The National tribune., 1893-11-09

| being done we mounted and continued our
| march to Knoxville, leaving the infantry
| with nothing in their front.
From here we crossed the Tennessee
River, moving southwest through Sewer
vile, and on up the south side of the French
Broad River, capturing two pieces of artil-
lery at Fair Garden, when we fell back
through Mears to Tuckaleechee Cove, when
detachments went over the mountains
and took in Thomas's Legion of Indians,
which had caused considerable annoyance
to the loyal Tennesseeans. Thomas had
formerly been the agent for these Indians.
We were next at Maryville, where we had
some scouting and skirmishing. From there
we fell back to Knoxville, from where we
SENT SCOUTING PARTIES
south of the river to Maryville and north
side TO Strawberry Plains. From Knox
vile, Col. Garrard, of the 7th, started east
up the railroad with as many men as he
cou d mount, and went to RussellvHle, where
he saw considerable ighting-often hand
tO-hand set-to. This wound up the 7th's
service in East Tennessee.
On the oath of March, 1864, we left Knox
vile by rail for Paris, KY; reached there
April 5, where we had been ordered to re-
mount and re-arm. Here in the reorgani-
cation of the cavalry the 9TH was assigned
to Stoneman's Division. The reftting was
done at Nicholasville, Ky.
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John Morgan was making raid into Ken
tucky. Gen. Stoneman having started with
two brigades of his division for Atlanta, Ca,
Col. Garrard moved his brigade, composed
of the 7th Ohio Cav, 9th Mich. Cav. and
18th KY. Cav, from Nicholasyille to Lexing-
ton, KY, reaching there one hour after Nor
gan had left We then moved to Paris,
where we were Joined by Gen. Burbage's
Division, when 200 men from the 7th were
sent out on the Georgetown road under the
writer. Sixteen miles out we met part Of
MOrgan's men and had brush with them,
driving them toward Cynthiana.
On reporting the same to Gen. Burbage
all started for that point, reaching there by
daylight. Col. Garrard's Brigade marched
on the left, and when the engagement COM
menced we were on the reserve After the
fight had been on for about an hour Bur-
bage's center began to give way. On seeing
this Col. Garrard ordered the 9th Mich. to
mount and move around Burbage's right
and
CHARGE MoRGAN'S LEFT,
mounted; the 7th to mount and charge the
enemy's right.
Col Garrard's command was formed in
battalion front The 7Ih had scarcely got
the fences thrown down when they met
brigade of Morgan's men in wood pasture
coming around in Burbage's rear, and here
was saber charge number four.
The Sd battalion was in front. 1t came
back with SO prisoners when in like man
ner the I'd battalion took up the fight and
drove the enemy behind stone fence, where
the rebs made temporary stand, and the
loss in the I'd battalion was heavy in killed
and wounded, among them Lieut.. Nc
Knight
The 1st battalion, under the writer, came
to their assistance, hanked the rebs out OF
their position, drove them over precipice
down to the Licking River, just where the
water-tanks for the Central Kentucky Rail-
road are. This was saber charge number
five, and each battalion made a separate
charge.
The enemy's loss was over 700 in killed,
wounded and prisoners of whom many bore
the marks Of the saber. This does not include
68 that were drowned in Licking River
Oar loss did not exceed so In killed and
wounded.
IN this fight there were many acts of per-
sonal daring. Col Garrard was in the
ihickfst of the fight, giving personal d.
rections Lieut-Col. Miner did his part
well. Adj't Mitchell deserves special men