The National tribune., 1891-10-08

several men. On July 4 wo fought them as
the same place, and bad a noisy celebration, IL
not pleasant one.
On the g,h the Ljghtsing Brigade crossed
the Chatt1h0oChie at Roswell Just at daylight
driving away Martins rebel brigade. aud hold
ing the crossing until relieved by Newtou'5
Division, Of the Fourth Corps, wo being tho
FIRST troops 20 cross tho river. On July rs We
fought the rebels 40 Cross Keys l3 miles north
OF Atlanta, and on the Is u struck the Charles
ton Railroad halfway between Decatur and
stone Mountain. and tore 10 up FOR several
miles. On the 18th We fought AZ Stone Mount
am station, destroying vast amount OF stores
This brings Us 10 the point that Comrade
Walden says We came 70 thc front. but we have
not got to the StOueman raid yet BY iuqfuI
On the both &C July ws were in front % the
left wing of MCPhers0n'5 army. south of Deca-
tur, and SIX miles east Of Atlanta. On the 2lst
we started on a raid to Coviugton. on the
Charleston Railroad, ~ miles east Of Atlanta,
and travelled until after midnight, destroying
the road for 81 miles This was tho hottest
work, perhaps, that WAS ever done BY the same
number Of men. By noon, July -, we were
back to osr old place in line south Of Decatur.
ON this trip we destroyed 5000 bales Of cotton,
$4,000 pounds Of bacon. 5000 bushels Of corn,
two locomotives and three trains of ears and
captured 100 prisoners and 1000 horses and
mules
On July p we were still picketinc and the
writer's company was on the road near Decatur
When the sun was about an hour high Gen.
Stouemau, at the head Of division Of cavalry,
passed through our lines, taking the road to
Covington. In about two hours our division
was relieved and moved out after him. We
Travelled steadily southeast until / D. m,
making % miles and coming to South River ab
Fiat Rock, or South River Shoals This cross
ing StOueman ordered US 10 hold for "a hours.
AT night our pieket5 were attacked, and nc day
lisht on the 2Sth we found that the Johnnies
had placed a camp-guard clear around Us By
sun-up all our pickets and videts on the north
west had been driven in. Soon aftervard
Longs Brigade received similar attention on
the east, aud before 9 q. m. the rebel bullets
from both north and south we're cutting the
leaves from over our heads. At 10 q. m a flag OF
truce came in demanding our Immediate sur
render Gen. Garrard sens back word that IL
they wanted US to come and get US. Just a6
this time prisoner was brought i'm, who stated
that they had seven brigades in position and
1t began to look as though our chances of hold
ing the crossing until noon were slim but for
going to AndersonvHle pretty good. AtI1 a.
ID. their skirmshcrs were within 200 Yards OF
Us, but we had our lines all ready for a charge.
and at q signal from our battery the Lightning
brigade leaped over our modest barricade on
the Atlanta road aud noiseessly struck their
skirmlsh-Hne before they knew we were COM
ing, and along with their skirmShers went
into their main line ike a cyclone scattering
them like chat before the wind. In less than
20 minutes they were making good time toward
Atlanta, accelerated by shells from our battery
About noon our other two brgades rode quietly
away from the crossing without further mo-
lestation On July 80 we were back to Cross
Keys, and on Aug. / our division relieved the
whole of the Twenty third Corps, and took
their places in the trenches and rlfe-pit aud
for just two weeks were under the constant ire
Of the siege-guus and sharpshoOters day and
night, and we found this about the easiest
soldering we ever did.
/ could give you many other items Of interest
during the balance Of our 100 days under Ere,
but think this is sufficient to let your readers
know how the Second Cavalry Division came
up from the reaE-B. +. MAGE, Historian,
MontmOFency, Ind.