The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-12-09

Tennessee. West Kentucky and North
MississiPpi to The TallahatchieS river, 10 Be
known - the Department sf Wsst Tonnes
|sts, under the command Or Gel. n. v.
Richardson, sbrpve officer, whs hs, schiev-
led wonders il the Department slace its
first organization. '
'Comnsscing - Ne did win The ersani-
za.iOn Of single regiment. sarseundsd By
FEDERAL troops, and cut OF from the Ces-
Sederscy. he has. with csasum mats xiii
and hrssery. kept the enemy back, or evad-
ed pursuit. when overwhelming nsmbers
we're brought against him. Thus bsset
with eyer-karrassing difficulties and dan
Igers, Col. Richardson and his Iabsrisus
and equally brave cosdjutors moved On
steadily In originating 6rst his " insinciblo
Twelfth regiment" aud finally . brigade,
comPossd II The 6alIswing: Twelfth Ten
aessee. Col. J. J. Neelsy's Fourteenth AMI
Gel. 2. NJ. Stewards Fifteeath regiment
Of Tennessee cavalry. now thoroughly sr-
gsnixed and equipped 10 which have been
added. Col. T. H. Lsgwood's Sixteenth ana
Col. J. W. Marshalfs Seventeenth regi-
ments OF Tennessee cavalry. and iosr bat
talinns. commanded respectively by 1t.
Col. g. w. Bennett. LIZ. Col. ID. Stewart,
Maj. Samuel Street. aud Mai, W. P. Cur
Ter, (lsts Daveaport's battaiian.) Il 10
hoped and expected that the Confederate
tovsrnHsni. in establishing this Depart
msni. will include within is Jurisdiction
the Firs, regiment Tennessee cavalry. con-
handed by Col. Duekwosih; the Second
regiment Tennessee cavalry. commanded
by Col. BartoA and the Twelfth regiment
Mississippi savalry. commanded By, col.
w. VI. Ings. all TO report to Col. RieAard>
son.
| Not only has Col. Richardson fully Or
ganifrd this effective force and eguippra
il. for me mos, part. II the expense 81 the
enemy. but he has. while doing 50. made
his name and comnsnd . terror ~ the surs
r.uHdiag Federal pests. sspee lsse lsst
he has ssptured frs,n she enemy, accord
Jog 10 their e~n estimates. about SIX hsr :
drsa thsussnd dollar. worth Of s,ores. arms.
horses. mules. wagons and eloshsng; mount-
lisg. srming and cloIhing his men. and torn
ling the rslsainder over 20 the Confederate
Government. along with sons nins Aandred
and odd prisoners.
Az the cemnandes Of the Drpsstmsat of
West Tennessee. Gel. Richardson posses
SEA, in an -minent degree. the esnhdenrs
III the men and aihrrrs under him. and.
consequently. the old nan and the yes,h-
fol stkpling are TO he found IN Me ranks
nov erganizing. ssri alike by p1r,o,iss.
aud ners,Rs Tor the Eaal els. that - !.
rid them 81 the presence Of the hateful tss.
A. Presidents PsIk's Assistant Adjsisat
General for the organization Of Tennessee
troop, during the Mexican War. Gel. Rich.
lardsnn j. possessed Of iund Of military
Information. experience aod knsslsdSe
that elninenily hIs him Tor his present po.
.itisn. Ihr grand objects Of has operations
have been The n4in,aIa.ag Of hIs ground.
the holding 10 check, aad the keeping eui
OF service al other points. largely superior
Federal forces. inalctlng permauebt inlSr,,
Iupoa the railroad. and ntsrrsrlns trans.
pouaiion II supplirs to The Federal ARM
All h. asks Of fhs Confederate Gssrrnnebi
10 . Ia be let alsne." free 10 hunt and D,
sirsy The eneny ~ ths Say that sss' 's'i'