The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06

Letter from the Second Regiment.
Company II Disperses Two Compa-
MES Of Rebel Cavalry.
COMPLIMENTARY ORDER OF
COL. VAN DEVER.

COMPLIMENTARY ORDER OF
COL. VAN DEvER.
CONCORD CHURCH, Tenn,
February II, 1868.
To the Editor of the Pioneer:
SIR Perhaps a few lines from the
Second will not be amiss, and they may
interest some Minnesotians. We are on
the Molinervia pike, ABOUT twelve miles
from Nashville and three miles from Moli-
nervia, performing kind of reserve guard
duty and watching guerillas, and ready to
move light at moments notice, and give
them chase generally fruitless, except to
to drive them Off. Some rich things do
occasionally happen, however, and some
incidents that show the valor OF our
troops. AS an instance, few days ago a
company from our regiment was out with
teams foraging; they had separated, part
at one point loading, and the balance, twelve
men and sergeant, at another, loading
part of the teams, when they were attacked
by two companies of rebel cavalry,
numbering 1875 men. The cavalry were
beautifully repulsed, with a loss of four
men killed and some wounded; eight
horses were killed, and two men taken
prisoners, with their horses. After a
charge and repulse they dismounted and
were soon driven off. At this time the
balance of the Company came over hill
and deployed as skirmishers, and the rebels
fled, having succeeded in killing only one
mule and slightly wounding two men.
Bully for our boys! They have been COM
plimented with the following order, so well
deserved.
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE.
The Colonel commanding the Brigade takes
pleasure in commencing the conduct and stur-
dy valor of Lovilo N. Holmes and fourteen
non-commissioned officers and privates of Com
pany II, Second Regiment Minnesota Volun-
teers, for the heroic defence made by them,
near Nolinsville, on the 18th inst, against the
attack of two companies of rebel cavalry num-
bering one hundred and twenty-five men, and
repulsing them with loss.
This little affair is one of the most creditable
of the campaign, and deserves to be remember
ed and cited as worthy the emulation of all.
The Colonel desires that the names of these
worthy men and brave soldiers may be pre-
served.
First Sergeant Lovilo N. Homes, company
H, I'd regiment Minnesota Volunteers.
Captain Samuel Wright, I'd MINI. Vol.
Captain VIM. A. Clark, I'd MINI. VOL
Priyotes. Nelson Crandall, James Flame
gan, Samuel Leslie, Louis Londrash, Charles
Liscom, Joseph Burgher, Byron E. Pay, Chas.
Krans, John Vale, Samuel London, Milton
Hanna and Homer Barnard, have his thanks.
By order of
F. VAN DEVER,
Col Com. Sd Brigade.
JOHN B. BEATTY,
Acting A. A. General.
This is truly very commendable to the
Regiment as we'll as the boys engaged
and as true our boys won't scare worth a
cuss,-that fact is pretty generally known
too, amongst guerillas, and they leave us
alone, except by accident they run upon
us. We have had a number of skirmishes,
and as yet no man of ours has been killed
at skirmishing, and a few only, slightly
wounded
The health of the Regiment is good, and
it never was in better fighting trim. Many
are opposed to the present policy and are
displrited, but they hope for change soon
that may give them the old fire. Our Re-
giment is toe proud and envious of their
good name to do ought that even the most
radical could stigmatize, but there is a
bitter growing feeling against the niger
war and niger warfare. One or two of
our officers, l have heard would accept a
position in niger Regiment if offered it,
perhaps because they could get none in
our white Regiments, or, for the prospects
of pay and plumber. o. M.