The National tribune., 1892-10-20

Mt dawn i'm their camps Coils. Ingerton and
Brownlow warmly concurred in the movement.
Miller ordered his Captains to select the best
men and the best horses. and to wake the men
SO quietly that those left behind would not I've
aware of what was taking place, and promptly
at IL o'clock they wonld set out.
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE.
At midnight the rain still fell in torrents
hut the men were up and the best horses sad
died so quietly as not to awake those who were
left behind. Lieut. Col. William II. lngerton
was put in charge Of Col. Miller's own regi-
| ment the 18th Tenn Cav. Lieut. Col. John g.
Brownlow commanded the 9th Tenn, and was
the only field officer with his reg ment. Maj
Newell was in charge of a skeleton battalion
of the 10th Mich. Cav. Lieut.. Patterson COM
| manded one section Of the Tennessee Light
Artillery-two pieces. Before starting Col.
Gillem sent for Miller, and again protested that
the movement was nnmilitary. Miller was in
the saddle, and the order was not counter
manded. The storm was tho best friend of the
midnight riders Trusty guides were placed
in advance. but the lightning played along the
ground SO rs to enable them to pick their way
forward The crisp description of Col. Brown
low is graphic:
THE night was very dark and the rain fell
in sheets; so dark that YOU could not tell by
sight the man next to you. Col. Gillem, my
self and the Surgeon of my regiment DIR. A.
f. Duncan, rode abreast. There was no light
or froicsome conversation. Rain aud gust had
it all their own way the lightning played
along the ground and showed us where to go.
Col. GiIlem spoke very discouIagingly; he said
it was wild goose chase; that Miller WAS
responsible for it-rcally in command of the
brigade. ] suggested to him that the men
might overhear the conversation, and the tone
was lowered. We had between 1.1G0 and 200
men. The cnemy's pickets were caught sleep
ing on the outpost. The last few miles before
reaching Greenevlle We passed in gallop, the
road being good"
BY previous order Of Col. Miller, Col. Inger-
ton aud the 18th regiment turned off on cir
cuitOus road, and was directed to get i'll behind
Greenevllle, on ridge
IN THE REAR OF THE ENEMY;
to hold this position without firing until the
attack was made in front, when the enemy
would be driven back upon his line; then to
open fire. This was the general disposition of
the forces in hand. Col. Ingerton on his way
forward, riding into the road with squad of
men, halted courier. who proved to he from
rebel Gen. Vanghns men, commanded by Col.
William NJ. Bradford and obtained his dis
patches. They contained request to Morgan
for aid.
"Where is Morgan?" demanded Ingerton.
The courier in the darkness, seemed to think
that he was in the midst of Confederates and
gave the locality of Morgan's headquarters.
In this way IngertOn obtained his first inteli
gence Of Morgan's exact whereabouts. On ap-
preaching Grcenevillc he ordered Capt. Z. Z.
Wilcox to take Co. g and Co. /, under Capt.
Northingto dash into the town and bring
out Gen. Morgan and his staff, dead or alive.
With the main body of his command Ingerton
then sought the position and the line he had
been instructed to obtain and hold. The force
in front, under the immediate command OF