The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-11-09
From Battery C, Ist o. v, A,
CuArrANooa A, Tenn, OCT. 2tth, 1864

CnArraSooe A, Tenn, OCT. gath, lseAc.
Ep. JouRNkL, AS promised in my last to writ
you again at no distant day, this opportunity be-
inr given, l will try. although circumstances are
rather against me- as We have not gone into winter
quarters, and. the winds blow as though winter
had bcganin IN enrnest. uA
When last wrote you, Il was in detail Of the
Wheeler Raid, but since We have taken grand
tour ailer Forrest, Who made his appearance near
Elk river Bridge, not FAR from Huntsville Ala
lIe took las you no doubt have seen Huntsville
aud followed MP the railroad, burning the iressle
work. nsa- Pulaski Here pt the last named place.
Gen. Rousseau, with his command. 10 which bat
terry < cf the lst Nv " Aswcre attached. halt
ed thcm--ihe enemy being $4,000 strong mostly
mounted infantry. Forrest had3 batteries Of Artil
lery, mostly raed pieces as we afterward learned
by .iie aceuracy WA witch tey put a FsS into ms.
Our mounted infantry and one section of Battery
G. disembarked from the cars, and pulled out to
attack tho enemy, which was ascertainsd 70 be ad-
yancine upon the town. 3iT ~lOuD a9l
,ourfUrces had only advanced NboNtthTeo miles
when brisk skirmish commenced.
0urbrigade under Gen. Croxton, being toe weak
the whole force prepared for the enemy, who seem
ed JOYFUL over their success. Gen. Rousseau
Immediately gave orders for all commanders to
make the best distribution, and secrete the whole
line, and fortify if necessary, and wait till the
enemy should advance within four hundred yards
Of our line before a siugle) man was to be exposed
The enemy. /. advanced exultantly, as they saw
our fellows falling back; at last the whole loe OF
rebels could be distinctly seen, 1t was not long
till rebel battery came up, took position, and be-
gan to shell our skiruish ns; our fellows fell
back, and so on till the order which was given us
in the morning was fulflled, The euemy's sharp
shooters had our battery, for no sooner did a
man look out from among the bushes, thae whiz
would come minnie ball for one OF us. Captain
Marshall getting uneasy, he directed the command
ing Colonel too observe heavy column moving
down the main road in our immediate front. We
looked for the order, commence firing, which We
did. Atthc same time the 5th U. s. Battery open.
cd with their Napoleons, at close range. Then
we looked to see the rebs run, but to our surprise
they did not slo; and as it was well nigh dark all
soon become quiet.
Our loss frum the whole command, amounted
to about fifty killed and wounded. The section
quite early in the morning, almost the first skir'
ush iost two men, wounded, they belonging III
Cleveland; names Harry Burner in foot, and Joe
Speedily. Both good men, and both seriously
wounded
But where is the enemy, why; at Tullahoma
seventy miles distant, on a direet line but by
railroad nearly two harlr1d 50 back we go OF
the cars to Nashville, anil in great haste take
the Chattanooga railroadS andfetch up, at War
Trace, and wait for further developments of the
said Forrest or any other man.
But how is ilt only twelve Gaurrilas caused
this last comm ,sion, AMI back we g2i the wAolC
command over a rough country of two hundred
miles distant But to Gon. R1usseau's astonish
meni tie Forrest had taken Pol'ski, and guttct
all the block houses, and he, Gen. Rousseau
must look out or Forrest woaldgut him.
If Gen. Jas. Ntgley, had had those Fclera
Troops AMI been after raiders, he you'll have
e.. the night he retire itel from Pulaski; aud | an
not certain but three or four thousand Of then
would have been captured.
"Thcy left" and we wera detached for while
and cam, here hnainy to e,gigl fa,l, wAo WIS
making this way; ouly as we learn. to defeat tht
State Election; by mIving as he dill, many tlnus
and of ohiotroops could not vote, and as Mac. j
their man, they wish to use all iu their power, t
keepus fr ,m the polls, and thus far they havebee
successful H
am very well pleased to see the vote for Colo
mel Rice so lirgc; consider linn loyal man am
true patriot, although have supported JAS. Ash
ley for two elections, and think lin an ablestates
man. think we will get a chance to vote, ii W
remain here, which is probable. We are nov
waiting flroar baggage, our Captain is now ate
it at Nashville. +.-f'fs
ourlumter is onhand to huill our wintcrq omar CIR
of, aud as spol as the Captain gets back
think we, will soon be snugly fixed for the rec
win Is. ,...is
AS our battery expects to be paid to-day, wil
close and prepare for the small amount my due
would be glad to sec the JouRSAr, as hav,
been minus news for some time.
Truly yours,
THOMAS MAJOR, 1sto.V.v:A,