, 1863-10-22
WEEK WITH THE CAVALRY.


to their graves At HelenA; but nothing can
w,tt, the past week In hardship and
eo W., aoas ant 5;,oon-,re -. ~
1Aogae- ia1a o'oo ~ ~ ss 10
lake u NeN1 Oh too seeslcai IL ohly
makes us love our country noro-and not
nasAAs go 49,. n.,+ar r: v.,,n-. =. ..-
unns IRON thl4 qua .' ea>,o ,'.e ~ sso
YOU Some Of the 1nc1otnta aau realtieS OF cay
.,rx 1;fe.
,.,oo1, -, sro1sv unrr;,r ooto,.,
AT len oelosA w ~, T,,,' oe'oo7f
4th. one battalion ot tao va lnthol9 cavalry
{the regiment raised In Chicago by BrAck-
~, nnder Caot. Cameron, wa. Advanced
e11t 80 1.1-,rv. a.. u.,i.
souln"a1o nom "a 'u' n,'is
Springs road, u 1ar - A1mar, tnefe Waiting
for tho rest Of the command to come up. At
TN o'clock the same evening, Col. McCrfllis.
N.N..aa 90 ~ "a br,v.a, r,,,,~ a;.,'
VINO eommhA' .n-as NV ~ 1sf. ..nr. , 49,, u'.t' ~.
ion, 10th army CORPS ie1s LAGRANGE with the
9Th Tennessee cavalry, three hundred strongt
~. "a ,,,,,,;e csvs,rx, one hundred stvone
@no " A - ~. n,,--s~ 30
and the balance o1 Ine W. 1lhnols cavalry
two hundred strong, With the four no witzera
attached to that regiment, marching all night.
passtd through Lama, taking with them tne
After marching all day, we reached a1d
crossed fhe north branch Of the Cold Water
aboVi four .. NJ, at Lockhard's Mills, Here
the command encamped for the night in The
forks OF The stream, a11d not more than twen.
ty niles south and west from Lagrange: But
little after nlne in the evening, ~ our fires
etew dim and the hum Of the bivouac died
aN.y.the @ the sh1ill potes Of i" boots md saddles i
csme viudirg.' through this branches. to be
tskep up and re echoed By q dozen othtr bu-
glee. until tho cadence died away In the bastle
fhat ensued. Information had been received
of the approach Of twenty three hundred
rebels; 90 NO we're turned ont md held in
the enemy, as their pickets mere il ST ut Of
ours all nipbt,
Tbtn We re- Commenced recross,rp the co1d.
water, but our pirkets were driven in an1
cur rtar attsckcd before the command VA
half oyer. The 3d Illinois caTairy. being in
". checkinp the -rebela un,,i onr howit1er
fafterv co,i}d be- nl.nt.d m the onnns;re
ha,k If tI'e strssm and h,+t.f;oG 91i,e r. H.
9fh 11linoI, cavalry d,smounted 70 snnnort t.
Hi1h thrjr 1onr Co1t;s rnvnivinp ri51es ana
Sharn,a r1f7es Th1s fnrch held tSe f.rfi nnt,1
the balsnc.. of the commsnd conId effect Tia
crossinr '~'@-'''
tbe forS Int TaSe ,mmeaiste1v renn1seG h1
shownrs ~ canf.ter anJ r;fie ha1,t sn,gre,t
ws tb.,r eo-fnsfor +hst t1,ev ~ara ohi;rssd s r.
I'll hsc1s ana rennn,her the,r men % 1s,rinr
~ tha,r Li1oS u +vnmnd.a ~ ~. '. rnsd Ths
t,cnp % tl,en maves ~ I" cnr ieft ~ croas at
a.,;1sa suS " ~ Ien pil eat 1t and
es.4 ~ - III, III seaI1t.ss- ,,a.t9os -
ssn. .s oes @ eas"n Heo@'Ale p1tuee ~ "oeei tA41
Gas @ ~ ~. martha. o,r,. rpor III. ~, of
.1e a,e s,,tfta.t etr +hat osaerJ sno ~" ~
tne,. tne aepen n..s " tEs. E,!s aSal Eaae"3 sap
tuiIs - taptotn anu aoaa gl., ~ asGs. aee.-
.11tns eu.s rnsy ua1 stoesea a.et ~. so.u
,. ~ nuoee nopne W ~ ~ 1al u a1Af Suo s0e
lnselSept ouI de:seas Ha1os "a ui"oges lus
"Alen plaie " luaeutatetJ ssaI1ou, 1Tllytus'
;a a.+ara souu thst
aa5 Moina1s, 1no n"t'eins oa' s'tfe' eH~s
az nn y Thnrsday morning at seven O'Clock
"a as ueta ~ a1a,n en rante Wi,i threa dsca, "a
we're sgain u ,ous1. ,sa f,rrit Vii ~ 10
1ons; saaps ~, ~ sno .1'pat sae',
.1ienea WIN n'eto usay a"e4a 1t
enen . sampSa cotu I n,nus nus muro tnau
s'gu.sen .nnfG s"u.a - y! - tH ~ HaI 49,. ~
II pons. Meae ~ Gnt"Jso ~ ipnt,t runug - ~
TIL LIS ana ~ L n,s 1"o1 ~ rafd,u n+ - az
Wnen tne lesente naI soan1su' t' aua snuusns g,.
