The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22

u. Harris for raising state volunteer
troops, six companies went into
camp for reorganization and in
struction at Camp Weakly, in the
suburbs of East Nashville. After a
short time spent in recruiting by
those not having the number OF
men.required for service, they were
sworn in and organized into the
Eleventh Battalion of State Cavalry,
the following officers being elected
to take charge: Lieutenant Colonel,
Wallace w. Gordon; Major, VIM.
S. Hawkins. Company A. from
Giles county, was under command
of Capt JAS. T. Wheeler: Company
B, from same county, Capt. Andrew
Gordon; Company G, of Davidson
county, Capt. E. E. Buchanan
Company ID, of same county, Capt.
VIM. Rountree; Company F, of
! DeKalb county, Capt. VIM. French.
About the same time, five other
companies were assembled at Camp
Lee, near Mount Pleasant, Tenn,
and were organized as the Second
Battalion Tennessee Cavalry, under
the following officers: Lieutenant
Colonel, Samuel Jones; Major, n.
N. Cox; captain Company A, j. B.
Hamilton; captain Company B, A.
J. Polk; captain Company c., @.
NJ. V. Kinzer; captain company ID,
j. B. Bif1e; captain Company F,
James H. Lewis. They were soon,
however. removed to Camp Trous-
dale, where Col. Samuel Jones hav-
ing resigned, Col. J. B. Biffie was
elected to command.
These two battalions were ON
picket and scout duty, the former
being attached to the brigade under
command of Gen. VIM. Carroll of
Gen. Zollicofer's old command, the
latter being on the left of the army
at Bowling Green, until after the
fall of Donelson, when they brought
up the rear of the retreat to Corinth
and were on outpost duty during
and after the battle of Shiloh.
just before the evacuation of
Corinth the two battalions were con
solidated into a regiment, Col. Biffie
taking command by priority Of
service.
A short time after this, and just
previous to Braggs move into
Kentucky, the regiment was reor-
ganized under the orders Of the
Confederate States, and at the cleo
tiOn Of officer which was then held,
the following were chosen, Jas. 7.
Wheeler, colonel; Jas. Lewis,
lieutenant colonel; j. J. Dobbins,
major; j. w. S. Frierson, adjutant.
When the southern forces moved
out of Mississippi on the eXpedi-
ton into Kentucky to force Buell.
out of Tennessee, the regiment was
left on duty rs part Of Gen. Withers'
command, keeping up an extended
line of picket-pOsts to mark the
removal of the army. After dis
charging this duty the regiment was
made part of a brigade, which was
placed under command of Gen.
Frank G. Armstrong. We remained
for a few weeks on duty, keeping up
line of pickets from Baldwin to
Guntown, Marietta, and interven
inc points, when we went on a raid
via Holly Springs and LaGrange
into West Tennessee.
Sept. 5 we had hard fight with
a body of federal infantry near
Middleton, driving them back to
Bolivar. Our loss was three killed,
seven wounded; that of the enemy,
killed go, prisoners II.
Sept. %, attacked garrison forti-
fed with cotton bales at MedOn
Station, but were not able to dis
lodge them. Next day were assailed
by infantry and artillery at Briton's
Lane near Denmark, and after a
hard fight drove them off, capturing
16O, and their cannon and wagons.
Our next service was to take part
in the capture of Iuka, and the
several severe fights had while we
held it, under the command of Gen.
Price.
Shortly after this we went with
Mai. Gen. Van Dorm forces to the
desperate assault on Corinth, which
was only partially successful. Fall
ing back with Van Dorn's army, we
spent two months at various points
in Mississippi, from Holly Springs
to Grenada. ..s.
In December the entire cavalry of
the command went on raid, in
which they surprised and captured
the federal garrison at Holly Springs,
taking 1000 prisoners and destroy
SO, 100000 worth of stores, etc.
We remained with Gen. Van Dorm
for the next several months, pass
ing out of Mississippi to Spring
Hill, to where he was killed in
private feud, Gen. Forrest succeed
ing him in command. Under his
orders we were engaged in several
attacks on Franklin and Triune,
defeated a large force of federals at
| Thompson's Station, and surprised
and captured the Twenty second
Wisconsin regiment at Brentwood;
| engaged in various skirmishes on
the retreatof Bragg's army on Chat
tanooga, in the spring of '63, and
were on duty with Forrest at Chicka-
mauga.
After Gen. Forests departure
for the west, Gen. Joseph Wheeler
assumed command of the cavalry of
Bragg's army, and under his orders
we were on scout and picket duty
in East Tennessee during its occu-
pancy by our forces, and also in
Georgia, on the various retreats
from Dalton to Atlanta, taking part
successfully in the engagements at
Strawberry Plains, Sweetwater,
Tunnel Hill, Dalton, Rocky face
Ridge, Resacca, Big Shanty, New
man and Peach tree creek.
During Hoods raid we were left
as a corps of observation on Sherc
mans right, and kept mp a running
fight with his outposts along the
Georgia Central railroad until he
had passed by Macon when we
crossed his line of march to Angus
tn. and passing down the Savannah
on the east side, menacing his left,
driving in stragglers until the fight
at Bentonyille. \. G. During the