The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-01
From letter from Capt. Bope OF
the 99th we make the following ex'
tracts:
CAMP 99TH REaT. o. V. l.,
Near NJ urii ieesboro Tenn.
April s, 1868.

II
April s, 1868.
In my lsst letter promised yor
a description OF our late scout. &c
here goes, though it will be shorr
one.
We left camp long before day
light, Thurtdsy morning, march,
a out a mile, halted and waited til
after daylight We were joined
then bv five or six heavy pieces Of
ariilery which with their csisao ms.
wagons &C., made quite an addition
TO our line. Soon after, we were
j ined by abont five thousand csval
~ and two pieces Of light artillery,
under the commend Of Gen. Stanly
We then resumed our march. Ii
was a splendid sich;--Five reRi.
mtnis OF infantry, five thousand cav
aIrv, artillery and sll the wagons
&c, msde line OF march, several
m lee long. The day was bright,
aud the roads dusty. We marched
that day over twenty miles, wadng
several etreams, one OF which came
np 20 the waists OF the men. Fnitu.
nstely for me | was on horseback
and escaped the we,iing. the poor
men though had to take it. w,
halted, and csmped about twilight
Were aroused ut midnight, and or
dcred forward, u srched sever,i mil
ea, crossing and wading another
stresm and were thrown into line OF
battle, expecting An stack. The
rebels however retreated. We to-
lowed in pursuit all that day rapid
ly, marching again about twenty
miles.
We passed some mognIfi ,ent see
merry and country. One place par
ticnlarly, was as pretty as | ever saw
The road for some distance vas only
wide enough tor one wagon o.
one side was wide beautiful stream
clear as crystal, while bvond
stretching away for miles, over beau
tiiul grassy mea .ows, and beyond
these, away off were the mountains,
looming mp against the eky. while
here and there were scattered hous
es, barna. negro quarters &o. Ga
the other side of the road wss a pre-
cipitous cliff, or rather rock about
one hundred feet high, as straight
and perpendicular as though hewD
and quarried out, in order to mHke
the road. Ii was covered with moss,
vines, and flowers, while all around
we're the trees covered with the beau,
tiiul crystalline boughs "
We passed this and soon came in
TO the 'bilIy regions" passed thro'
Liberty anh about three miles be
yond to Snow HILLS, where the rebels
had posted themselves with nine or
ten regiments OF cavalay and mount
ed infantry, and several pieces Of
-rlilIery was l,isurely marching
the ooh nearly in the rear ot the
brigade and soon heard the rapid tir
ing, and laundering OF the artillery.
We crossed hill and found oursclv
in large valley, jnst beyond
which WAS range OF very high hills
The scene was exciting. The in
antry was rap div drploying into
Inc Of b ttlo on either side OF the
sid" OF the road. the cavalry dashing
VI into line, The artillery plarted
an thnndcring away stthe artillery
% the enemy. Staff oiiicers gsllop
ing hltlor and thlthcr, leaving or
ders and gronp-d together in knots
were the field ,tficets, the bright re
fiction ot the Gun from the thousand
Of cleaning swords and b4yone's
The rebels were posted on the h'gh
hills beyond deployed the 80,
into line or the left OF the road, tu
soon received orders TO move to tn,
front. ! threw the regiment into
columns and marched il forward by
the flank through tho other regi
ments To the extreme front. Then
the s b X ntucky and the ooh wer,
'ormed INTO line, the SO h on the
right aud we we're ordered 10 storm
carry and hold high hill in ou
front covered with rebels. | threw
ont our skir,nishers and the two re
giments dashed forward through the
fields, over fences. bitches etc. fl
over halt mile. and up the hill il
fine style. the rebels ran and we car
ried the summit OF the hill and helt
it and q shower OF balls ThI,
about ded the work, the cavalry
finished it. We held the hi unit
the rebels had been driven som,
miles by the cavalry. The 90 h wa,
highly complirnented for it's daring
We then returned through L;b-rty
and campod three miles ou this side
next day marched to Alexandra
and held that place near y all day
in order to protect the advance OF .
brigade OF Tennessee troops march
ing to q rthage on its way to E.s
Tennessee to jlin Gen. Garter, ant
camped that night eight or ten mil
es this side OF Alexandra. n X
day Sunday We marched over thr
ty miles again passing through Leb
anon and camped seven miles thi
side, and on Monday marched TWEEN
ty two milee to camp here, AM
found our Colonel, 80 that | am nov
relieved rom command oi the regi