Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-09
CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES
OF THE
18th TENNESSEE REGIMENT.
Copyrighted June 9TH, 1884, All rights re-
served.
BY Il. A. HEAD.

at great cost. The Federal army
had withdrawn from Middle Tennessee.
Many recruits had joined the Confeder-
ates in Kentucky, and Gen. Bragg
gathered up an immense amount of
supplies, which he transported in wag-
ons to Knoxville, by way of Cumber-
land Gap. This supply train was very
large and extended for several miles in
length. 1t seemed to be the object of
Gen. Bragg to cover the withdrawal of
this supply train after he left the rail-
road and went to Bardstown.
When Buell. moved out on Bards>
town and Bragg retreated to Harrods>
burg, the pursuit was so rapid that the
Federals would have soon pushed the
COnfederates beyond their supply trains
and succeeded in the capture or de-
struction of all the spoils of the cam
paign had not the advance been check
ed by the battle of Perryville. Buell.
was checked forty-eight hours by this
battle, and the Quartermaster General
of the Confederate army made good use
Of the time in pushing the Confederate
supply train in the direction of Knox
vile. By this circumstance Bragg sue.
ceeded in passing all his accumulated
stores safely into the Confederacy.
These supplies consisted of bacon, flour,
leather, boots and shoes, medical stores,
paper, envelopes, and such contraband
articles as were scarce in the Confeder~
acy and in great demand. There was
also an immense amount of other arti.
Giles included in the list, besides large
drove of beef cattle. Many of these
supplies were donated by the Kentuck-
ians, though Confederate vouchers
were given for the most that was
brought out, and the whole amounted
to in the aggregate several hundred
thousand dollars. The Confederates
covered the retreat of the supply train
and all arrived at Knoxville about the
Goth of October.
Gen. Bragg's army now returned tc
Middle Tennessee. The troops were
transported on the cars to Chattanooga
from which point they marched tc
Bridgeport and thence to Tullahoma
The railroad bridge was soon rebuilt al
Bridgeport and Gen. Bragg was ther
able to bring supplies by rail. The
Confederates now advanced in the di
rection of Nashville, and encampec
near Murfreesboro. Many of the Ten
nessee troops received furloughs anC
visited their homes. Being now il
their own country, many of the soldier
received the benefits of supplies from
home. The Confederate encampmen
was visited daily by the relatives anc
friends of the soldiers, and during tn,
month Of December the army was re
cuperated and was now in readiness TO
further operations upon the enemy.
The Federals were around Nashville
and commanded by Gen. Rosecrans
who was being reinforced and prepar
ing for an aggressive movement upoI
the Confederates about Murfreesboro
The Confederate outposts extended t
Lavergne, and the cavalry made fire
quent reconnaissance in front to Anti
och on the railroad and to Dogtown OIL
Mill Creek.
Rosecrans moved out from Nashville
during the latter part of December
As his lines advanced his outposts wer,
engaged by the Confederate cavalr.
and infantry, who gradually fell bacl
in the direction of Murfreesboro. o.
the 30th of December, 1862, the Con
federate lines were established in from
of Murfreesboro, and Rosecrans hat
placed his army in battle array few
miles in front. A general skirmishinj
and cannonading was kept up all da,
during the 30th, during which tim
each army was maneuvering its force
with view to obtaining the advantag
of position. Hardee's corps occupied
the left wing of Braggs army, AM
Folks corps occupied the right wing
Cheatham's division was on the right O
Folks corps, Donelson's brigade wa
on the right of the division, and tn
10th Tennessee regiment was on tn
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