The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-02
FIGHTING THEy OVER
What0Ur Veterans Have 10 Say About
Their Old Campaigns
A DI,asirou, E1pcdItIon Around Hoods Arm

tthOurhCe. FINDING the enemy strongly lm-
trenched beind formidable Carthworks, he
readily saw that TO take the works 10y assault
gould cost thousands of loyal lives. So he con
CevUd the idea OF sending two strong columns
of cavalry around TO the enemy rear TO sever
the railways, aud by cutting of the channels
of supply cause Hood and has forces 10 cyacu-
ate their stronghold and give bat on tho
open field. Hood relieved Johnston about
July lS 1901 About this time Girwrd with
MS force of cavalry came up from the rear aud
took pas tiUn on Shermaus le,t TO relieve
St0nemau. Gen. Sherman directed Gen. Ed.
hiCt 00ll with his division Of cavalry, TO pro-
coed around the enemys left, down tho west
bank o.. the CBattahoochec River and crossing
at NaudIoWu on q punt0on bridge, sever the
West Point hallway at Palmetto Station. aud
proceed thence 10 LoyclOy StatlOn,On the Macon
RAILWAY, where he was TO join Stoncm8u.
stoucman. with has force OF cavalry, WAS TO
proceed around hOOd right and form juno
ZION with Gen. MeCo0k al LoyejOy on the 25tb
Oi july, leaI.
Al Tie last moment, when Gen. Stoueman
was in tho saddle aud ready 10 move with his
Wgll-appou,Cd column OF cavalry, be obtained
Ale consent OF Gen sherman, alter his mission
10 Luycjoy WAS accomplished and The railways
ln rear oil Atlanta torn up, 10 proceed 10 An
d-rs0uyllg, aud 81 possible release the 10000
Union soldiers confined al that time la the
death pgn.
Gen AcUook with his veteran division Of
cavalry, consisting OF two brigades rc-CrOsscd
the CHaftlhuochce on the 27ih OF July und pro-
cecdel down thc west bank as tar as saudtOwn.
I'hc tlst brigade consisted nf four regiments
She lst rull,, 20 Mich, Arb Ky. ana sth Iowa
ali CHyHIN, also section 81 the 18th Ind
battery. The First Brigade was IN command
OF Gen CreNt0n, the lsi Tenn, COL Jim Brown
low the @l AIch., ttl. johnson, the Atm Ky,
Col. hJi.s, and the ctA Town. Col. Rurr. The
gfA fssf ft.Trr Ia
command ~ Co.. Harrison, OF Tie oib Ind. Cav,
s. cousin oil tHg President
We reached SaudlOWu on the evening OF the
G9tA aHa tHreW our pOutOOn bridges across the
river iIl.ie before shutdown. Having crossed,
LAC p0nioon was taken up and transported back
b The resT %. ahormau's army. We crossed
little before dark, and moved bIis1ly on Pal
motto Station, a dozen miles distant, where We
found small force of rebels who rotTcatcd after
BRISK s.lGInish with our advance guard. A
Thousand uen were aismOuuled and posted
aioug tHe railway. by the use OF spikes and
raIls thu .lway Tor distance OF three miles
was iuTuct over bodily down the embauk-
meut iUc.u ing ties. We piled thereon boards
rails, logs brush, OF anything we could find
tbat would burn, aHd set il ali on Gre ia many
olllclcit pacgs. We captured also several large
warehouses containing supplies o. forage aud
COmmIssafy stores Oi the Confederate army.
All these wcfe set on fire and destroyed, To-
Feiher win their contents Mean the same
place We captured about zoo wagons, drawn by
GA mules each, aud loaded with provision for
h0Oa army At Atlanta. These were al parked
and burned. The tongue Of one wagon was
placed under lhe neKt wagon in front and the
wagon Stood hub to hub covering several acres
of ground. They were loaded with hay. corn
Oats, Bacon, crackers, etc. The mules were
slain, eXcclt those used 10 rcmouut our men
WHOSE nurses lad given out by hard seTs zee.
D..
wagons, t.ro III uP the heavens with a lurid
glare Hl.ich could be distinctly seen from At
lauia. more than ~ miles away.
