The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-14

Evacuation Of Stevenson.

Evacuation Of Stevenson
The orders came TO eyacuate Steven.
son on Saturday night, and at once the
removal Of convalescents, quartermaster's
stores, &c, commenced. The rebels
seemed to have an iniimaiion 81 what
was going on, as Information was brought
10 Colonel ScHooMKER, that large force
with artillery wete ON the way 60 give us
a parting salute. AZ about 9 A. Moi
Sunday, a company Of infantry, two Geld
pieces and a squad Of mounted men,
were sent from Stevenson 10 reconnoitre
toward Bridgeport, and TO feel Of the
rebs, and find out in what shape they
came. A squad OF rebel cavalry were
seen about two miles from the town.
Captain SniaTEsOE opened upon them
with his battery, when they skedaddled.
Surprising The retreaiing rebels 10 be few
in number, Captain. s., several volunteer
officers. and few oayalry assried IN
pursuit. When they had gone half a
mile, they were suddenly fred into by
about sixty rebel cavalry, from an am
bush. They halted, wheeled, and dis
charged their revolvers, and then with
commendable prudence retreated.
In few moments large force Of cav
airy, infantry, and six pieces Of artillery
were seen TO cross the railroad track by
our reconnoilerers The battery imme-
diately commenced Smelling them, but
they did not deign 10 reply II was
evidently the intention Of the enemy TO
get their guns in position TO shell the
fort and town Three of our guns were
then sent back TO the fort, while Captain
Simm0nson remhined with one gun, ON a
slight eminence near the town, command
ing the open ground where the rebels
planted their battery of six guns. They
opened fire at past | q. m, each piece
firing in turn. For time they concen-
traled their Ere on our lone gun, which
replied with spirit, slencing one Of the
enemy's pieces. We had a horse killed,
and driver lost piece of his shirt
sleeve at this point, which was the only
damage done there TO us. The guns
from the fort were also paying their re-
spects to the enemy at intervals of five
minutes. The want of ammunition pre-
vented more rapid firing all the ammu-
milton excepting that which was in the
gun-l timber, had been sent off early in
the morning. A Wisconsin regiment ar
rived from Huntsville soon after the as
SAUL commenced, and were Immediately
marched to the fort and drawn up III line
Of battle. They seemed TO hold the
Confederate pOp-guns in supreme con-
tempt and were very DESTROYS to prick
their bayonets in some of the best
blood Of the South" The arrival of
this regiment was most apropos, and in
spircd general confidence. Finding they
could not damage the fort, the rebels
turned their attention to the depots and
a train of cars. a six-pOund ball unccre-
moniously opened box of hard bread
at the Commissarat passing within
twenty feet Of Captain Bright who was
attending TO the removal Of few stores.
Two or three shot also came near the
engine, and within few feet Of officers
and others standing near. The last train
left about four o'clock, and the Infantry
and artillery followed soon after. One
company had been deploycd as skirmish-
ers in the first OF the engagement, and
had taken their position around an alb
rupt turn of the road, a few rods from the
depot, in order TO prevent flank move
met Of cavalry, This company remained
in position till all our men had passed
on their march 10 Decherd. A company
of rebel cavalry came laundering down
the road in the rear Of our men, when
this company "laid low for them They
reserved their fire till they heard the
order draw sabre" when they banged
away at them, cmptying four saddles,
one Of them that of the officer command
ing the squad, The rebs qrickly dis
mounted and retreated. Had not one of
our men anticipated orders in firing,
many more horses would have returned
riderloss. This Is The only loss of the
enemy we can vouch for; but as they
frequently left their pieces, aud changed
their position four times, the inference is
they were considerably damaged or
very badly scared" Our train was
fired into the next day, a few miles this
side Of Anderson Depot, and five men
wounded, one Of them died the same
night.
The evacuation of Stevenson was cf-
fected cody, and in good order, without
the loss Of one, or of government prop
crty, with the exception Of trihing
amount Of subsistence stores, which were
destroyed by being broken up. Firing
them was purposely avoided, lest the
rebels should think our forces had "ske.
daddled" instead Of leaving with dig
nifty, EYE WITNESS.
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