The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-04-06
By command of
LIT. Col. DAN Mccoy,
Commanding Post.
j E. CARPENTER, 1t. and A. A. A. G."
"HEADoUARTERs U. S Forces,
COLUMBIA, TENN Maj ch 16, 1865.
By command of

VII HEADQUARTERs U. ) FORCES, II
COLUMBIA, TENN MAJ ch l6, 1865. ! /.
CIRCULAR ORDER.
1t has come to the notice of the Col.
commanding, that there is o disposition
on the part of a great number of the
citizens of this place to pay marked at
tention to the Confederate prisoners at
this Post and also to disregard the
wants and necessities of the Federal
sick and wounded. Under these con-
siderations and in accordance with in.
structions received from. Brig. Gen.
johnson, it is hereby ordered that ali
Confederate soldiers, sick and wounded,
be qunrtered upon their rebel friends,
so as to allow them to have the company
of, and administer to their wants.
No visiting by either officers or en-
listed men who are prisoners, will be al
lowed in the town. Guards will be
placed at houses occupied by the pris
oners and citizens will not be allowed
to visit them. Persons with whom the
prisoners are quartered will be held re.
sponsiblo for them, By order of
1T. COL DAN Mccoy,
175th o. V. l. Commanding Post.
j. Il, CARPENTER, 1t. aud Post Adj't.
So you see, Mr.. Editor, quiet is kept
iu the city, and rebels get their own.
The following we'll merited recon-
mcndation, which has been furnished
me, signed by all the off GERS of his
command, shows in what high estima-
ton 1t. Col. Mccoy is held by his men
The recommendation speaks for itself
"HEADoUARTER 175TH O.V l., !
COLUMBIA, Tenn, March II, 1865. !
To his Excelloncy, John BrOughi
Governor of Ohio: ....r.. 1851.
Sir: Five months ago to-day, the
l75th Ohio Vol. Inf. left Camp Denni-
son for the field, under command Of 1t
Col. Dan. Mccoy. Since that time th,
regiment has passed through many Sc,
we're ordeals-ordealS under which vet
eran organizations faltered, but through
which the 10th passed in such a man
nor as not only to maintain an untar,
niShed name, but to win the highes
concentrations from one and all of th,
commanding Generals. The CONNER nee
ment Of the campaign last fall found oul
regiment garrisoning the Tenn. & Ala.
K h, from point near franklin tc
Pulaski, distance Of sixty miles, will
Head Quarters at Columbia, L.. Col
; Mccoy, commanding the Post. The
evacuation of Pulaski necessitatcd tn,
calling in of our detachments iu tha
direction, and when Hoods army con
ronted Scho6eld here, about one hun
dred and eighty of the 10th were il
the town, acting as Provost Guard =
10 With this number of men LIT. Col. Nc
Coy maintained the strictest order, ellie
E ting the admiration of all. As Pos
q Commandant at the time of the evacua
! ion of the place, the details of cours
J. ell upon him TO execute. In this h
: displayed talent deserving of the high
i est praise. After the evacuation, i
charge of an immense wagon train, cor
aiming the Government stores apper
y aiming to the Post, this detachment {
our Rog't. was ordered to Thomson
; Station, twelve miles north, for tn
purpose of opening up communicable
. with Nashville. Arriving there in ii
> night VIC were the next morning cor
- rronted by Gen. Pages Texas CavalT
e Legion, $500 strong. A few momeu
u 'uficed to place the men in such a p,
,iion as completely to cover our ow
y weakness. One hundred AMI eight
~ men against twenty-five hundred-u
very pleasing picturel and yet in Il
! face of it, all seemed determined to sa'
} the train or lose themselves 10 the Z
fort.
The train was saved--not a sing
nc wagon being sacrificed. One hundrt
% and eighty men were so handled aS
m hold In check and completely battle
er, six hours one of the finest Divisions
,is Cavalry in the Confederate army. Ge
ly Stanley expressed himself sswhen he r
lieved us, as being astonished at VII
by we had accomplished. The next di
ne Nov. 30th, found the Regiment, all tol
an the remaining detachments having COT
be up, at Franklin.
pc Being unattached, we were or dercd
Ter report to Gen. Cox. His orders we're
he choose positio in reserve. w
ed true military judgment the point Y
ro chosen, Hardly an hour had elaps
he ere the rebel columns we're massed
he our very front. With a yell they VI
upon the FIRST line. 1t faltsted - bro