Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-07
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ing as our boys rushed forward with
sabre and pistol. On went the retreat
ing foe, pell NELL down the mountain,
and on followed the pursuing victors
pell-mell after them. Having gone
some distance, there was small body
Of men gathered at the side of the
road. and passing themin the midst OF
the clatter and clash Of the conflict,
imagine our surprise to hear several
voices screaming, Hoorah for the
Yauks Hoorah for the Ysnks!" 1t
was a strange sound to US coming from
that source, and IL did encourage our
boys TO more activity and determine
tiou. We after wards found that they
we're some of Steadmau's men who
had been captured by the rebels aud
were being guarded. there. We re-
leased them and brought them back.
This running fight continued for sew.
eral miles, during W which several of thr
rebels were killed, q large numbes
wounded and number or prIsonert
taken. We lost one killed, aud Robert
Endalay and an Indianisp, wounded.
Eudaley was shot through the arm,
fracturipg the bone. The IHdianian
was shot by long. slim ball, which
we frequently cap,ured from them and
was labeled from England. Something
had changed the course of the ball, 30
II struck him sideways In the left
chest, cutting a fearful cash. Pain
fully as both these men were wound
ed, they kept on their horses aud came
out with us. l was always unfortu-
nate In making clptures. Just as we
were giving up the chase. my pony,
which was quite small was growing
weak. l found pair of sadule-bags
10 the road. i thought my fortune
had changed. They contained mum.
Der OF pairs Of wooden socks, the very
articles j most needed, and many
other things 10 make soldiers heart
glad. We fixed our place of rendez.
vous and were slowly coming TO.
gether, when Lieut.. John w. Andes
rode up, ingniring about a pair of sad
no better THAI 1t had been before;
they were his. While here, Lieut..
Snooks came riding up with a pack OF
Confederate money, about half foot
in thickness, aud as he came to each
man, he handed out bill, saying that
he was paying off his command. He
and others had captured paymaster,
who had just arrived with large sup
ply of Confederate money to pay off
that command. / was surprised to
see the Lieutenant, feeling sure that l
saw him killed ia the beginning Of the
action.
/ accosted him with "Halio, Lieu
tenant! I thought saw you killed
back yonder!p He replied, ~ thought
so, too; but am not hurt!" The ball
struck him just above the belt, cut
through all his clothing and gave him
terrible jar, but 1T had not broken
the skin.
This regiment fought us with more
determination than any we bad met
since passing saluteB with Forrest,
when the Third was captured. When
we charged them In their center and
broke their line, their two wings
doubled around US, and they might
have punished us severely there being
only 40 men of the Second Tennessee
and 40 of the Tenth Indiana actively
engaged), but the Fifteenth Pennsyl-
vania, with our guards and the prls-
oners, were behind, and came up on
them, Gu my return home ] found
that this same Russell's cavalry regi-
ment had been through East Tennes-
see, and for some time was quartered
on my father's and uncle's farms in
BlouDt county.
Recognizing, We passed through
Mount hope, beautiful mountain
village nestled down close to the base
of the mountain on which we had
fought. We had good nights sleep
that night, the first for six days and
nights. & ta#. -H-f t