, 1881-03-08


cectln ii trsakinp III, lntl scatterInK iii tho
1tshsl f"s.Hs Il, tlnlt ylcinIty; ,
After defending rhcnt Mountain pas. tor q
i1t, tho itrAt nttilnI engagement nf Tho Elattery
ttMk l,lac, ut tho mouth nf tho E'hfnri In MG:t
vrg'.ln n tho IattGr pnrt Of July, whcro 1t did
',a tho III q October tho !!nttcry WI. t.aekrtl
by tho cltt!ltir,i fnrG* ut Gems. Les Mt'd Floyd,
i a nxa!,, v'Ht"ry p1rccd q, its fnnner. On ,t.e
9Th md hth It iIllt10 II return sinft. Knlug via
thtnt snntntn To tlreenrlcr. a1t'l st,c1It.l tho
nnn,y *on.ly, returning To e.,mr wstbnut loss.
l,uttery Il, b.. transferred t., .nni4yt Ky, afii
~ cstnl!.lanler 10 report ~ item Ilou C,,rlIs
lti.ll. te ea,'sn ot the trs''*ltr WIS n.'y%-
tu,he 'rcnnr.scr !tiyer. w!!ed thu ,!n''venont
tiIn Wnr Drraramon,, nsksna for oi,s of !ho l,cst
c6,ltdotmc. 1'n this application 1lN.s:k rrr,!e.':
Hf!n1!Ht SEMI ys,,t such regular ln!ttGry MS
Ytu desire: hut sctil yUli. ttissru Cnrt thlon.
r. FRY Michigan i!n.icry. ~tIG, yo'i Will nut
@ liz rn" ' i tsffs To % "rae for III t'o s trs
TT 1T. .. ,n ,a.tsry e, Louisville WI" tho result of
II I.ousyiilr. Tapt. LoomIs wn. ordered to
iotn tienO. M MItuhc't's division, nj hi. camp
~! Hear Er.nk,-'msnR nss!smsi tho Atsnilec ~.
r.iary, lho tisisInn ,itivmncest townrtl iiowllng
Hreen. where IL" cn".ny was rc;nrtrtl ns latf'x
Il heavy forec. Dn TIC npproaSh n tho iiattcry
iia''liarts an tclel r"reos stalione.i thora werp
ia rrcgivc,t f tho % "ppTach Of liz ti,i':.cal3y y
'this intelligence wis III tlto furn 1T II r,,rii,
@ vent from G''.hnn Iace,i on M en,iI,ef,ce.
ll9 tsGrrcn" WIS ilrtd by tiei,t. ltoaad Root, Ut
tilv tuldwAter !IAttery. ana nuw a. valued cit!-
rst crosse eni Hill T1 to Fiji ssws @ u i,' e r "ts
ferry 'yllen hntI been constructed. Thu e,lGIny
',y1 very lmtlrx ,!rs, atnI,,,n.ion. etc., n tho
scrrlnE lhis. hnMslcretl his H.l,lntrs I" bring Rn
- n.nr on the traln me train 'v1.N s,iaito y
' xes ~ssnt css9.y &C.. % i u e sHS Stx
with l!ttla Lelay. nnd Con. Mitchell untl t:upt.
ruiruad toward N.isnviic While .i.ukins thoir
way .'ar9ss tho tonhtry. ten. Gratlt 1tl Cum
1e y" ,o 'srisn 5Sts Msry mHns # G" ;1s nsIsS
yielded. at"l Nashville fell Into tte hAt'ls ut
Uen Mitchell l,eforc Grant .'ut, " ~! uppsnr-
division, lnelM'ifng tho bnttery. marctIel SEVEN
miles nut q Nashville, utd remained until Tho
r%wi,s Iar ~ nr xs + sS ss,st w, s"nn .t r.,
summer. Being .orascrctl,' stnl, nftcr nrrss-
inx III Huntsville, to !nako Il tcnnnpr::
otitts why. Int fulln. tho bri'iye over tic Tr,l-
nrsstc &, rufn; WHICH circumstance Munn pre-
vented III f~!lig lt tho enEaKenlent 1T shst"h
Whleh proved 30 disastrous t0 mAlly UrEunlzA-
t1nns.
In Iny G. GeS H;;, Il H ossea" M"s 1aG, II
usneral l.rnyg snn.lv hts !nctrsInl. Into rennts-
see. and his rapid fnMrch t,,wnrtss Louisville
cMnpelle!! tho rvAeiihtion % ltuntSStlle+ the
iin!ail III itn'ts*eilus troops with uesl. !" asii
tho lnarctl ri tho whale army ~ thu OHIO River.
In tho t'''lowng Uctoter thu nrn'y nXnin turned
soithwnsFl 10 !nrauit or Ilraeg, ,shi WAS nvrr-
tHkt1s ut Chaplin Hills. aid tho left wing Uf tho
uH'on army faFt MN nnttle III ttat thgtEe-
ihent Ihaa'!H ltnttefy tftoK 81 pFt,G'ietlLh Gaft
tnht An1t.-Gt1l. ltnt1rrtsnsl ot!lclhllF reported
tlAt saved tho right wing nf tho tnloil artny
tr'la hci1lg ilas,kc'' y tho i'hIortMHt Me-
tioh ~ lefFys!Ip. N.Y.: L!ltrr 1t was
9tt,ENEc:l In the bA!tlps nf Mtirfrccst'0rn artt
et1ht hltcr. wlcfc u alstlnulet!eA ltaGll, alu
Was cosnpllmrhict IN hiHh tefnlssbS its corps
ctnn1nahhsr lhfi. thnllt1s' -.
Tet11itfsse Rtxer. ia!ssel osGr ItacctM,!'. Sand'
NY lookout sitntttlna 70 Mclse'noi1'h Cute.
hkr1l!lshsng Ut vtriou4 points. on INC route.
Il!ailce ptc9fueM 70 oCn;ckhtlIisuHa which ico
rtnena., " !te intn. alu cn9ANca u, tnht ler.
re consllGi: which i.!asod tile greater pnrt. nf
IN tho cxprrIenes nr tho battery. II was ordered
I'M lnslt!oh nh inc vcry sksrtn!sh.lll". Whcrc 4
was necessarily crA'mpstl: and iii SOONER tIll It
N'slM ttSHl! th1!l hchcl !ep.ttteAt rose up IN
nfot1sh UNI stouret ita V0l!eSslHto TUG Nortnortl
trtups. Mtity h"rses und met, rel! befur1
@ero lhstnt.tly ~ TUG MINUS ht tao enemy. Ihny
Wcsn subsequently re1hlned tr,sseasl9,l ". h'y-
ever. INT remaining Fnn was sAtetl ~ u single
MORSE" !,tu sum. "!la prolipht hume
10 tollwhtef NY chpt AoSM!s, i!hd nrGfta1uW -
pr1ntlsinnt cst!zgH mere, WHO Kept him on Ills
atcc. Uhl sum seha fehArRahc htifat'.
llc %ns pirc!iAstu nc ono X our 'trcrs'ftntilea
WuGh tno uatteTy Wel!t 10 IeFFot anrasssHntnt
~ u.!tf: Msu, WiEl ~ WMa it;tMthtN! ~ taau'
wafer. ~ WIS taKel ~ tho It!pnc slAaFe, ul.
!ArneSsca; mu set ~ ieftr. INC INSTINCT nt
was ortEtt!aliy cilp!oycd, nnd. RnlnE ~ tho very
RMtlc 6lNll WHICH NJ l1NM oEG1Hlcu SpHtS pfG.