The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-25

well as his horse, and if they wanted
him to 60 much faster he might as well
shoot himself at once This was sup
posed 20 be a mere Jest, bat no sooner
was he spoken to again by the officer 70
push forward than he placed his reyol-
yer to his head and blew out his brains
| could not Learn his name, but think
that he belonged to one Of the Michi-
gan regiments.
This night we eneamped some six OF
seven miles from Lousia Court House,
and about the same distance from Ire
villain Station. The latter point was to
be destroyed the next day.
FIFTK DAY.
June II, was an eventful one. Torberts
division were in the advance Clusters
brigade was to move by a wood road on
the left below the station, and between
it and Louisa Court House, and follow
up to the station, where he would find
Torbert, with the rest Of the division,
who were going up by the direct road
Custer had not proceeded far from his
camp before be struck the enemy's adj
vance. He at once charged them, and
drove them back on to what appeared
70 him to be their main body.
TIE RESERVE sRIoADE.
Gen. Torbert, with Merritt's (reserve)
and Devin's brigades, moved up the
road. Merritt's regulars being in ad.
vance. They also soon came upon the
enemy outpost's Capt Rodenbaugh,
commanding the Second United States
cavalry, ordered Lieutenant Horrigan
to charge them, with a platoon, which
he did at once, and with such effect that
they run for nearly two miles, closely
followed by Horrigan, who was support
ed by Rodenbaugh.
LOSSES OF THE SECOND cAvAIRY.
The enemy, having now reached his
made a stand in the woods.
and the Second was dismounted to
meet them. Horrigan led the charge,
and met most determined foe. Prom
carbines they came to pistols, and from
pistols to sabres, and Lieut. Horrigan
had hand to hand fight with a rebel
officer, whom he vanquished General
Merritt led in the First cavalry, Capt
Sweitzer, to the sad Of the Second, and
Gen TorbeFt, also finding the enemy
growing stronger, ordered in a portion
of Devin's brigade, still weakened by
the absence of the Seventeenth Penn
sylyania at SpOttsylvania Court House.
The Ninth New York, Colonel Sackett,
went in on the right of the Second reg
ulars, and all fought with the greatest
yigor and determination, gradually
pushing the enemy back towards Trevi-
Ian Station
Col Sackett, of the Ninth New York.
Capt Rodenbaugh and Lieut. Horrigan,
of the Second regulars, were wounded
early in the day, the former mOrtany,
but not until they had performed acts
Of heroism for which they will long be
Lieut. Ogden, Adiutant
of the first cavalry, was killed, and
Lieut. Ellis, of the Sixth Pennsylvania,
seriously wounded General Torbet led
a charge in person, of the most despe-
rate character, and General Merritt
another, to drive the rebels out Of the
railway cut and q brick kiln, behind
which they had entrenched themselves
General Sheridan, with his staff, was
also up in the centre Of these opera
tons, where the shells flew and burst
thickly around him, but where he had
a full view of what was going on. 1t Is
really wonderful how our commanding
officers Of cavalry escaped all injury,
when they were in the habit of expo
sing themselves so recklessly as they
did.
The enemy had now beem driven
from the woods into the station, but as
yet nothing had been heard of Custer.
There had been a constant din and roar
Of cannon and musketry and Of burst
ing of shells from six in the morning
till noon, and none could tell Clusters
guns from those of the enemy Torbert
had to be very shy Of his artillery fight
ing in the direction Of the station,
where he was to meet Custer, for fear
he would injure his own men. General
Merritt and Captain g. A. Gordon, his
chief of his staff, thought they had
surely come upon Clusters men at one
time, and called out to them to cease
firing upon their friends" But their
friends did not "see it thus, and
fred again, killing Gordon's horse
Pete and disputing with the Captain
the possession Of the saddle.