Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-07
teosrsspondsnes Daily Journal
The Tenth Cavalry in q Fight.

Editors Journal.
ALLOW me to say, through your paper,
to the friends of the 10th Indiana caval-
ry, that we have found the enemy, and
that in fall force On the evening of
the 18th of August Forrest struck the
Nashville aud Huntsville railroad little
south Of Athens, Ala. lie soon moved
all his forces to stack our forces in and
about the Notifications. and soon sue
ceeded in carrying them, capturing the
entire garrison, burning the depot, one
train of cars, and most of the town. He
next raoved on Sulphur Trugsell. Here
he yes met By the 9Th, aud i0th Indiana
cavalry, one Tennessee brigade, and
few negro troops who we're posted in the
block house. The fsht here was yery
stubborn, bat our forces we're compelled,
By overp0wering numbers, to give way
just at this point the 9th indiana cav
airy were nearly al captured. Our
forces fell back 10 Elk river bridge, bot
were soon driven from that poiat, Nth
some loss We next formed our lines
four miles south of Pulaski on the Hunts.
vile Pike. At this ianctnre Gen. Rous.
seau came up with reiuforeements Of
cavalry, artillery and infantry, and ar
rsngements, as we thought, were made
for full fight
On the motning OF the 2sth skirmish-
ing began just after daylight 10 about
an hour the firing became general on
boti. sides between the cavalry, inter
spersed with some artillery. Slowly our
forces fell back lighting over every foot
Of the ground until about 10 o'clock,
when our lines we're formed in the
southern edge of Pulaski, and the rebels
we're in line three-fourths Of mile south
of ours. Skirmishing was brisk. Here
we expected to see the infantry 90 in,
but to our disappointment and mortih-
,e&tion, the General ordered them to hold
their FIRE, and they were allowed to do
nothing, but measure their length on the
ground with their heads toward the
South. The batteries were all con
eealed. Everything remained in this
attitude except skirmishipg. The reb-
els soon got battery ip position, which
sent shot and she'll iato the town in
every direction. They shelled, as above
indicated, for about twenty minutes,
Withdrew their battery when nothing
was to be heard but the FIRE from the
skirmish line, till about sunset, the enc
my made charge on our centre, which
was handsomely repulsed by the 10Th
Iud cavalry A. dark the firing ceased.
and. abe enemy were allowed TO With
draw their forces without any further
disturbance from ua At eleven o. clock
next day about Ave or six hundred men
were seat in pursuit. Thus closed one
of the most complete military blunders
that was ever transacted. The tenth
had but one battalion in the fight The
other eight companies we're at Decatur,
Alabama, and are prisoners. Major Will
hanson aud Major swallow are both
prisoners.
The following is list Of casualties. tc
the battalion that was in the fight:
Co A John Romine, killed; John
Wh;pple, mortslly wounded, and pris
ouer; Lieut. Dixon, slightly wounded
Sergt j. r. Yint, slightly wounded
Sergt J. w. Rowe, slightly wounded
John Akers, severely wounded; William
Bills, severely wounded; Samuel W
Davidson, mortally wounded; Thos W
Brooks, slightly wounded; John Kaffen
berger severely wounded; John G, Lay
or, slightly wounded; J. Mills, severel,
wounded; John Martin. slightly wound
ed; Jourdin Hail, slightly wounded.
/ Co. B-Capt Geo. w. Bell, slight,
wounded; John Cooper, severely wound
| ed: John F. Harwood, severely wound
ed, and captured; q p Knight, severel
sounded: Wm Zehuie, severely wound
ed; Vim. Hall, severely wounded Levi
Parker, severely wounded; Sergeant Z
GFeathouse, severely wounded; Sim0l
Gumberts, severely wounded
&c. Dbl Smith, severely wound
ed; Thos. Slater, slightly wounded; Ed
Wright, slightly wounded; Nelson Grii
ith, slightly wounded. .-
II Co. E-Lieut John a. Liftwiek, 81
verely wounded; A. Heron, slight
wounded; P C. Thompson, missing
: Co. k-E Frame, slightly wounded
The wounded (all that are able to &c
have been furloaghed home.
Yours, as ever, c.
: Pulaski, Tenn, Oct. 2, 1864
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