The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-18
The Anderson CAVALRY.
From DE Philadelphia Inauirel

This regiment has been highly COM
plimented by Major-General Thomas,
for their bravery and perseverance
whilst ON a scout from the 81 Decem-
Der to the 18th of January. They
marched day and night, suffering from
exposure and numerous privations, and
made march of three hundred miles
into the enemys country, losing but
four Ipen wounded, and a few captured
A part of the regiment left their camp
(then in the Sequatchie Valley on the
Sd of December last, for the purpose of
scouting and Kidding the country of the
guerrillas, who daily made it practice
to fire upon suffers trains and the I'M
armed Government wagons. From a
private letter, received in this city, we
CLEAN the following particulars of their
recent operations
On the Sd of December left the Sc
quatchie Valley, with twelve days ra-
tons, for Knoxville
on the It'll, arrived at Knoxville,
skirmishing all the time
On the Sth, arrived at Sevierville, in
pursuit of the enemy under Col Thorn
as.
On the 10th, overlook them at Cat
linburg, and after fight of four and
half hours put them to flight and >des-
troyed their camp.
18th, arrived at cambridge,
18th, captured party of Rebels who
attacked our piekets.
l4th, marched to Messy Creek
10th, returned to cambridge and en-
camped near the town
18th, crossed to the south side of
French Broad River
22d, recrossed French Broad River
and marched towards Bulls Gap; made
a night reconnaissance, capturing the
enemy's pickets and cattle guard, to-
gether with cattle
oath, fight near cambridge In this
engagement the regiment made sabre
charge in which they suffered loss of
five wounded and four captured
Among the latter was Captain George
|. Clark, of Company G (now at home)
9th, a severe fight at Messy Creek,
in which engagement the regiment suf-
fered q loss of one man killed, while
supporting battery on the extreme
right and arriving at their former place
OF starting, after an absence of one
month
1t viii be seen by the above report
that they made almost daily a recon
noissance or a scout fFC q Jently meet
ing the enemy and compelling him to
beat hasty retreat, with a loss of kill
ed, wounded and prisoners. 1t is con
sidered by General Thomas as one Of
the most successful scouts that has been
made IN his Department since the war
commenced.
More than three-fourths of the men
had given their consent to re-enlist, and
accordingly the authorities at Washing
ton were informed of the act But as
they have been in the service only
eighteen months, their patriotic offer
was rejected. On the receipt of the in
telligence Colonel Palmer issued the
following orders - 1aat
HEADQUARTERS ANDERSON CAVALRY, CAMP
Jingle, March /, IS64.-General Orders
No 6--ltis with regret that l announce
to the officers and men of this command
that their patriotic offer to re-enlist for
three years more or the war, although
forwarded to Washington with a warm
recommendation from Gen. Thomas, has
been rejected The Secretary of War
replies that no exception to the rule in
such cases can be made in favor of the
Anderson Cavalry. Although this re-
suit is a hearty disappointment to US,
fellOW-s0ldiers, we must not regret that
our proposition was made to the author
tiles 1t has shown them and the whole
world that our hearts are in the right
place, and while we are not in love with
dangers and privations, we despise
them when they stand in the way of
the prosecution of this war to its final
result, in the complete achievement of
the honor and prosperity of our native
land Having been granted by Major
General Thomas a furlough of twenty
days, in consequence of the death of
my father, l avail myself of this last
public opportunity to take a Temporary
leave of the officers and men Of the
regiment hoping to find them on my
return as brave, accomplishing and
dashing soldiers, and in as good health
as they now are
(Siened) VIZ j. PALMER,
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