Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-26
SECOND NEW JERSEY PACK TRAIN
CAPT. KINCHELows's MARROW
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boaris were shaped to it q mules
back. These were strongly girthed Oh
q the mules back; two boxes of hard
q bread or cartridges were then fastened
securely to strong ropes at aproper dis
q lance. so that with the ropes fastened st
n the crossings of these pieces the boxes
a would hang at equal distances along
> each side Of the mule. Then mess
. kettles, frying pans, coffee pots, tin
. CUPS, &c, were fastened on top. The
. second New Jersey were pla ed IN
! charge of these pack mules. The.
t reader can imagine the noise that one
j of them would make as he trotted or
ran. Multiply that by one thousand
> and you have something of an idea
: about what noise was made by the
. "Second New Jersey pack train"
In the confusion of the battle, that
noise could be heard everywhere-in
the stiffness of the night, when mo-
. ments rest was offered, the pack
/ train" was sure to be heard. On
, every hand, on every side, could be
heard the everlasting noise OF the
Second New Jersey pack train,"~ so
that ever afterwards that term was
2 used to denote any disagreeabie noise,
n and even yet, if one Wit mention the
a second New jersey pack train" il
e the presence OF men who were alOn5,
| a smile will pass over the cOuntenance
Z In the fight at Ivey Farm, Capt.
Kinchelow, of the Fourth Tennessee
Cavalry, rode out in front of his com >
pany and was arranging his men IN
Order-facing the rebels. Suddenly
one of his men broke ranks and the
he Captain turned his head to repremand
him. just as he did SO one of those
=" six pound balls from the rebels passed
an his face aud struck the collar OF his
at cavalry jacket, which stood up stih
in, behiud rending his jacket down the
10 back,frOm the collar 10 the belt. Had
: he not turnedehis head to reprOye his
- man the shot would have taken his
jaw.
: stopped to mention some of these
incidents aud perhaps have taken up
TOO mnch SPACE, if so, [ beg pardon
but have noticed tn at in talking over
events of the war soldiers love t.
a'' dwell on snch thiCgs, and since begin
ming, / find myself interested in re-
cal .ing them, until 1t seems volume
could be written and still the " Incl
dentsn not exhausted. -sa Il $50.
81 The brigade remained at German
town until the 4 Of March, 1854
when the convalescent and dismount
ed men were sent TO Memphis, to bt
taken by steam boat back TO Nash Vile
-. The wri ef's horse had been stolen, sc
az be was in this crowd. A few days af.
ter, the others of the reg ments from
the Cumberland took up the line OF
marcl back for Nashville, arriving al
camps the 17th. The command had
es drawn no clothing since they left
m Nashville in December, and had no.
it been paid, so on returning they were
las as dirty and ragged lot of soldiers q:
nd could be found anywhere. Some o
nd the officers came in with their dress
coats on, having the tail torn off at the
waist.
Just before this raid started from
Nashville, Msj1r Catiett had obtained
leave of absence to visit East Fennes
zee, and being thus absent he was not
81 on the Mississippi raid. He was il
e. chafge-of camps With few men who
~ were absent or sick when the com
maDd started. Soon alter the regi
ment's return, however. he took slcb
with small pox, He was loved dearly
by the boys; so. much anxiety Was
manifested for his recovery. But i
vas 10 use. He grew worse ant
worse until the 23fd of March, 1864
when he died He was buriet
the rext day, and, notwithstanding
the cuntagion aud fatality of til,
- disease, the regiment turned gu
and buried him with militar.
p honors. The regiment passed resolu
itions as tribute to his memary,, aui
the writer kept a copy, but they ar
A9 now mis- placed by some means. Ma
jor Catlett was a Baptist minister
n in fv
o marri.d in BlOunt and left a widow
~ IN an eslimable wOman-and a smaI
child to mourn his loss. He was
brave and true man, and truly goo
sas man. - w. - ~ =<s Es
esT On the 1ljh of April camps wer
Liz moved eight miles from Nashville. Of
cd the Nashville aud Northwestern Rail
o. road, on the farm of General Harding
It was a beautiful site for q eampin
. ground, being on gentle decline fror
the railroad track to n ripping broo
at the lower end Of the company
tents, while the stables" were situate
~ on the rolling ground opposite TIA
tents. Here the second, Third an
Fourth Tennessee Cavalry were place
In q brigade together, under the con
mand of Col. d. G. ThOruburgh {
the Third There were two niht
the brigades of Tennesseeaus, cnmpos n
lSs !gie cavalry division nnder the con
'-'' mand of Brissdier General Alvan
o.. Gillem. Ours was the first Brigad
lily Fourth DIVISION, Cavalry Corps, al
Ex- now changed to the Military Divisio
ven of the Mississippi instead of the Arm
:, of the Cumberland.
w sie Tnis beautiful camp was Gale
lrst "CAmp Catlett," in honor of Maj
Alb TT O. Ca,lett, whose death was
tain, deeply lamented. While cam ped hel
T rs there was Que of the most remarkab
, storms we ever witnessed. It can
u suddenly and with such force that
e. swept everything before it. Col. Mi,
r. mis- and M 8 w. Ptekens were ca
ing an early supper under the fiy
rear OF their tents, having plate
FLAP jacks" or pan cakes on the
table. The storm came so furious tn.
had to abandon the fly, aud the Ma
/ took up the plate of blacks"
order to save what he could of his su
per. Coming out, the wind was abo
Aa' to lift his hat from his head, whel
upon be would place his hand on b
hat, then fritter would filter ava
burriedly the hand would go down
s S' save the others when the hat won