The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-01-03
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Tho Following ietter from Lieutenant y.
r NAY, late acting Adjutant Of the SD
Reat I'LL Vol, il published By pernaiesion
ofh;. relative. Col-.en.n mar 10 whom r
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o1 'e.e wa. ~eeP
| interest oy the lato cOmades and the
many personal friends Of 1t NJ IN this
vicinity. =
NEW ORiIANS Oct. %. 1862
DrAs McrHeR:-You will he somevhat
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. sn'e P'sce' ana nave prooepiy oeen wonder
(iDS {perhape anxiQusiy sO) why I did net
write. or what had become of me. I will
E.ty. van = f;:forv n nv ;,sn.; ~
80
s'yo:'rnlues ''noe ! "rose you from Bolivar,
Tenn, l think about the 18th of Sept
The day ,after.I wrots YOU. oar brigade.
..d.. IL. eor,n,.na of c.r..,
- o, 49,, .n"'. ,...-.Hl'-..,'
ni@rcneu I'o'" ooh'al 70 Pisce Blk mics
north OF Grand Junction, and then camped
for the night The brigade. the LIST of the
6ott;so 4th. con.iste<a of ahor. ,u.r.v.f;v.
!.hnndred infantry re;pforce,l hv f;,c ho,.
t..r;es of ar.ilIorv and TO-. .on.d.o,. .f
cavalry The officer If tb;. axnad;t;n,
"a Is find and. if possible. capture Will.
pie,e who WA renortedt In i,e in carnnl
several mile. south of La GRANGE. rn.nn.
norfed bv ,oth ar troons (nrobablv the ;rior.
nation which induced our movement IVA.
furnished for the pur,,ose of draw;no us
into a tran in which Lwas c.,,cbt and IN.
whole force nearly SOY In the moruino
the BRIGADE resumed lie forward n,arch
We soor arrived at a point about two miles
north ofithe Junction. whom a halt was
ordered for the purno.e If p;v;n, tbe. mar
AN o,,portuni,y 10 fiil. their c.nieens with
water While at this necessary work On.
of our cavalry men rode IN a house .hout
200 rods distant from the column 10 az
change his worn o,,t horse for a u,,d ana
that was standing there. Drobablv heIono.
ing TO q rebel cavalry man or oificer io
this he succeeded, but as he was riding off
with his new horse. some three or fonr
rebels came out Of the house and fired A.
him; he. however. escau~d unhurt To the
lines;4 On this report il xas resolved In
send a party to capture t.em. A party of
eight, including the man who obtain ed the
h rse s.o. up 'oered TO 20 There being no
officer among them, / offered to 20. The
officer then in command of the regime mt
permitted me TO 30. and | accordia0fv u.nt
In h.. oreie, We we're SION at the house
l.t The rebels were no, anpareu,Iv abon,.
thinking ttev nigh, be concealed in or
near the Mace ~. disn.un,a cd and be,an
se.,chin, the nremisc, Ne found two
sets az Cavalry eouipmeu,s. swords and
=, ,..--,h;viooLsd a. ,bou,h.tbs ovrers
80. -, o., 80 ,h. ~. ..
80, o,,J ,,,,,,,. ,har. 80, ,b
80 49,. .;,i, Wv Lr.t,. 'n,
80. ,ha,, ~, -. re
.ia,,,,,. n,;cL IL. ,ha 81 1900 our
corSmn Susnac,ins tina, Tvs. Ief, heh;nd
~. H.. -, e ,;,,,.. ~, 80. r,., In. n,,o.
~. WIG "Hu,o' ~, ~ ~ se "I'e.,
: "~s'eo ou' VI ."e noase w 'oIhu
nofse was no, "neIe rev ni'h' cAieo
70 negro teiiihg MN 10 get my morse Tor
me ne answered WIN an e1ui.anr grin
Don kho" ~hefe ne Is n'assa' ihink-
ing ne was helne, ana having no nHe
| 20 lose, L put my revolver 10 ms heau,
telling MIN l would shoot INN II he did
not get my morse al once ms Drought
MIN 10 ms senses he soon produced my
horse from the other side OF the house,
where ne had doubtless been taken 10 de-
lay my departure by the rebel inmates OF
the house. left. OF course, with all haste,
| but had not gone twenty yards before !
was stopped by gate that / had ordered
left open when we came, SO that If neces
ssry to retreat We could do SO without diff
ficulty; but the men IN their haste aud
alatn tprobab.y aid not think o! mel had
shut the gate to prevent being too closely
followed, as they had undoubtedly seen
what Only supposed they were ABOUT oy
their actions L was upon the point OF
! ope ning the gate "hen Ten or Twelve 1eoe's
rode up with thsir re'o,feFs IN mana sup
posing .hey wouia n.e, turned ana cover,
ing we Heauer WIN my Pis,oi, Funeo
away, put only my cap eAPioHeo. 4 tnen
L
| Try my n.ud 20 JUMP ~ A'ia II l couio
get. ever II: had chanse OF Tcape, as
,iuins ,Ast ~ "oua oe scu' ~. usm 70
I nv NJ cus y ao.se e
! 800 SuNers VIZ cav 50 Wy
In Az ' &c 800 49, 1880 suoa uPo.
| Pu",u ",c lo'' NY no. .. a'u 40,
$500. nv, ny = "s." ,L;u 80.
,u"s ~ ~ sui le"uei my sMo1u' ''i'S w "o'
T ri ~.eH 'nes 'ooh :. ,on' III IL n,
80 ~. nv. ~ "au'
/ esen :" my spurs an" eah'seh; was pu.
- So" i anu A 'tin.' ~ SJ y" 49,
- $500 ., III 49, - &c
~ w. Ia n W. ~ V;l,N;
CO. uau SePposeu pnat ,nnP'eoe
w. A'o"e, oul iour, 'ne 'e'ce co''sIs'eo
VI ,ne EoAau~"oo u p.ecAvnIose' must
"Hu ...nP,g cue unoel an Uorn' ~ theit
| accouh. o,Voo uen: Oouo''ess al aoout
'nis .''ne Oenerai Lau man Suspected the
reoeis were tSo strong LOT MIN, a ne anout,
raced ana dia what 'his or'saoe never nsd
doneTretFeated, put In most excellent
oroer J. as prisoner was oeilsed TO JON
IN the lursait OF our own men. Ihey
pres:ed our troops closely, coming up TO
within Two hnndeec yards OF them, when
Gen tauman psafably thinking them too
near for his MED. to march comfortably,
ordered battery into position command
ing the road maksng show at the sams /
time OF forming ., line OF battle. The
rebels, OF course, came to halt, and made
the necessary arrangements to form line