Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-09

TO ALAB4MA-MIDNIGH FIGHT AT
MOULTON.
On the 18Th of June, 1864, camps
were broken up at Camp Thomas, and
passing through n Nashville, we took the
line of march southwark, camping
near franklin at night. Ihenoe
Ethronoh Franklin, Columbia, Lynn
Vile and Pulaski to Athens, Alabama
arriving on the 245h of June, where
the Third was assigned to duty and
went into camps. The second ana
Fourth went on to Decatur, and the
| Fourth was sent with Command IN
der Cen Rousseau on an extensive
raid into Georgia. About this time
Battery A, of the First Regiment
TIE n nessee Artillery. under the COM
mand of Capt. Albert F. Beach, was
attached to our Brigade. On the 9.h
of July the Third moved to Moores-
Vile, Alabama, where brigade camps
were established, the Second having
been ordered there. Up to this time
the brigade was com manded by Col.
Duff @. Thorn b1rgb, of the Third,
with the following officers serving on
his staff: Lieut., e Goddard, of the
Third, Acting. Assistant Adjutant-
General;' Capt. w 90. White, of the
Fourth, Acting Assistant Quarter
master; Lieut.. A. 5. Prosser, of the
Second, Acting Assistant Inspector
General; Lieut.. Henry Barr, of the
Third, Provost Marshal; Lieut.. J. E.
Revely, ofthe Third, Aide-de- Camp;
Surgeon J. A. Souiers, of. the Third,
Brigade Surgeon. e
Col. d. G.. Tbornburgh having ten
dered bis resignation, it was accepted
and returned TO him on the 1Oth. of
July. This brought about
Col. J. M. Thornburgh, of the Fourth,
was next in rank, and the command
of the brigade fell on him. The resig-
nation of Col. D G.. Thornburgh left
vacancy of the Lieutenant Colonelcy
in the Third. Major John b. MINIS
was appointed Lieutenant Colonel,
Captain Ben. Cunningham promoted
to be Major, aud Lieut.. E. Goddard
to be Captain of Company A in the
tThird.
9 Col. J. NJ. Thornburgh announced
as his staff: Adjutant Will. A. Nc
Teer, of the Third, Acting Assistant
Aojutant General; Lieut.. A. 8. Pros
ser, Of the Second, Acting Assistant
Inspector General and Provost Mar
shall; Lieut.. J. E. Revely, of the
Third, Aid de Camp and Surgeon J.
A. Soaers, of the Fnird. Brigade Sur
geon.- ..~,--
| It was the 23rd OF July, no EeveT,
when these changes were cGmple.ed.
Onth 10Th Of July the Third went
out on the CORTLAND road from Deca.
| tur, and in the evening met the enc
| roy, when some SIX FINISHING followed.
On thesl1th skiTmishing began early
in the morning and continued near
all day. The regiment Captured Cap
tain T. J. Roger, Of the Confederate
forces, and seven of his men. In the
evening we moved back to MoOres-
Vile. On the 18Th of July we moved
by Madison Station,- arriving at
Huntsville on the 10Th, returning to
MooresviIle again on the 18th.
On the 25 b of July Col. Clornburgh |
was also assigned to command the
post of Moores VILE, Ala.
About the 25 h OF July the cavalry
OF Decatur and some infantry regi-
ments made raid on COurtland, Al la,
and there met a considerable rebel
force, who gave battle to some extent,
in which there was number of men
killed and wounded on both sides |
The writer being on Post duty at
MoOrsvile, was not in this engage
ment, and can not give so full state |
rnent of it az might be desired. 1t was |
said that when the fight was warming |
up in the town a number of the |
women and children gathered in |
crowd on the streets, naturally being |
frightened and not knowing what to |
do. Some of the Confederate soldiers |
cowardly ran in among them and be-
gan firing on our column, which COM
PEELED our men to return the fire, aim
ing near enough to make them1h0k-l
that they were in danger of having
women and children killed. so they
soon separated. /
General GiHem, had been in COM |
mand Of the Fourth Cavalry Division
up TO the An of August, 1864, when he
started TO East Tennessee III command
of another body of cavalrymen. This
left Col. ThOrDburgh as the senior
officer in the division, and he at
that date assumed command of the
division, with the following staff:
Adjutant Will A. McTeer. Acting
Assistant Ajutant General; Lieut.. r
8. Dennee, Tenth Tennessee Cavalry
Aide de Camp; Surgeon - Carrick,
Second Tennessee Cavalry, Division
Surgeon.
This left Col. VIM. F. PfOsser in
command of the brigade. He made
no changes on the staff, only supplying
the Acting Assistant Adju,ant Gem
erals place with Lieut.. Revely, aide
de Camp
Division headquarters were made at
| Huntsville, Alabama, at which place
Company t'B" of The Third was
camped for considerable time, and
edid very efficient service In fighting
guerrillas aud bush whackers around
the eountTy~there.rr .-v- r--a s---r-
The brigade went out from Decatur
while thus organized. under Col. w,
F. Prosser, on an expedition towards
MOulton. They camped, or rather
bIvouaced. near the latter place at
night. Pickets were put out to guard
sgainst surprise, but the rebels being
50 we'll acquainted with the grounds,
determined on an attempt to surprise
the command. So, in the dead hours
of the night, when the tired soldiers