The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-10

rank formation During our stay here three
divisions were organized, a. follows: First Di-
vision, under Gen. McCOok; Second Division,
Gen. Long; Fourth Division. Gen. Upton. I
regret my inability to give the regiments and
brigade commanders. except Of my own diyis-
ion the Fourth. The First Brigade, Fourth
Division, was composed Of the ID, Sd, and 4th
Iowa Cav, commanded by Col. Winsl0w, of the
60 Iowa The Second Brigade was composed
Of the lst and 18th Ohio Cav, 5th Iowa Cav,
10sh 80. Cav. and was commanded by Bvr.
Brighten. Alexander. The p0uJO5n train was
under Mai Hubbard, with one battalion Of the
l2ih BIO. Cav Gen. CruXt0n commanded one
brigade ia McC0sk Division, and, / believe,
Col la Grange the other. Gen. Longs brigade
commanders ] am unable 10 give.
me dismounted men in each division were
organ ized into regiments, 5riEades aud divis-
ioHs That the reader may fully understand
how thoroughly these commands were or
gsuizgd, j viii copy the order my Colonel re-
celFed and IS u was printed, il is fair 20 sup
pose that all regimental commands received
the same.
To the Colonel commanding the 7lh o. Y. C:
You viii detail one Captain the most reliable Of
your regiment who will take command Of the dis
mounted men Of your regiment You viii detail
one Lieutenant, selected, for each 50 dismouuted
men.
ThisOrder was given to the writer In q short
tine / received AZ order to report Immediately
al Gen. AleZauuers headquarters. and on doing
- WAS Informed that an order would be At once
issued placing me in command Of the dis
mounted men ri The Second Brigade. In about
al hour Gen. Upton sent for me and said that
lH2smucn as 4 had ueen appointed 10 the com
Iaud Of the ciSmOuuted men Of the Second
Brigade, he would place me iu command OF all
tHe cisElountrd men Of the division. and that !
was 10 be held personally responsible for any
mIshaps. The three divisions had two brigades
each, numbering 90 al about u 600 men.
H4tch's Division, which did such splendid
service Ia the lighting from Nashville 10 the
Tennessee River. was dismouuted 10 complete
the mounting Of KHipe's Division, which had
been sent 10 aid Gen. Candy on bis demonstra-
ton against Mobile. and which was left at
PASSPORT 20 guard against any demonstration
from that direction. Forrest was az West
Point. Miss, $50 miles southwest wbile I0ddy
was At AOuteyallo about the came distance
southeast. By the 18th OF March the whole
command had crossed the river. TIE enemy
Was ENTIRELY IGSoRAST
q cur movement. and supposed that ge had
been driven back By lreshet IN the Tennessee.
Gen. Wilson was 20 operate in northern Ala
bzma, divert the attention oF the enemy from
Gen. CAVITY al Mobile, and II successful at
Selma and Montgomery was free 10 use mis-
0Wu discretion whether 10 60 into Mississippi,
JOIN The cavalry ~ Mobile Or join Sherman in
The Car0.inas
The wa-on-traius Of Gen Uptou's Division
started GA the afternoon OF March p, escorted
bv nearly coo disUgUuted cavalry under my
command. The mounted men moved on the
morning 81 the 18th, and overlook me on the
tHird night out Upton's command moved first
and occupied the most castcrly route via Rus
seilvileal8 Jasper 70 Sauuders's Ferry. on the
west fork % the Black Warrior River while
Gen. Long, followed by McCo0k, moved via
Cherokee Station aud Frankfort TO RussclIvilIe
and south by the Tuscaloosa road to Bear
Lreek; then east 10 Jasper. McC0Ok was 20
Keep the 7 1sca.Uosa road 10 EGrIdgc and from
there 10 Jasper. The movement Of McCook
drew the encmy's attention equally between
] usca-O0sa, Columbus. Miss, and Selma. Gen
Upton moved rapidly south toward Elyton.
Al Jasper courier was captured with
package from Forrest 70 the effect that he
Forrest anticipated an attack upon Selma
ana that Chalmers was moving 10 Tuscalo0ss
ana N0utcFa.l0 20 cover that point. On reach
Ing L.ytou 4 was directed 10 remain there with
the tr&in until further orders. The mounted
meu moved ont Of Elyton on the morning d
the 5Jth; Upton via NoutcyalIO, where The
advance captured over 100 prisoners, anon;
thcm being q Chaplain. Gen. CrOXton moveC
toward Tuscaloosa 10 create a diversion in tia
direction. Iio had scarcely been gone 20 min
utes when ! saw trooper coming IN on th
Tuscaloosa road az full speed He said tha
Jackson's Division Of rebel cavalry had de
ttroyed Gen. CrgZtOn's Brigade, and be wa
hlG DD4s man VINO escaped ms i0und 10 D.
untrue, as CrOxton succeeded in getting be
tween Tuscaloosa and the enemy, thus divert
Ing their attention and saving my train.
Gen. Wilson pushed rapidly forward, wit
Upton ia advance The route was througl
tie
GREAT IRON REGION
in northern Alabama, which was al destroyed
together with some Touring mills. Gen Ur
tons Division crossed the Cahawba River o.
the railroad bridge, and reached Montevallo i
advance Of Chalmers. The remainder OF on
forces arrived about noon the next day. Fror
some prisoners VIC learned that Forrest had al
rived with his forces.
Gen. UptOn's Division was now pushc
rapidly toward Selma. After some skirmish
ing tie enemy was found strongly intrenche
behind breastworks, which they had hastil
thrown up. They were completely routed IN