The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-12-25

PoINT Rock ALABAMA.
Dec. 18th 1868.

| once more trim my quill 10 write 10
you. As an apology for not writing soon
er | wonld say that on one OF the raids
for which this war has become famous, l
had the misisrtune to lose my stationery
and since | arrived where | could pro-
cure more have been so busy writing
for "Unce Sam" that ! had no time toI
write to any one else. l last wrote to
YOU from Nashville, early IN September
On the 18Th of the same month started
to reioin the Regiment and the same even,
ing arrived at Stevenson, and the next
moring took our horses from the train
We waited near Stevenson till the 18th
Of September, in order TO find out the
whereabouts of the regiment when we
leorned that they had a severe fight in
Broomtown Valley in Georgia, and star
ted to join them, Caught up with the
train on the summit Of Lookout mountain
on the evening of the 18Th, having cross
ed Raceoon mountain during the day
The memorable Sunday morning the Goth
OF September dawned bright and clear,
and from the summit of Lookout noun"
tain,we saw one of the most grand sights
ever beheld.
At our feet stretching far away, until
lost in distance, was the hills aud valleys
and plans of Georgia. In time of peace
it would have been pleasant sight with
its intervals of woods and cultivated fields
but now we attach a greater, more ter
rible interest to the view than before
And well we may for we csn plainly see
the camp fires of both, friend and foe, on
, " few miles apart, and seeming when
viewed through the haze Of distance, to
be almost together. Long clouds of dust
told where the hostile columns were mo-
wing to their work OF death, and as we
turn and decend the mountain, the dis
. tant boom of cannon, told that the strife
had begun. We arrived on the field
about 4o'clock and found that our brig
ade, had been hotly engaged. La about
ten minutes the army commenced to fall
back and had our squad been that much
= later coming, we would have been cap
tured.
Co., NJ. of the 81 was left on picket in
q front and J. Straw from Mifflin Township,
was captured.
+ We fell back about 6 miles and fed oul
!. horses which they greatly needed. had
not fed mine since | left Stevenson sew
- enty-two hours before during which time
7 had travelled over one hundred miles
and crossed two mountains.
!, The next day we lay still skirmshing
toward evening with force Of the enemy
who lay near us. Cur regiment stood
picket in the skirmishing line and in the
moring was surprised to find the enemy
! had left our front, for what purpose was
i soon made known to us, for about eIgh'
o'clock we learned that the enemy were
in our rear. Their aim was to cut us OFT
:. from Chattanooga by occupying mar
row pass in our rear.
# They got piece Of artillery to bear or
the pass but few shots from Stakes Chi
), cago Board of Trade Battery silenced it
and after some little skrmishing we pass
ed through.
Nothing but our celebrity CT movement
saved us.
Tn half an hour three TIMES our num-
}. ber would have held she pass. Our force
!, consisted of Ell Brigade Of I'd Cavalry
Division, four brigade and the Boarc
of Trade Battery, (attached to our divi
), sion J and a Brigade of Infantry. W.
reached Chattanooga safely and crossec
!, the river the same day, where we remain
ed day or two when our command wa
distributed along the river from Chatts
h nooga to Washington, town 20 mile
v above Chattanooga, to picket the river
and act as couriers.
We remained on this duty, till the frs
is of October, when Wheeler effected
crossing at Washington. A day an
night of rain had wet our blankets an
| ammunition 80 we waited till noon on th
b. Cd. to dry them, and then started to Joi
the Brigade, which had already commen
rk ced the pursuit,