The National tribune., 1882-05-06


enemy steadily before them into the town
and TO the heights beyond.
The enemy's sharpshooteTs were lodged in
strong log houses in the town, greatly an
moving our sllirmishers, and being under
orders from General Granger 10 await the
arrival of an infantry column and cooperate
with them the General did not consider it
proper TO show our whole force and there
fore brought up NcwclI's section OF artillery
which, by a few well directed shells, dis
lodged the enemy from the houses.
Having become convinced that the wealth
er or other cause had prevented the arrival
Of the infantry column IS expected he or
dered p charge, night approaching, and drove
The enemy out of sight.
The rebel loss was about thirty killed, the
number of wounded unknown, but was stated
by prisoners subsequently taken, to he very
large. About sixty horses Of the enemy were
killed.
The rebel force engaged was the same as
that of the day previous at Rover, vita some
reinforcements
In accordance with orders received from
Utl'Si t4lLtuN lNsNil ltet-tSlH, w 4't'''Ai~''
the Salem road to rejoin Mai Gen. Grangers
column, but meeting Maj. Gen. Stanley, I'M
der his orders we bivouacked for the night at
the junction Of the Christianna and Salem
roads. moving the next morning June 25thl
10 Christianua. and remained IL hiycuac 1ill
the morning Of the 9th, when, unders orders
from Major General Granger, the division
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whole cavalry column being, under the i'm
mediate command of Major General Stanley,
chief of cavalry, TO Fosterville and Guys Gap.
Upon arrival at the base of the hills, at the
approach of the Gap, The First East Tennes-
see cavalry being advanced as sidrmisheTs,
pressed the enemy closely, and in obedience
to orders the whole command advanced IN
line. together with Colonel 1Tinty's brigade Of
the second division, charging up and through
the Gap, the enemy flying in confusion and
closely pursued by Col. Mintvs brigade.
Our column was halted al Huston's Spring,
by order OF Major General Granger, till Col.
Minty, sending for support, we advanced
rapidly with one section Of the Eighteenth
Ohio battery, Capt. Ayleshive.
Upon arriving in front OF Shelbyville with
the head of the column, we found Colonel
Ninty inside the works with his command,
and about three-fouTths Of q mile from the
town. The First brigade formed on the left
of the road, and after two well directed shots
from the artillery section, they were charged
by squadron-front into the town on the left,
advancing to the lower bridge, Col. Minty
charging with his brigade up the main street
of the town.
In the rapid advance and charge Of the
First brigade. in the close hand-t0-hand con-
test. and in the crowd of the rapidly fleeing
enemy, it is impossible to state the exact
number of prisoners taken. Our forces, send
ing prisoners as rapidly as captured to the
rear and pushing on TO the lower bridge
across Duck River drove such of the enemy
as attempted to escape without surrendering,
into the river. Upwards of seventy-fve or
one hundred were either killed on the river
beuk or drowned in their attempt to escape
lay swimming. The enemy were completely
routed aud demoralized, and darkness alone
l.,vented the capture Of the entire rebel
1ulce
Ne cannot refrain from expressing, in this
cannecuon, cur admiration of the conduct Of
Col. AIinty and his brigade. Though not in
this command, they came under our imme-
diate observation; before the gallantIy and
skill Of this commander and the dashing bra
very of his troops all efforts of the rebels to
withstand his advance were Intellectual
Under orders from Gen. Granger we re-
turned from the chase and bivouacked Just
outside of the town till the evening Of June
28th, when, with Col. AIintys brigade, we
returned to Huston's Spring and received an
issue of forage and subsistence stores. We
left this bivOuac at one o'clock q. m. Of the
29Gh ults Proceeding to Fairfield our ad-
vance again entered Shelbyville, but found
no enemy, nor had there been any there since
their precipitate retreat of the 9th
At Fairfield, we left Col. IcCook's Second
brigade, Gen. Stanley proceeding with Col.
CampbelIs First brigade to Beech Grove
On the morning of the 29th, at daylight, we
advanced by the Manchester pike, Colonel
McCook joining us at the junction of the
Panhandle and Manchester roads.
Under orders from General Stanley we re-
turned with the command on the Panhandle
road to Walkers Mills, where our subsist-
ence and forage train was again met and
part issues made.
We remained at Walkers Mills till three
a. m. Of the ID inst, when, pursuant to orders
previously received from Gen. Stanley, the
column advanced to Manchester, our division
in advance, Col. Minty's brigade, of the Sec
ond division in, the rear. Leaving our train
at Manchester, we advanced to Morrisford.
on Elk River, where we found Gen. Turchin
with one brigade of his division, who had
been compelled TO abandon an attempt to
cross the ford, by an overpowering force of
the enemy advantageously posted with artil-
lery, in commanding position on the opposite
bank.
Moving with our command about half a
mile to the left, to another ford barely pass
able, which was covered by the First Wis
consin and Second Michigan, deployed on the
river bank.
There were two trees felled at the ford ON
the opposite bank, evidently placed there by
the enemy to prevent or impede our passage.