Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-05

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Cambden, the county seat of Benton
County, mean time company of cav
airy from Trenton. 5 COMPANIES of tho
18th Wis. Vols, and n section Of the 7th
Wis. Battery, had joined US. The caval'
ry reached Cambdeu that might. The
remascder h!sse for the night at Sandy
Creek within 8 miles of c. The
cavalry on arriving, at Cambden found
a squad of guerrillas which scattered on
our approach. with the loss Of 3 of their
numbers. rs prisoners. Next morning
The balance Of our force arrived. All
the mounted met were dispatched by
different routes towards tho Tennessee
River, While the artillery AMI infantry
remained at Camden. Several small
parties were found by the scouts, of
which were killed, and Is taken pris-
oners. As no enemy requiring such
force could be found nnke morning the
artillery and infantry returned with tho
prisoners, aud the mountci men remain
ed till next day. str 'ra
SABBATH, 2Sh.-We all started by
three routes for Huntington. The par
ties on each of tho routes captured some
prisoners, but met With TO force more
than 80 together. Several articles of
contraband goods were found. In one
house we found knicknack, marked
Co. G, No. so, l4th Reg, w, v, prob
ably takca as Silloah.
By different routes we all arrived at
Humboldt on the 1st of October, withou.
loss or accident. The country over which
we travelled is generally broken with a
large majority of it unimproved. Thous-
ands Of acres of that which has been
cleared is abandoned. .-.
First, worn out, and next washed in
gulleys, leaving it beyond redemption.
Benton County is tho poorest county [
ever saw. Poor thin soil, and tho peo-
pie are in perfect keeping wi.h the soil.
They arc all rank sccessions which af-
fords guerrillas good opportunity along
the Tennessee River. Fire and sword,
seems to be the only euro for secession.
and guerrilla warfare in such localities.
On the I'd inst, the General ordered
an inspection of our Regiment, and ex
pressed himself disappointed in fnding
US so well drilled, aud in such good con-
dition for the field. He gave notice for
us to hold ourselves in ready to march in
an hours warning. On the next day tho
rebels attacked Corinth. At shutdown
we had dispatch from Bolivar that a
train was on its way for us. TO be ready
with our days tations. At 10. +. NJ, we
were of. Arrived at Bolivar by day
light. We rested fol tho day in grove
of timber, having no orders to march
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content"
The battle of Dayis's Mill was in pro
gress; we could hear the steady boom of
cannon from theHMchie, IS milos off
but could not Judge of the resiIt. To-
wards evening, the sornd seemed more
distant but steady. BY this time Harl-
bert had driven the rebels three miles,
and p rice had take n y strong position on
the east bank of the Hstchic. Our troops
had to cross the bridge Under the IRE of
their batteries, which they did and placed
their batteries within rs yards Of the
rcbel batteries; took their guns by storm,
and caused them to retreat, leaving with
us Is guns, of which were "a poun-
ders, l 900 stand Of arms, and 400 pris-
oners. Prices retreat was soon cut off
bv Rosencrans, who pursued him from
Corinth, mud captured the last Of his
cannon, and draWed his scattered army
towards Grand Junction, where be was
intercepted by Sherman and compelled
him to abandon his army and burn what
was left of his train. Price escaped by
stealth to Holly Springs and his men as
best as they could.
At sundown courier from the field
arrived with orders for us to report at
Pochahontas, on the Hatchic. Next
morning we had three hard crackers and
slice of raw pork apiece, issued to US,
when we started ut the rate Of a miles nh
hour. The night was hot and the roads
dusty, but we reached tho battlefield by
o o'clock, next morning, hungry. tired,
foot-sore and disappointed. The baltic
was fought, the day was won. The foe
was captured, or fed. For the third
time Price and his army had skadaddled
before wearrivet. We spent the day in
capturing struggling rebels, looking up
wounded soldiers, and surveying the lfor-
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