New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-31

were y acons horses tents. and men; the right
were two 1alients, fronting rom NE ROAD. All was
quiet in tie camp We encountered no guards.
il there were any out, they NUT have been
aslecp Tie order Of t.e force entering the camp
thould perhaps be given. Capt; HUDSON commanded
tbs AZ, nnce guard: Lieut.. II ubcrt followed With
detacl men of the First Battalion; next. Lieut. BOutcD,
with one OF the Second Battalion: and Lent Bennett
brought up tie rear guard lie force III advance OF
IieGt BOuieil Immediately on entering tine camp. dis
crscd among the tents The cit of the road. Some
of his men rode the tents the night Of the road.
among them pIva'e James IL. Lynch, oi Company Z.
it IA well for good reasons, 10 mention the names Of
the eli.sted meD.--who, sielng a horse sndded and
bridlcd with holsters and uavehng-bag, held by a
black In front Of one IL the tel ~ once cia ped
,hc muzze of his SPRINGER the Lead Of the boy and
secured the animal This was u yis's well-trained
and aeetest saddle horse, which Lynch. who was In
Richmond when the war brole out, and came and
ioned at hurrccsbOfourh niier the battle OF Stone
River. claims To have recognized.
scorcclv had this horse been seemed. when firing
was heard the rpnd In the direction Of PUrIntnn.
Prtchard instantly gave the order TO advance. and
Iden Boute who bad continued on horse back IN The
road holding his men manly IA hand any emer-
e.ncy that might arise. promptly Obey ed and, crossing
a slough of mud and water. swept toward the hrng,
and was greeted with y0ilcy that Killed two Of his
zen and severely wounded himself Ia the left arm lie
ad been previously wounded ~ the night arm IN tie
Atlanta campaign. lie however. quickly formed ms
men tor fight, uniting them vi those urd' Purinton
and fora few minutes decidedly rarnc-t conf ct was
waged when man ny the nalle ~ wright. Srrecant
Of Compnng u. discovering thtt oar opponents wore tic
cnnsin regiment ran swinging his hat, Ia them and
etnpued tue firing of cool bravery O. AZ saved with
ont Ooubt many lives The night originated from the
IA. nv of Iieuten nj Purr'O1 coming contact with
the advance of the Wisconsin Force. which was 10
uotIun toward the Davis camp. II was N Charge Of
Sergeant VINO was halted hy PuTinton. and answered
Fr.ebds. -" Advance. returned PuIinion. But the
Sergeant believing be bad uIc an enemy, Nhcclcd lis
men ayd fed but returned with the rest OF Harm
deu's f,yce. As he wheeled Pu lntons fired
The Iiegenant when he baltcd tie 'rgeant, stood
Eptfi az 4 i,uftn. La ftgA
and the dsr.ncfs prevented recognition. And hero
let il be observed ~ answer - any who may complain
NJ Leutensht Colonel i'ritohaIds action in this mat
Ter That wLis be- could not lOcsee AL tho contingent
cics that might arise he certainly took all reasonable
n,ceauion 10 avoid any accide tai conflict between the
wo commando both fur safety and the success Of tie
enterprise HI, o,ders to Lieutenant Puriht1n we've
10 be crriain Of tie character Of any parry he might
meet before frinc-t.ng him, what was generally I'M
leI stood throug hOut the command. that Lieutenant
Colonel Harndcn was probably on that road-which 4
orders the Lieutenant DID lis best to carry out.
But however Iritcharts arrangements may be |
pared af they certainly secured the capuIe Of DAVIS