The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-06
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The Daring OF East Tenues.eo
fr.-..t. Cavalry.
TRIuNE TENN, MAY 4ib, is6s.


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$50 TmusE TESxp May 4th, 1863
Nothing hostile dislurbs the serenity
Of this quiet May morning, Guard
mounting and other martial ceremonies
are being attended per force Of habit, and
the tirst brigade is on the lawn, perform
ing the various evoluiiOus Of The line.
Alta late hour Saturday evening we
hPd an inkling = that some rebel regi-
ments (cavalry) were moving about Ver-
sAilles, some six or seven regiments, sup
posed % be advancing. mh rit
AZ an early hour Sabbath morning,
Col BRowSLow, q worldly y.miaded young
man, considering his early teachings,
with about twenty of his men Cast
Tehhesseaus) wentto the front on kind
Of scouting expedition. After riding
over a large scope Of country, he came
upon about one hundred of the enemy Al
Versaillss; these he routed and then
moved across 10 wards Spring Hill. Ina
lane near Jordans store, he "chanced"
party Of the enemy, and Immediately
went for them Suddenly, however
about sixty rebel cavalry came ia on his
rear on this party he made a gallant
dash. The enemy had surrounded tho
Coloneps little party, with force enough
10 make the capture easy as they sup
posed; but TO their Astonishment the
Colonel went into them as though he was
commanding regiment. or course tho
rebels broke and run in every direction.
The colonePs party killed one or two,
wounded others, and captured six live
rebels, horses, and arms. This interest
ing group be brought into camp at dusk,
having lost neither man nor horse killed
or wounded.
0ne rebel prisoner swesrs that they
"will get The Colonel yet" He says
BRowNLow is the hardest man 60 hit
with bullets that ever be fred at He
declares that he would have got tho COL
oneI at one time, but bis gun missed fire.
He blames Providence, though I rather
think in his fright he forgot to cap his
peioe, as he never know IL 70 miss before.
Lieut. BowMAN, who was with the Colo
mel, was fred at by three rebels, at o dis
tance Of about three rods, He escaped
safely aud scared the wrctches, whose
shots were bad, but fortunate 3 say the
least. ...,..... ,e=-.i.
1 The daring Of this East Iqposasee
! Cavalry exceeds any thing yet on , this
war. They act on the old coupIet--'ouo
can chase a thousand" aud 1.-TWO put ten
thousand TO fight" They never fail to
have "muss" when they go out, and
have always, as YET, come out best, Al
though frequently surrounded, they are
never taken; but, like oipbeps G, Kerr's
man, they always Ect the fliqel lat go
fsr 'em.
We are slightly in hope that the enemy
viii come up here and give US a 6ght.
Our men are spelling for Gght and the
new breastworks are TO be tested.
The prisoners brought 10 tell different
stories as TO the force on our front aud
lead US to no conclusion as to The proba-
bility Of an entertainment At this point.
We notice that, regardless Of the pre-
MUM on gold, "ysEditor" has been pre-
seated lne tiulo keeper inscribed, "Tho
Pen is Mighiier than tho sword.g This
trite saying we used to believe, but that
WAS in those days Of peace, plenty and
politics, when reason ruled, and fools
spent their breath and rage "batiling the
air." in this age of war, when reckless
rebels assert their claims TO certain do
minion, aud draw the sword TO maintain
an imaginary right u becopss a de.
bAteable question again as II was In
school. boy days.
4 will not pii a. y command sgAiust the
USr X, mr. attsn { % calculate IL t'yfa nee
On he destiny Of As S5ah particularly
Tspas see, but II you will go man for man,
| I will pit Col. B's sword against the old
Parsons pen, aud you must own it's
effect, and estimate tho effect OF each on
tho ribs Of Tennessee. Yours