Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-05-11

cuyltd the whole day. Having arrived, on
the morning of the 26th at a point on the
Huntsville and Decatur Rail Road about o
miles east Of the latter place, | received or
ders to disembark and march at once
Next day | arrived with my command at
the Tennessee river, miles above Decatur,
Ala, Immediately embarked onatransports,
crossed my command to the south side,
where | was ordered to form a line-of-battle
and act as reserve to the brigades Of Coils,
Harrison and Mitchell.
From this time to the Sd Of January 1865,
with the exception ofmoving to Courtland)
nothing Of interest has traEspired in the
command"
Shortly afterwards, Col Malloy's brigade
was sent to chase the rebel General Lyon
who had crossed the Cumberland river in
the advance of Hoods army, but was now
falling back in the endeavor to rtjoin his
chief-and endured great priVations, going
without rations for days at one time, while
in hot pursuit Of the foe, gathering up
what little food they could from citizens al
ready fSraged on by both armies, eooped
up in box cars during the coolest nights,
when mems limbs froze in spite Of every
effort to prevent it; and then were com
PEELED to march long distances, under heavy
loads, and at all hours fight the enemy
whenever he offered opportunity, winning
high enconiums from commanding officers,
as viii be perceived from the following =
Headquarters, Provisional Division)
Army Of the Cumberland,
Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 18th, 1860
GENERAL ORDERS-Na.4
The General Commanding returns his
thanks to the officers and soldiers Of Col
Malloys command, of the Provisional Di-
vision, Army of the Tennessee, for the
cheerful and soldierly manner in which
they have discharged their share Of duty,
during the short campaign just ended.
The campaign has probably not been sur
passed in the history of the present wal, for
its hardships and tolls and all those who
have performed creditable part therein,
deserve well Of the country. The con-
scripts and volunteers who are upon their
first service have behaved well and shown
themselves worthy to take rank with vet
Grams.
Soldiers you are about to embark for
your respective regiments! Bear with you
the thanks and good wishes of all your COM
rades in arms, with whom you have recent
ly served.
BY command Of Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.
John A. Wright
A. A. G.
Before the issue of the above order, the
garrison at Dalton, Tunnel Hill, the block
houses, Cleveland and the detachments of
the 18th and 18th Corps encamped in and
about Chattanooga, had been ordered to re-
port to Brig Gen Thomas Francis Mcagh-
er-the Irish patriot-for the purpose of
moving under his command, to Savannah,
to join Sherman and his army, and on the
18th Of January Col MaEIoy was directed
to proceed with his command by rail as
soon as transportation can be furnished him
to Stevenson, Ala" and from there repol {
to Gen. Mcasher by telegraph, which he
did
The garrison left , hind by Col. Malloy
while Oh the campaign, had been annoyed
exceedingly by guerrillas, who infested the
whole country, and were continually firing
upon pickets, and forage parties, robbng
and numbering citizens, and keeping the
whole region in terrier In consequence Of
the vigilance and skill of Maj. Hamill, com
mahaing in Col. Malloy's absence, neither
i soldiers Or citizens were allowed to perpe-
trate their outrages with IMMUNITY, and, al
though one stockade and its little garrison
was "gobbled" by the rebels, yet it was on
account ofnot being on the alert themselves.
the rebels finding them in bed and an easy
prey, and surrendering without resistance to
their demand Instead ofour soldiers OBJ
pressing the citizens, they had parties with
them nightly, and, at least one marriage,
although am not sure that love was at the
bottom oft, as the fair bride afterward acl-
now lodged that "She thought a heap OF
Smith, cause he kept her in sch good ter
hacker"
Some ofour foragers were emptying the
smoke-house Of one Mr. Love, whose family
although bitter rebels, were claiming to be
"n'on' when one young lady begged one Of
the boys to leave her side Of bacon he
was carrying Off because she was court
ing two Yank's down to the station. -
However, as he was not of the lucky ones,
ne failed to see the point of her appeal,
and persisted i'll going the whole hog
that time s,yn
Raleigh, n. G., April 18th, 1866
END OF PART FIRST