Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-06

Stlll oCCtpicS Their old posiitons.--
Let's sit back 10 old situations
And old ambitions.
LES let up on this blame, internal
Tongue-lashin' aud lap-lacket yauntin',
And CAT back TO the eternal rh
Cam We 'ro a-wantn'. m
Peace kind o. sort o. suits my diet
When women does my cookm' for me-
Their wasn't overly much pie ot
nurin' tho Army.
flames Whiteomb Riley, in tho Century -
January, . 0.s.....
Tho McCook Raid.
1t was on the 9Th of july 1854, that
our brigade excepting the. I'd Mich.
CIv.) started from the right of Gen.
| Shermau's army on tho raid around
Atlanta, Ga, under the command of
Geu. MoCook Our brigade was com.
posed of tho LIST Tenn, sth Iowa, I'd
Mich Cav. aud ith Ky, MID Inf.
There were several other regiments
along with us, hut can only call to
mind the 9th Iowa, sth Ind. aud tho lat
Wis. Cav. regiments, and IA section OF
tho 18th lnd. battery. We started
north toward Marietta, but soon turned
west towards Campbellsville on tho
Chattahooohee, where wo effected "A
crossing. AT Palmetto Station, on the
Atlanta 4 West Point railroad, we cap
tured train, destroyed several miles OF
track, and all the property belonging to
the road mt the station. On the road ut
Fayetteville we captured n, large
wagon-train and three or four hundred
prisoners. The wagons were burned.
The teams were converted into IL pack
train and loaded with the spoils we had
taken, and so occupied much of our
line Of march. In addition we took
along the prisoners, who were marched
with MS.
About 1 O. m. on the Goth we reached
Loveioy Station, and at once began the
destruction of the railroad, which we
continued for several miles toward
Macon.
So far tho whole thing had been u sort
of picnic excursion. but now u storm
was brewing that promised much
trouble TO the proud riders of McOook.
For, Just as we had settled down to our
picket duty, we heard firing east of the
station aud on the road leading back TO
Fayetteville. In an incredible time, ap'
parently the whole command seemed 10
be- engaged, and We were ordered to
Join our regiment in line OF battle on a
road running parallel with the one up
on which we had travelled TO reach
LoyeIoy. In rejoining our regiment
we passed Gen. McCoolS, who was not
far from Col. Dorr, who had been
wounded, and also met Col John 7.
Croxton, our old colonel, aud then com
mander OF our brigade. He ordered tbs
TO charge the enemy on their flank,
which we did handsomely, driving them
back some distance, clearing the road
for our retreat, aud thus enabling Gen.
McCook and staff TO extricate them.
selves from what appeared TO mo u
dangerous situation for capture. Our
retreat now began IN earnest. First
one regiment and then another was left
behind to check the enemy, until IL he-
came our turn. This was just after we
crossed the Flint river on the road lead
ing from Lovejoy TO Newman. Capt,
West with his company Co was left be-
hind to destroy the bridge, while the
regiment moved forward and destroyed
another wagon-train which the com
mand had captured. Just before day
light on the morning of the 30th we
formed in line In rear Of Co. @, and
awaited an attack from the enemy. Az
soon as daylight began the enemy moved
on Co. with force and fury, driving II
back from the bridge in some confusion
TO our line, which was advancing TO It's
support. In less time than II takes 10
tell it the whole regiment became en-
gagged. Col. II. NJ. Kelly, our regiment.
al commander, was Just getting in the
right humor to give the Johnnies q
sample of such lighting as they had no,
seen during their service, when TO oui
surprise we were charged by n regiment
or more on each flank, shooting, yelling
and crying HALT! halt! you Yankee
--p'
In attempting to reach our horse:
about two-thrds OF our regiment wa'
captured, including Col. Kelly and most
OF the line officers.
Some distance in the rear Of where we
had gone into action, perhaps quarter
OF mile, there was deep ditch OF
| ravine. Nevertheless, we rushed over
ID as though it was the smoothest bridge
in existence. IL was now noticeable
that while the ditch had hindered us, II
was also an obstacle TO the rebel pur-
suit, as they. too, had TO adopt our tao
tics 10 get over. Seeing that any at
tempt TO overhaul us would prove
futile, they gave up the pursuit.
Presently we found the 1st Tenn. Cav.
in line, and we passed on and joined the
column. As we debouched from our
line of march to the west side OF New
nan we encountered the enemy in force.
The section of the 18th Ind. battery
took position on hill near an old log
house, with the LIST Tenn. on It's left,
the remnant of the 4th Ky. on the
right, and the Sth Iowa TO the right Of
the 4th Ky. The pack-train and pris-
oners were corraled in the valley of "a
deep ravine to our rear. Here for sew
era hours we were engaged in most
fearful and unequal contest; the rebels
receiving reinforcements all the time,
while our ranks were being depleted by
the effects OF the battle. At last it be-
came evident that we could not hold
out much longer. The pack-train was
either abandoned or destroyed, and those
in charge Joined their companies. The
prisoners were brought forward and
marched through our lines, and permit
ted to return to their much-loved Con-
federacy. While we had been between
the lines Col. CroXton reformed our
line on hill some distance in rear of
where we had first taken position. 1t
was clear 10 everyone that it was only
question of time until our surrender
would take place, il we tried to hold
our new position. The rebels bad us al
most completely surrounded. Infantry
lad been sent down from Atlanta, TO as
sist in our capture, and could be seen
on both our TANKS going on the double
quick 10 cut off our last avenue of es-
cape. Col. Croxton now ordered Col.
Brownlow TO take the lst Tenn, and
Capt West the 4th KY, and cut their
way out; while he attempted to reach
and help to extricate the sth Iowa, who
were fighting in true Hawkeye style
near where the section of the 18th Ind
battery had been disabled and aban-
don.d Col Croxton's attenIpt to helm