The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-04
From tic Cincinnati Commercial.

The Cavalry Affair with Morgan at Gal
latin Account by Capt. Johnson, OF
| the Federal General Johnson, OF Ken
| lucky.
We are indebted to Mr.. Sol. Adams, step
father of Captain G NJ. L. johnson. of the
Second Indiana Cavalry, for the following
extracts from letter written by Capt. John
son, concerning the late affair at Ga'latiD
Tenn in which the Federal General john
son surrendered to Morgan after sharp
fight.
NASHVILLE. August %, 1862.
We started from REYNOLDS. Tenn July %
under the command Of General ,hnsrn. OF
Ky. with about 600 men of the Second In
diam Cavalry. and \ portion OF two other
cavalry regiments. the whole com m and
amounting to about 700 men. From tn,
date of starting until we returned we have
had no covering but the skv, aud haze
marched and count er-marched ab1u; 500
miles. | was on one scout within fifteen
miles of Chattanooga, at Mem mt Vile. !
WAS on picket guar! at the base of one OF
the Cum berland Mountains that night. and
had two men shot We lett there about
three weeks ago with the same command IN
After numerous marches. counter marches
and night alarms we found Morgan, and
found him to our cost.
On the ooh inst. we camped at Hunts
vile, where Mo-gin had chmpnd the RI vi
Gus night. On the morning of the Il - we
had reveille at two O'Clock. and ut daylight
we moved towards Gall tin. fifteen miles
distant. The sound of Boots and Saddles
was listened to that morning for the last
time by many. | had command OF Com
panies and D. in the advance. At about
eight O'Clock we drove in the rebel pickets
some two miles from Gn'latIn. | inquired
of a citizen whether Morgan or Forrest were
there. He said both Were there. OF the same
time showing ne i safeg i,r in i;ca'in, tn
he was a LOYAL man. lie advised me for
Gods sake don't attack Morgan unless vou
have 8 900 or 4 900 men" | thought that
looked rather buey. l reported to General
johnson, and was ordered to move Cautious
ly, and keep we'll closed up. Soon after
wards | passed a neat booking cottage, from
which a lady motione1 me to approach, and
she waruo! me "for Gods sake do rot at
tack; they know your force, and are waiting
fo- you.'' Presently we met boy, mouL-
ted, who remarked-"y you'll smell he'll down
there "
Soon afterward we saw their cavalry NOV
III on tue Ti1Dl anu iGii anu III IlOi.t- L iO-
ported that they were blinking us, but my
orders were, Forward. double quick gave
the command, Front into line, gallop,
march 3" and away we went. We had not
gone three hundred yards when we received
a Obstructive fire from their infantry, who
were concealed ia the woods. We began to
skirmish, and my horse WAS killed under /
me. jerked my saddle off, and threw 1t .
over the fence, reserving my pistols. We
then formed again in the woods to the lett.
During a half hour | was dismounted but l
hnaily caught horse AMI remouptel. The +.
retreet was sounded, and we began to TAI /
back. 1 was now ordered bv-.o fern .
my men in line on the pike and cover the /
retreat. the officer giving the command /
promising to support me, on nv remonstra-
ting that hid been in the advance all day .
without it. | had to form thr different .
times TO check the advance OF the enemy.
ahd on neither occ7 sion was there compa-
ny formed to receive me. We now fell
back about three quarters of a mile. and
formed a new line of battle. IIostilites
ceased about an hour when we sent in a Il ~
If truce. asking p@im issOn tn bury our d al
md take care OF our wounded. Morgan re-
Piled they would all he cared for. ami de-
handed an unc additional surrender offering
o parole the prisoners phnson replied,
7OI'FuIuI pirDilnS - Played out
Morgan said he bad three columns r-alv
to move upon Ms. johnson SAID Come
ahead" and ended The parev We now
moved towards the Cumberland River
hrhugh lane. AMI proceeded about haif
nile. when orr rear was attlcke /. We i'm
n ediately formed to receive the enem, , aud
he hardest hyhting ils'in. til! two O'Clock
took place. Ny company was dismoun-
ed fighting. At last il was announce that
ien- johnson had surrendere /, and | or
Tered my men 10 mount and fall back
While mounting nv horse, which was ex-
.ited, my saddle turned and threw me upon
ny head and shoulders, bruising me severe
V. One OF the men, whom | dill not iden-
Ify. shouted Heres a horse ~ | mounted
nj started TO my com pany. but the horse
al made but few jumps when be was
not through the Eeck, the blood spirting
ii over me. | saw be could not last. and
he same man who had beiriended me be- :
)re came up with another horse, wnich |
counted and dashed away with him. We
al gone but half mile further when an
rdeFlv dashed up ordering me to halt, as
ZEN. j OhnSou had surrendered and we must
ome back. | concluded that if they got
S they must run for us, and so we .'lit out~
gain. crossed the Cum berlaud aud reached
ebanon at about five o'clock. Many COM
a3es whose horses had been shot followed
; as long as they could. but finally gave it
p. We cAmpsd at midnight about ten miles
ON Nashville, and two from the Hermit II
zee. Next morning early we reached Nash.
lie. We had no easy time of it-having
larched fiity-two miles from the morning =
e lett Huntsville, and was on the or und at
1Ilatin from o'clock a. n. to o'clock
. N.
BY CASUALTIES were two horses shot I'M Ii
'r me- severe fail from another, and
IS OF my $40 saddle, my bride, holsters.
ankets, &c. That the loss of life was con-