The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-05
Thn 100 s..c-n.r.-l aonnt.
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CAAP 3D EAsr TEssEHsEr VoLUEtEER CAgkiRYl
EEaE NASHVILLE, rssS., Nov 2, 1909
Editor Of ne Noshrius Uaioa.
sia-Havng just returned from long aud irssoms
scott after The welknosn and Infamous Colonel
Hawkins and bis thiesinR gang.
think Il nothing but just TO the gallant command
which 90 eagerly pursued him, that the attention ut
your many loyal rcade who are a. home, should
know what their brave young friends have been doing
Ga the 23i Of October, At o'clock A. A., we re
caived orders from Gen. r. g Granger 10 move to
kingston's Springs, with which order we instantly
complied. deta hment Of the 7th Kentucky Cav
airy, undep the little champion Major Bradley, aud
detachment Of the 18th Ea1t Tennessee Cavalry utder
Captain Herald, We all moved forward 70 the SPRING.,
where we Joined a part Of tho 9th East Tenntssee,
under Captain Bunch, and the 10th under Lieutenant
Hambrignt the Eve detachments reported for duty
Lieut. Col scully Of the lst Tennessee lnfanry, for
duty. Tue Colonel bad mounted one company OF
his men uuder Capt Moore, who Joined US, all under
the gallant Lieut.. Colonel. We commenced picking
up hawkinss game from the time we sta ted
Having received Information that rnrty OF the
thieves was just short distance In the advance for
the purpose Of burning bridge ON the North western
Railroad we moved forward at a double-quick, and
reached The place Just IN time TO save the bridge aud
capture tho commander Of the squad Ga Leutenant)
and Two Of his men. We burned their wagon in
viii n they proposed hauling the irons away from the
bridge. Proud OF victory and their uefeat, we
again moved forward for the Pine Factory the place
Of rendezvous Of the band Of robbers At that place
we succeeded In capturing number Of them. We
Camped the farm Of Mr.. Phillips, an enrolling OH.
Ger for JEFF Davis and II am mo- mistaken we gave
him portion Of his Southern Rights, We then
moved toward Centerville, where Col II. was to de-
liver a speech that day TO his abettors We were
very anxious 10 compose part Of bis audience but
he postponed his speaking and gathered his compan-
IONS placing them a Oiun, where they commanded
The ford across Duck River Whie our advance
crossing the river they fred volley in the rear Of
our advance guard, but without eject. The advance
consisted Of a company Of the ii st Tennessee In
fantry, mounted, and Company " A" Of the Sd Fast
Tennessee Cavalry, under Lieut. Ben. Cunningham.
Capt Moore moved forward TO engage any force that
might be 10 town, while the 81, ready, bs usual,
opened fire on The bushwhackers. Al this point none
Of the entire command known 10 falter refuse
to do their duty. ltwoud have gladdened the heart
Of a brave Rosccrans or Thomas to have seen the
daring boys climbing the bluff in pursuit OF the eing
bushwhackers. We killed Capt. Nix and six Of his
men, wOunding several, whom we par0lcd and left,
and capturing the remainder, and all without the loss
Of man on our side,
We then moved IN the direction Of Franklin, and
from thence Nashville, where transferred to the
Provost Marshal sixty prisoners OF HawGinss com.
nand. The drive is now over, and our boys all un-
hurt Huzza FOR Col Soully and the entire command,
| thewribr excepted. a. 9. CATLETr.
Major Sd East Tenu Volunteer Cavalry.