Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-01
A Union County Mans Part In the
Chattanooga Campaign,
CAMP NEAR CHATT'A, Dee. 4.

/ will give you record OF 0nst Passea
under my immediate notice.
Ga the 9th Sept, Shernan's Gophers
las We are here called Of four divisions,
left big Black river for Vicksburg. thence
on transports to Memphis, and BY railway
to Coriu,h where We were fitted out for
long campaign.
Os.. 18th. we started from there on our
grand march going eastward sloug the
Memphis abd Charleston f. X. At 1uka
we heard of the glorious news ct the
defeat of the Copperheads 10 Ohio and
Penusylvania-news that was indeed
cheering, and it inspired the troops with
new hope and courage on the march to
fight the more honorable traitors under
Bragg at Chattanooga.
On the 2lst, our advance, under Ostef-
hau., was attacked at Cherokee BY a large
body of cavalry under Wheeler and Lee,
laying 10 ambush, killing and wounding
So of our men. They we're repulsed after
an hours sharp fighting, but va had no
cavalry with US worth speaking @! to ppr-
sue them, so We eamped there till the 26,h
until our trains sll came up. The Rebels
still lowering around.
On the morning of the 2sth, We sgaiu
pushed on and fought them all day, dri.
wing them about 10 miles. As soon IS
driven from one position, they retreased to
another, generally making = stand at .
creek or in gaps Of bills and mountains.
Oa the morning Of the 9th they made
las. and desperate stand on Little Bear
Creek, six miles from Tu.cumbia, but our
division was sent around to cut of their
retreat, and hearing of this they concluded
it was better to leave. We entered the
town abou. IL o'clock, and found quite
number Of wounded Rebels, among whom
Col. Forrest (brotber to Gen. Forrest)
who died Of bis wound- the following
morning. The people spoke Of him %
UeibS very Shiuaule ohceT.
/ Tuscumbia is Cor was) beautiful sowu,
situated about mile from the Tennessee
river, and it is said contained about three
thousand inha btan:s before the var, but
all the male inhabitants capable Of bear.
ing arms are serving Jrferson the First
1t is one of the hottest Rebel holes I ever
saw, and | did not see an able bodied man
in the place. The women and children
all remained. Col. Coleman was 7ppoint.
ed Provost Marshal, aud our regiment
Provost Guards. Soon the women began
coming in for a guard to protect them and
their property, the applicants being mostly
young ladies, thinking perhaps their homes
would be an inducemen', aud would more
readily insure them success 10 getting .
protector. At any rate, they we're success
ful, and as fast as applied for, Yankee
was furnished who they Immediately
marched off to duty. l was very fortu-
nate in getting with a very fine, iDtelli-
gent family, who treated me very we'll,
but who we're Rebels of bitterest kind,
and even said they would rather JEFF. Da.
Wis would sell the Confederacy to France
than to have reunion with the North.
set that down as q little superduous gas,
not worth minding as We have heard that
kind Of talk from the South for the last
few years, and think if they are kept on
corn bread, pork and water, year or two
longer, it will effect different feeling
among them. From them l learned the
force against US was from 5000 to 1000.
Iu retreatipg, Gen. Roddy had called At
their house, and while there told them
that early that morning Generals Wheeler,
Lee, himself, and several colonels, we're
holding q counsel, when . she'll lit among
them, but did not explode. did not
wish the gentlemen any harm, but would
have had no objections had the she'll
exploded.
We left early next morning, and march.
ed about 80 miles to Eastport, which you
will fud situated in tho northwest corner
of Alabama, where we we're ferried across
by steamboats, and barges.
Nov. ID, We again started and passed |
through Florence to Rogersville, then
north to Pulaski, Tenn, thence east to
Fayetteville, thence south east to Bridge.
port having marched sixteen days Gn
succession) averaging Is miles . day,
without resting, aud that on three quarter
ratioDs. Pretty good marching, was it
not? The country through which We
passed was mostly rich limestone soil, and
very productive. 1t reminded me more Of
old Union county than any part Of the
South have yet seen, and We did not
wonder why Bragg did not wish to give
up this part Of Tennessee. Resting one
day at Bridgeport, We set out again, CROSS
ed the pontoon there, and on the morning
of the goth, got our first view Of the f.
nous Lookout Mountain. We marched
along its base for two miles, within range