Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-29
"reminiscences Of the Third Tennes-
see Cavalry.
BY ADJUTANT WILL. A. M'TEER.
NO. V.
UNDER SEIGE-PANORAMIC VIEW OF
A BATTLE.

UNDER sEIGE-PANORAMIC VIEW U
a BATTLE.
we 10" oSsaH ~ 'ieI,,iN0
were - awe So ~ ~ ooasai1,, :
t"e P'oAs' iiii7' anu 80 ooo,,
0''il VI e''iii'i ~. hagin
ieH0e' = u IL a" - A'''i" ~ ,,:u,1-5 one n
mug y. me - .,uanabcIds of tn,
ll'e iil' pc - =, .,rn the Federal
Cohieoei0'oy - 'l,,-.,red The 9Th
0cA7'eu - - ,riIbnu- bIoodshed
GO '-I.i,,e3 rhat such could no
o"' - nDa indeed if auyEody
occ1- "s tool, an enemy
was fool enough - -
. ~ force aLu "'tel" ~ !" CAY
ar storm il EOutd be next 10 an lLl'
..-.-sibiIffv IN carry the works. Blu!
a., mar owes MANY
'h5 Hl9'o'J - =,
eVideAc1s lAaI '"S'0 q
carving q position than one. we
,ovg f,uud 8 strong force pressing US
-, .,, or1 Uirrinio eide
oh tHS
while T. hIoy 0hll'N' "i'A Ia ~ 80
had passed around US on the hentucKy
side and cut of our communications,
-. 49,. ~,,i,,,s We wore now
pR''"5 ...,.,t,;,, md
f.. driven up on tH0
/ camped together as close as We coa!o
! h., rackad Places were dug into the
/ 49,. .,.,,,,,tai, Iar.a anough to
sue % ''0 - ..--,...,
/ ID make "a level place Iol Iei-'7 ~ 7>@'-' -
/ where the men had tents. Our COM
/ 1900. t....t ...,r.y Gathered nrife "a num-
f~lS l.,s., No.
I Der oi men WINE
| increase in tents, so many OF Us "a i"
| canD in booths. The writer was IL
/ ono of tbasa made Inv djygine a level
In tue sue VI 1ho iho''H a" } az 6 =
the BODY of large fallen tree, t1eh
poles were placed from the ios /" 'he
top CT the dug place, upon Wh!ch were
piled brush win leaves on ihehn' max
ing qulte q pleasant place IN Inc hol
hours OF the day, but fortunately we
bad no rain while thus encamped.
Oar bread was soon eXhaused and "
were left TO subsist on fat bacon
sides, white beans and rice, ana |
quarter raEIOus IF these, and what !
green corn ard beef We could capture. |
There was q quantity of corn around |
ia the vicinity Of the Gap, but 10 get It
took a fight, while there was scarcely
any vegetables to be had within reach.
There was something grand in being
camped unOn the mountain. The |
Thirty-thifd Indiana was camped Oh
one point of the mountain, 06j0ining |
Us, while the Forty ninth Indiana was |
on another point, lust across q deep |
gorge. The Thirty third had an ex- |
cellent brass band and the Forty ninth |
had the best drummers and fifers [ .
ever heard. OF nights these musicians
came out and played against each 9TH
Ell. The band would play an air, and
on closing the mountains were made
20 ring with the cIapping of hands.
Then the Fortv-ninth would respond
with their drums and flies in such
-tgaips that it seemed the souls would
be recalled and the dead stirred to en-
thusiastic patriotism. This, too, would
bring a roar Of ciapping hands. This
went on for some evenings, when
GIee Club, composed or Germans in
the Ih!riy-thiTd Indiana, entered into
the contest, which ELECTED as much
applause as the others for time, hut
the band, bee ming Jealous of the vO- |
ca.ists. drowned out their music with
their instruments, at the conclusion of
which the angry singers cried our. Go
TO I'LL with your CnmOer!and Gap
ana s'arFAlOn." - many memories |
associate with Cumberland Gap that
hard name, starTa ion.
We were camped on the point Of the I
mountain east OF the Gap. GA the top
2t She inouHiain We hai thirty pound
Parrot gun, aud from This point there
was We" Which was mag nIneeuuy :
grand. Ibe Valley OF East Tennessee
ay our before Us, NhlIe IL appeared as !
L one was on me verge Of Gill
hanging IN The air against the side OF Z
he mountain. Al The foot of the :
mountain there was a small n]ateau
several hundred feet below the sun q
ais. FROM THE station on tie top Of J
he mountain men at the foot appeared
about the size Of ducks. On one Sun ?
lay several regimen.s, with train of /
went out TO capture the |
in some corn fl lids
Understanding the movements
4 number of US went on top of the hiH
10 see the contest for csrn. Upon this A
high peak gave us an actual view. as I
beautiful IS ii pauorams, OF a battle :
Here we could see one regiment in :
blue marching around hiit aud Z
r rHfgr tft-ra 9