The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-02-24
: FIFTH INDIANA CAVALRY IN EAST TENNESSEE
BY III. G.. Russell.

O Cherokee
lives western part of North Carolina They are filthy
and ndoen They are and have bee Tor years under the
to look their interest
protected Ly United States, they would with their
leader against but who knows minute what Indian
rebel large Of land in the part of
Carona, which these Indians live and which they
cultivate. There being communication the mountains
between this East Col concludes
he win play the fox while, and these Indians to build
He lays plans government
paints his picture with the following gaudy color 1t
be Confederate road inepensably to
Southern army and lie built without great expense
the South The Indians make the road, and travel
the time the Indians scattering like wild deer
We caught these half rved Lumpbacked deuded red
dens The smoky Mountain forms the line between North
Carolina and Tennessee. W. up the mountain
and finding Indians, seeing signs of their coming
back returned Sevieryle trip by
the mountains for months but here them
their hiding places and had the pleasure Of seeing them
fgee to regiment during the day Of trip up
the smoky Mountain enqnred of several where they had
eight miles of home months and had
their families but two or three times.
The people here like called rebels they
southern men and their dignity very much offended when
called by any other
From place country miles,
Greenvie The inhabitants the road live mostly in log
their retired back woods homes The scenery among
the knobs in this part of East Tennessee is wild and picur
esque The observing lover beautiful
ample for the the qualification of his enquiring mind
Tennessee, called by local Chuctrey Mountain
rnr ~ :; - rI IT, 1870 liz :, IL J.; ti 5;.a,no '
forming parently q large wall round the horizon.
Another striking peculiarly that he wond notice is the
the surface extending universally north
east, and south west While marching slowly along gazing
all wild scenes with views constantly unrong
themselves his sight the soldier almost orges his
bs and begins to think that he is enjoying fine pleasure
excursion; that he look until he is satisfied and then
turn home that he IS travelling gentleman gong and com
ing when he will but his reflections disturbed by
the sharp report Of ride in the distance messenger comes
hurrying with the report that hushwhacked adj
has been fred The next minute gallant Colo
mel is riding rapidly up down the regiment giving
orders to each commander companies out on the right
adventure Bristol, Virginia. The rebels made
broken when they ied Colonel Graham
five wounded and one missing Wounded, 1t Coffin, Co f.,
in breast serst canbs Co p in forearm; = Trgebood in
D., in ear, missing 7. Iiibring, co. D..
ginl Railroad Virginia
It has two good depots on the Tenn side and one on Va
ol was quito business but it swept away in
the great whilwind Of secession and the night after the fall
Of Sumpcr their town was illuminated This proved to be
the pruude to its decline 1t has reaped its reward
Sunday morning. September 10th found again front
of the enemy at zollicorer m Bristol. Each
regiment in brigade seemed anxious shoot the first
heart high his loved Col
one the bridge and the hill in front position
Col ordered battery commanded by Lieut. Du
the brow of the hill ami the firing began
sent out on the light and left to prevent any ank
the The rebels hold their
position they felt in their strong Notifications the
hills around the Shot after shot and voley after vol
ley fired each side; and the loud roaring of the
told in thunder that the work destruction
going The balls fell thick and fast all sides Shells
ed the enemy and nohly kept his position The quick dis
corning of Col Graham fell upon the alvan
tageous position for the artillery and the prompt and efficient
action OF Col Butler encouraged the boys fight with de-
termination conquer and tenacousy did they hold
inch of the ground gained for four hours until ordered to fall
back and reinforce.
The Shiloh, Donelson Vicsburg others of
like magnitude the great battles of the but the fight
Ing Zoicofer this Sunday morning fully
in proportion the number of engaged
these places
Zollcoiler a small railroad 1t former
~ called Unon but the rebels hating the changed
Zollicofer.
Our loss killed the field, and mortally
wounded. Killed, Alexander c. Thorn, Co. ID. Wounded
dietl) Richard Garrum, Co. c. William Bedding. Co
c. The rebel loss is known but supposed TO be about
thirty killed.
We fell back Jonesboro twenty miles. and avan
ced the miles Brownsville and nine
miles Zolicoer Waaga and Holston rivers form
junction The the junction of these rivers
is mountainous rugged and covered with timber fit abode
assasnators, bushwhackers robbers
the videe of the enemy. in
drove them in After crossing both rivers the
appeared in skulkng behind trees. crouchng behind
dropping back under the protection Of bluff
There ching grand and exciting seeing
line of battle in plain view Of each other
Notwithstanding the feelings of opposite nature excited by
looking the battle field the dead and dying but
woods. among the rough steep hills with the
enemy sight reminds of the battles with the
ges of North America in early times Col Graham ordered
woods both sides Of the road and
bankers and skirmishers this fought our
up Blounsvile This is the county seat OF Sullivan
1t is pleasant retired little village situated In
natural basin surrounded by high hills small stream
through the supplying the people with an abun-
of good this and he hill OPP
planted their battery and stationed
tlurap 10 he