Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-04-01
Letter from Lieut.. Nfche,,o,.

Lieui. II. T. Nicholson, Of Kellc,y. a,
Michigan Cavalry. an formerl, 4 ii.
city, writes from New Madrid. No NJ
10Th, as ElIows:
FRIENDS ZAkLEY:-
Having few leisure moments I ,b,r,,.
] would let you know that We Az, 80
the land " the living. Our reeim,., =,
taken an Ec,ive part IN all the skirni.l'.
around this town, and COMPANIES Esrtl
led By the gallant Major Graham, VII. /,
the way. commands the regiment ana,
time, recounoitered the gr0upd ,b,, -,
batteries occupied the day Of the s,E,-
We we're ordered out by him at 2o's,,t
and marched down in the rear Of , ,,r,
brick house. situated 10 a corn f,u. vb.,.
our pIcketr had been stationed and Ia
teen driven out three times during II.
night previous. A q party Of ten men "a.
der tie command Of Lieutenant IN
ordered To see what could be di.eO5.rE
They had hardly got out Of sight Ebf.
bTIsk are commenced. The balance Z
the two companies threw themsel,e, f,-
their horses, uDsiung their Ca!t's rites A.;
l"Tmed IN line, when cur COMPANY va
ordered to mount again and Co. VI march:
to the relief of the skirmishers, who ysr,
more 'skeaTt" than burt. They we're s.s
called ia > and from accounts VI the fer
tbese Was battery directly between q
and she town, commanding the grvuni v.
wanted 81 occupy.
Major Graham then ordered me 70 al.
as many men a. | saw fit aud 20 round, oa.
right and see what discoveries | e1gl
make. with orders not Ere unless trs
upon ! picked out eight men Of CsE
every one beng enough TO whir twice Ia
E1mheT, a. we carry Il shots 10 the II.
We went about a mile bef,re fsding az
place thar we could turn Of, IsU1i raj
leading the right direction and started "a
speed 70 see what we could find N.gE
up'z what we thought vas The ground 81.
checked up-an3 Just in time, fJr not IJg
twenty rods through brush and tmbGs
the right, we could hear persons lAIfi'i
quite lain, bat got out of their way. J
dlsm0unted two VI nv men and mysslfu.
went on by the side If q fence lof sbcsi
sixty rods. aud to she left between Ds at
where we left the eOnpaEy. we saE
house to which we wen; add from Ehss,
about eighty rods to the yigbt Of us,H
could see the rebel fort and ssDp. Ibssf
oned TO the balance Of the boys With =,
horses. Not far from the house We ccsi'
see on the fence the eneDy's sebtins5'
We then ruturned the way We bad car,
and found the balance Of our cOnEs's
near the place where we bad turned %
into the timber. ready to render The ASST
auce the Major raid we would need in g.
ing the road we did, az he knew i u'uA
take me 10 sight Of the enemy's fOruh:r
tions, but as luck would have itthey sibs
did not see us or else took us for Their on
men, being so near their camp; fgr iHs
they had evacuated, went TO the ~
ground and found that We bad DOT be-,
over forty rods from their main iori %
encampment and at least quarter Of sns
nearer them than We bad asy isisanSaa
going.
i worked that night altar gstting ss
camp plotting trains Of timber and us,slN
for building psrapets and breasiEoil
also piloted the heavy guns that GA -
work on to the ground. AttWslEe. 0s0A
| was released from duty.
Everything was ready by four oeioeI.
the morning to open the ball, and . ~
as the first streak Of daylight was snn,
the fire opened upon the fort and eonu1.s
till ten O'Clock, when Gen. Pope ordsrsa :.
batteries to turn their attention 70 VIZ
rebel gunbOats which had been p0P''s
away at Us all the time. .,L.s
At the third shot one Of the rebel gIlHI
was disabled, end by night the VIDE
them were silenced and driven on
We walked up in the morning eIp.eS
to hear the ball open again, but 20 80
could be heard. The enemy hao 'an ~L,b
and New Madrid was oDrG Inc -,
army was under arms al day OF lIs
and slept on their arms at night,
fighting was ali done by the artillery
Yours, ,coy