd ~ nr- ,na, S1or', not 1,,r.,,s.d
~ IA a,,..,n2 ~ 80 stnT at snne no:trani..nt
I,n.',nS om:;. fn-+haror3orz .pose;nr 80
and nn1nosts a,.1 se1,d;oy econts f7ry.r =,
~ aia.5.,s i., snanv ~ rssif N % ad W:ti
~ ;4.n,-1 o,s5 .o.ian ~ a:;ifar,- w iy.
M tn5 u,any LUZ aEu sun hnt ~ y, ar,n & W.
Irae n1 ru r',nas3 fnan nsd;s1n S1.ta5 ,aeo;ts
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..na,nx,s cnvalrr nnr.nrd him fnr ;,ur La
o,,s ~ sth.r.s .,i,1 ti,at 4hrr,. rog;aants ~
oehai - ;,,f.,.T-y' wara a T., +So tntgn 5nnr,iw af
,es,.,a-d a raSa;,od dsa,.os 4r,,, 49,, o. q,
ut ,hat h.. had S,st ,hc 1S.h nn;o. % ts,a. u -,
nse., ~. ,,Ia A.u +.rS uaS' haTo5 S.v 49, ~
n o eo sna,v S " han v"v ,1tsd ~. tres ano
'nE ~ ,.e+ =, as.hed tha 1ett, 0h;a s,d 1oo-no:
a. ~ i,,ai tnu NJ i;.,t U9 Tatea e.;
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s,s"e ,;st x.-ss So e,rH,;es ~ ~. - ~.
81: as....s - s1 G.a, 49, ~;
luie a tSoa ,;ta sa~ anJ sa,i
~. ~ apS 49, ~ tb.r 1u sats.atai :, ~
ns ono.Sa- ca.n, NJ say :a,t ~ =.
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amsin ns ~ the r"~,1oenteth:t soaa @ W,rou
s3.I 49, !,1a-J ~ n;s 1ha-a snn. on+ ~ ~
@ ~ snd ,gr senr ,,r,,n,s G ~ Ia,., ~
! nrisoneTs--that I}1ts encmv firad c,nnaa anf
t,h1jcad the regiment tS, rsreat-tt,,a al:hoT1 vi
Il wss ordered, they had not sim. to ioai th5i
,nat ,Hnt1 sae anu M NV u tre @ 1,1s s IN II toga ~,
s,,nnnse1 tnev sayy tnrse reT7snsnts ot infAn
~ Int that most of the o{icers aud mc7
saw ,nIv cavalry that tf,n c5t,zens insrlta. tn
.nen w1s,,e tn. r,.sin1ept was re.rrat;n~-tn,
nnJon,I staniv nndsTstt t,,i thA1 f;n,c-,; ,fi.oh
II tsas m tie train ron Hnntsv;ie nni tha
r. ,aneiyed. throups, SOM. men ;nin+naFin
! th.t Gen,.r.i ad;sc:e1 Sristad him to ratra,t
! and wonl1 send him rainf,,rcemaots.
4 0AT ,,a,l,.dnd froa1 ah.t ;nsor.n1.io, ,r.t,,
! ! ered. that probably there was only a Ts5e
oaCa,r1. sHs t,,l.a 1,ar;ny s,,,s e,nnnu .at
,.e,,,,i. ,ot ~ en-. .:ar t,,nre usa NJ i1j,nsrr
Tssaanr,t,eS nut H., ,1,cn ~ tha 1s.h or, ~
arxtored ism n rnarch hah;nd nv ferc,. na >
~ A+bars W. N.1r-d IN tbe evauins ann
.';.,a ,,i,..s fr,,n, AIhens tt,a csvs1rr 7n ,s;n
tEn to ,n;,es t1rTard and hal.;ne- rbcra
: Tog7sal wirh {a,l. Eenn.tf' rl,at at ahout
!, 81 M he should move on cautiouslp. ald
he mat, no enemy On tha wav. sI1,a1i NJ
roach Athens and ASCERTAIN s5ias fo-ca y
There: 1l1lt if thers was ouiya cty.lyy for.
h.. 1n,'st at4lrk it rieht nff. Int II tier. a.
a 1nfantrr he mnst h9is nj snna s1;st,,,c, M
auait rrtsrs was icf,rm.d IT, II tfe 81,
! I,I;-s;a Tain,+a.., .rl lin, ~ jr,-t -
+ lr,t,erv wc1,. haltna ahoi,: tvs 1,ilaf hshi1
q. nv d.iachtnrnt
% ,nnrsd nv S,r,a At 3 o,c1ccl A m. hal
- ;no .hnnt fur ;ni}t-, fr1r1 athens r., q
q l,reaif,st and eool; c,tf;.e and Ra5 io;S
thrrr Nv the 24th I|jnnis volunteers Al
Z E3v.rt.,I,a hatterr While theIe T rsc,iy,
= S:S1,,e"h From ri Yenrstt rhat tf,sre +,
hreo onlv r,s1,rl cavalry in Athens. tnat Mt
~" .,,,.e.,;t ~ an +ra3os T,1 thn d,v mr.,
o S a.,e prha'. rcturne1 To fo,xn an,, 49,. san
- er.n;n1 1ft Il and t1at h. hid starteJ ~ n
E,.rs,Sa -nad in ,,nrznit If them 1 "
sI,.r h-eocf,st n,or,hsd WV f,o,,s e
zana n th, folln wing oraler F,ve eamn WI
= IF he 1nth Iilinn;s vnlurtaers h,r;ne ~
It eonon.nu ;T stc.nc... s,.c:inu NJ f,1nm;s: II.
ae terre fiTe c,.,nnan;rs ri me S1t, Ia,i,,,, v,
: =; nni.,rs then n;o;s ca,nn,,its of t1,e 81
~ 1Is;rois roIunieeYs. r.s,r Hirar. ms natrt,,
1a1i, rs,;n'cn, I'M, c,,fnr1.e1s lsrvsr - ;, .
,';". a1d 19Tsrc,, u t',ens in Il, At nrder
= ,oa.. 49, f,rward and ;oso.rted tbe noa;t;o
Z or5as:.o ~, ~ 5n.c,mn n .;ant 1,rIisS
~. ~ Nh - Tnd;ans ant 2i1a TIinois IN
na'.,3,4, III 1,a1, 80, E.4.r.,tc,,, N,.1or,, m :
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