t1me nioReo 20 n nake conea apa ql,e Ge9oar
ge1eio1s amoaMI u ueen pvIA, "1lGn s1eas y
10 oe caueo lo1ln sEoh1aneo9s'y IN tae 7fc1a-
lty OF camp; Long eIe tae sun rose, We
TSre 81 Aoooins Ut smoA4pg " our Way ~
Salem, about nine miles southeast Of rs.
where Inc enemy Wag reported 70 oe, Aoout
ole thousand strong. Ih1s place We approach
ed at nine o'clock u ne morning, and com.
nenced driving IN theif plcKetS when tnIeo
miles dtstant from the toWn- when within
airy Was dismounted, md after brisk sktF"
n1tn, dfoye the enemy's outpost I1rong1
aWo1oy heAoF ana beyono tne Gfest q
ridge ~ the eoge 81 the TIMBER: from tne
sldge We overlooked the town Of Salem, not
half mile beyond IN nea1tlfh vMley: N
the open field between me Eldge and the town
4.
d1m stand; but the 9th l1!inol9 cavalfy was
ordered 1of"afn, ana pacing 1he1f noW1tzeI
battery on the crest Of the f1oge1 soon sheuea
the rebels out o. Inc open 1slds and beyond
the town, which mas immediately occapied
py me e. 80 ~ ano ,S,a 1ne oatlaion ana 1Ho guns
mairdef Of the column could come up: Our
commander very fortunata!y received some
hints here that Induced him to tall back to the
ridge We bad leit, and feed, while endeavor-
Ing to obtain reliable Information. just as
this moye waa completed, willis our animals
Nere all eating, and our cotfee pots On the
With the 9th Illinois (mounted} infantry and
tWo Held pieces. one brass twelVe-ponnder,
and one ten'pound Parrott-
This reinforcement had but just halted IN
our front, IN ths eoge Of the town, when thhey
heavy battery was charged twice. but Was SO
aud dlapensed lsa grape and caunlster 80 1o;
er2Uy, mat the enemy was obliged 10 fall
back, 5u. soon threw ont sharpshooters, who
poured such deadly hre upon the gunners
az tne E"o guns taat ineJ Aao TO Dc W1tndtaTn
10 the rloee hei9 oJ tne reeerVe
From lhls 1ldge, now mounting six gane
our artileEtsts poured perfect storm o.
thell and epnefaeai ca:ea ehot upon tae rebels,
VINO now appeared IN nae, some ttx thousanc
strong, Win t#o guns, one OF which our old
PA1sott sllenced at the third round, and the
other thereafter was dlscreetly kept silent
The UnTen cavalry made splendid cha:ge
upon the enemy's mont end centre, giving tht
gth 1hlantry ume % fecelve ammunition
! Then thc lss battalion 2sh Illinois cavalry
| With I've hoM1t2ete, was advanced to the sup
| port c1 Inc YIN niantty, and served ont ,elgh
| ty rounds Of can9later and abel, At rapge Q
one hundred yafds, but under terrible fir
Iron tne febets, VINO 1or once did not aeeu
afraid o. cannon AZ snort range. But ou
ammHn11on gaslng ont, this pa5t OF the com
ma1d vas Obliged to retire to the reserve, at
ter contest1ng lie Possession OF the town 70
two hours. :!
0pf poeltlou On me Greet OF the ridge va
he1d anA eunse1, under heavy hte from th
Enemy, Whlch Was cota1aly returned, unit
want e1 ammuE11on tnfongnout 1Ae enttr
command obl]ged 10 10 retl1e.
we moved on on lne hipleF ROAD some te
mHes 70 a7oia oelng cut Oh py q lorce tha
had eot IN our Ieaf, 1or Wa conlo not hga
- annge 9a % St aa1 aTr,v
Al one IN Tie morni5g:
1e 1us hsId NM" our ermnnd een,rst ~ theu
ana Has rahe1s 1.iI ~ fGrcn1 fo se c'oc u