~ Wa, about midnight Oh Tire night Of the
25th oi Juts when our column OF cavalry
stretched lself llkc huge SERPENT along tie
highway, lta4ed toward LOyejoy Station, "a
mlIIea from mett0. We Travelled most OF Tie
time a. q lgssk tr0t o. gallon, aud reached
Logeioy - Use break Of day The morning OF
tic Ej.h. Dining tue day We tore up the rail
Way tIafk, waited Tor stOuemau and burned
some bIdltf. Several miles OF telegraph wire
were Esk,u Irom the poles coiied IN bundles
ana sunk ln pond. Muu and horses were e1-
huustra by hard aud continuous service. aud
&C rested El.iiC tile RUlCgn ElunCHts fed when
escape HHs possible. We waited IN vain for
ntoueMau RU0 was 10 come 10 our relief. After.
wards sic learned be had met Armstrong aud
hteleI, anu AHu been defeated ia battle His
cOlumH Waa broken and himself captive.
tiOE oE, Gr5AulOU and other 0iiiu rs Of our
command aIgcd Goa. McCoOk 10 20 forward
nna pass around Hoods right, hoping 10 meet
hlUnrmau, but McCUoE WAS ubduratc and
finally late t4e afternoon ur the 18th. ordered
reiIosIadg movement N e. had not proceeded
Lag MHgh We came upon the enemy ia q lane
J le enemy boz column al Tours came forward al
"a -all9I al4 a. Tic SAME time our regiment
tcih lows laF charged, also iU column o! i0uls.
st /" faioi" Tue Two forces came together IS
Two Trans az iUii speed on tho railway The
heads I'd u0ih columns men aud horses went
down ilEr gTsss before the sickle The enemy
vas brushed aside, however, aud we marched
a. a BRISK irot a. gHilop al tEat night iu
southwest direction. Al early dawn on the
BORA ,ley assai.ed us ia rear and on either
Iank. aH4 cd. day long We bad q running fight
Duf iHfa RcIc 30 much exhausted after Two
days a.l tN. nights 81 continuous service. that
tley wuEtH 20 90 sleep ln TIE saddle aud iall
from tHeU I.orsos without waking nud .u tAis
way AHHF were captured bg lhe rrbuls The
3tuI ali44Ela were INSTRUCTED iy their officers
a. shoot Hafsas aud NOT men knowing tlcv
could easily capture Tic men when Gismouutcd
AloHt t.e middle OF lhc afternoon on the
5ytH atr' uaas Division lao reached rGiHi
HcaI hehHall, - miles southwest from Atlanta
whore Nu encountered q strong force % thc
enemy ti-lEuuuio1 Huu formed acr8ss the Lfsbr
way ln Iaas 90 bdltlF. he were lard pressed
az iHt faHls time OF either flank aud IN ruaT
The tnGia.atairg WHO had been pressing Ne all
da} were i-Ir cavalry forces - Armstrong aud
hhsa.e.. N. 4,a lbc force Boz front wac RgdGyfs
moulE Infantry. Il, Stu IuEa Cav. was iu
ths lea-, hHeH charge was Ordered aud exc
cuita iH lsIHmu ol l0UTs at luH hpeea aud
theEEl 4auy men aud horses ll!l under the
shower ~ au.ltE from tbe ouemy's guns. we
succeeded Dab making p breach iu their line
4-eanH i..le Gen. MrC8oE had directed that 0ur
tho p.gee o. artillery vi tBc lc'A lud. battery
be ruhHa. The guns were filled o. the muzz. e
hiiA percussion -hei silked, Bad abandoned
buI iAH r.LaaH loT some reason did not close
up iu liiae 90 escape through Jnc breach which
lad ia1u laaal.
During taat afternoon aud evening most Of
ouT l9Ec.rl uH account Ul their a. .autlsd CON
alilOu. having been iu bCtlyr scIl4uu lor three
days AMI tllce nights without rest. icI into
thE haHa- %. tie louirieratus and were cone
Gnc.tN o. prison, tire enlisted mcu % Auaer-
t1hf. c aal tHl officers 10 Charleston. Il. a..
Where ii.tg EH.g placed H laa under Gre OF
iAe ~HIoh gems IA lhaL imC the Onion Guct
was lh iIg Ar city Every . minutes. day
Hnd HiE.i 3 shell weighing 100 pounds was
iur0WH fraA thc hggt. four miles away. into
TIE 'tiE As-lt 8: tHe city The C0uIeleratcs,
Huacf lI.s ~ truce. notified tirc commanding
officer Of lhe Federal fleet tlai a number IN
Union I.tsQIlerl 81 war wcre confined iu q iGor-
est parts 81 The city which was done to ure-
vent tIc tegt from Smelling TIE CITY; but tIis
made la difference, sad The shell continued 10
ial mere said There gust as before. But thr
caioiea prel4g had "a device d macHiue of some
Eihli WteH could bc wound uD ike clock
aud alter D. OF - miuules would send an 4
rocket. These they would deposit about tho
prison .f I..e RISK al their lives IA fIuff IA. D.,