The National tribune., 1889-12-19
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WILDER,S BRIGADE.
What COmrado Mooney Might Have Seen Had III
Been There.


What COmrade Mooney Might Have Seen Had He
Been There.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
of Nov. II is an article on Bushwhaeking,"
by Patrick Mooney, 9TH Pa. Cav Sergeant, in
which he narrates n romance with good many
capital us" in il, aud which would be all
right If he confined himself TO the truth and
refraincd from casting aspersions on gallant
regiment the 18th Ind. Mtd Inf, the crack
regiment of Wilder's Brigade.
If he had been with his regiment he would
have had more chance after rebels than BUSH
whackers; he would have had some skirmish-
ing nearly every day for six months. He could
have been with the 18th Ind. Mid Inf from
May 10, 1864, when they charged tho rebels
through kensington. Ga: through the fights
at Dugdown Mountain, Pumpkinvine Creek,
Burnt Hickory, Big Shauty (where we charged
and took the rebel infantry works., Monday
Creek, aud June 20, 1864, and would have seen us
in line covering the retreat of his regiment aud
Minty's Brigade from an overwhelming force
of rebels; and he would have seen Wilders Bril-
gade with their Spencer carbnes and 100
rounds of ammunition and their four mount.
ain howitzers breaking every charge of the
rebels, and finally driving them from the
ground. He could have seen us in line, on foot,
on the left in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain
and later wading the Chattahoochee River, ell
bank of the river under the eye of Col. ]. G..
Mccoy, OF Shermans staff, and were the first
OF the army over the river. He could sec us
destroying the Roswell Factories, and fight
ing and tearing up the railroad at Stone Mount
ain. lie could 90 with us in the raid TO Cow
ingtOn, Ga, and been with MS july 90 1864,
when Garrards Division, near Flat Rock, in
Hoods rear. was surrounded by keleys, Mar
tins and VERSIONS rebel Divisions, and some
infantry, and when Garrard dismounted Wild
ers Brigade, with Minty's Brigade, dismounted,
in support, and Longs Brigade, mounted, in
rear OF that-when VIC charged the enemy aud
fought our way out in a hurry. And so ON
through Rough and Ready. Peach Tree Creek,
JonesbOro Skinned Chestnut and back to New
Hope Church, until Oct. Is, when Wilder's Bri-
gade, dismouuted, charged the Brigadcs of
Harrison and Armstrong at Coosatown, Ga,
driving them from their artillery and line; the
guns being then charged by Minty's Brigade,
led by the mounted scouts of Wilder's Brigade,
and two pieces of artillery captured. Led
horses being brought up. Wiider's Brigade
pushed on past Mntys, met the enemy again
near the Coosa Church, charged him aud capt
ured number Of prisoners aud the flag OF
"Terry's Texas Rangers" which now hangs in
the State House at indianapolis, with the col.
ors Of the 2d Ky. Cav, tho eth Ark, the Au-
gusta Guards, the Woiiord Grays and others.
While the 9TH Pa. Cav, under its gallant little
Colonel. Address, whom | we'll knew, and pleas
ant Maj. Greene were serving in the front with
Sherman and going it day and night; while
:" Bill " Watts, the AdjUtant Of 18th Pa. Cav,
and myself occasionally took notes from each
others canteens when we bad struck luck, and
while we liked and respected each other and
fought together, Mooney was interviewing
the Widow Cox He says: "Shc could not do
enough for me-" Well. nobody objected, aud
perhaps If he bad shown rs much galautry in
the front as he did in the rear, or with the
widow, be might have obt4ined the commits
sion his heart so longed for without casting
siurs on gallant comrades or classifying the rec
ord.
] became Adjutant Of the 18th Ind. in place
Of George b. Coyington. Adjutant, killed at
Dallas, May "a, 1864 having been just mus
tered out as First Lieutenant aud Adjutant Of
the 18th Ind.-WM. +. DOYLE