The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-16
A CAVALRY RAIB.
How ROddy Was Whipped.


Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
CAaP arm o. V. c., KINGSTON, Ga
Have Won heard Of Roddyg The
douebsg Roddy1 R0ldy the railroad
raider2 Let me tell you and readers
how he came to grief the other day
The I'd Cavalry Brigade, consisting of
the Ist,'3d and 4th Regiments Ohio vet
Gran cavalry, Col Eli Long commas
ding. left Columbia, Tennessee, May %,
and marching via Pulaski and Elkton,
Tennessee, and Athens, Alabama, reach
ed Decatur. Alabama, on the afternoon
of the 10Th. Hardly had the brigade
encamped, and the horses been unsad-
died, when "boots and saddles was
sounded. and the word few that Roddy
had driven in the pickets. Out went
the brigade on the CORTLAND road, and
marching six miles the lst Ohio in adj
vance, found pickets, rebel regiment Of
cavalry, apparently on a reconnois-
sance. A volley was fired from each
regiment. when the lst formed, part in
line to the right of the road, and part
in column in the road, charged with
drawn sabres.
The rebels did not stop to pass more
compliments, but turned tail, and such
running was beautiful to behold The LIST
followed by the Sd and 4th kept up the
chase for two or three miles, capturing
fiftet.n prisoners, aregimental flag, five
wagons loaded with forage and officers
baggage, and number of horses and
mules, after which the brigade return
ed to camp. At III A. NJ, on the 9th,
the brigade left camp, and again took
the CORTLAND road, this time preceded
by brigade Of infantry and battery
of artillery. After marching about
twelve miles, we overlook theinfan-
try and artillery, and learned that
the rebels were stubbornly contesting
their advance. The 4th were sent to the
front as slxirmishers,. and kept the reb-
els going right lively, killing Major and
had got within five or six miles OF Court
land, when the rebels opened two fires
of artillery OF us and the 4th, now
dismounted, except the skirmishers on
right and left, were were compelled to
lie down, as the rebels had evidently
chosen their position beforehand, and
measured the ground, for their sheels
passed. or burst directly over our line.
The artillery was ordered up, and
opened brisllly, sileneing the rebels
aftera little time, and again our Skin
mishers advanced, but they met with
Sigh deposition, and at dark we enter
ed CORTLAND and encamped Two men
were wounded tins day in the 9Th by
shells, neither severely.
49, ,,.,,af 10 "a laaV, aoF,-
siderable, as Roddy's headquarters had
been near CORTLAND At A NJ, the
2Sth, our brigade, and two pieces of ar
tillery, took the Moulton road, the in
fantry and four pieces Of artillery re
turning TO Decatur. We marched over
a billy and barren portion of country,
and at . p. NJ, passed through Moulton,
a small village, and camped in a woods,
two miles east, on the right Of the Sum
merville Road, the rebels firing on the
rear guard as it passed through town.
We now began to suspect that Roddy
was not satisfied with his previous ex-
perience, and intended 10 try the Yam
KEGS again. The horses were kept sad
died. and we laid down ready TO spring
to arms at moments warming, but our
rest was not disturbed As the bugles
sounded reveille, before daybreak on
the morning Of the Goth, however our
pickets were driven in, and Roddy,
with his whole force, amounting las we
Afterwards learned) to FIVE regiments
and two battalions of cavalry, and four
pieces Of artillery, attacked our camp.
AS the brigade marched the preceding
,lay-the 4th in advance, next the ar
tillery, then the 3rd Ohio and in rear
the LIST Ohio, so that the latter regiment
was attacked first; but although so
little time was given, for the rebels
came with n rush, the first was ready,
and firing, dismounted and went to
work heartily.
BY this time the shells were bursting
thick and fast i'm and around camp, and
solid shot Kissed through the
air spitefully, while our artillery
was hard at work. The Sd and 4th
had Just mounted, and formed on the
opposite side Of the road from camp,
facing Moulton, when word was brought
that the rebels were advancing on our
left and entering our camp. The 4th
was disrnounted id n twinkling, and
forming line, went across the field and
road, and into the camp at a double
quick, with a yell We were there not
a second too soon; for the rebels had
Just entered the'other side of the camp
and were thanking the lst Ohio, which
was already receiving a terrible fire
The woods, and open space beyond,
was alive with Gray backs, but the boys
went straight ahead forming in hot
fire, and driving the rebels out of the
woods, up the hill, and into an open
field In this field was stationed a
piece Of artillery, which had been an
moving us very much; but when we
made our appearance, the rebels took
il TO the rear in hurry, thinking we
were charging it, which we should have
done, had we been mounted The 9TH
now retired 10 the edge of the woods.
closing little to the right on the lst
Ohio, when the rebels made an attack,
short but sharp, on the right Of the 4th
and gettinga handsome repulse, leay-
ing several killed
just at this time a rousing cheer
from our extreme right told that the
Sd had charged, mounted, thanking the
rebels, who as usual could not stand a
charge, but broke, left the field, and
rushed pell NELL into the road and
across the fields towards Moulton, while
after them went the Sd and our artille-
~, the latter, al every convenient op-
portunity, pouring shell into the flying