The National tribune., 1893-11-09

GEN. JOHN PEGRAM, C. S. A.
We were in camp three miles up the river
from Rogsrsville, where, at daylight on the
morning of Nov. 6, Col Garrard's Brigade
of two regiments, the 7tb Ohio and I'd
Tenn. MID Inf, and four pieces of an Ill
nois battery,
WAS ATTACKED
on the front, left flank, and rear by two
brigades. The enemy made short work OF
it They got our battery, and nearly all of
the I'd Tenn. The 7th made their escape
by the right flank, crossing the river with a
loss of 120 men killed, wounded, and miss
ing.
The writer had been sent two days before
in command of De tachment of the regi
ment to JOnesville, Va, to ascertain the
truth of a report that the enemy was coming
in force by that way, and Joined the re-
mainder of the regiment at Morristown, when
/ was sent with 200 men with orders TO 20
as near RoseIsyille as ] deemed safe, and
learn the condition of our sick and wound
ed in hospital there.
Invent into the town and learned that the
enemy had fed almost as rapidly as We did,
for fear of Shackelfords Division, which was
at Greeneville. 12 miles away.
The regiment was soon moved eastward
again through Russeilvil!e and on through
to oGreenevile, where we met Jones. Williams
and "Mudwall Jackson's forces com ny
in from Virg MA to assist Longstreet csp nre
Knoxville, Tenn, with Burnside's command.
We fell back in their front, holding them as
best We could at all available points.
We retired to TaNewell, where we kept up
communication with Burnside by Sergt's Lit
tie and Davis carrying dispatches through
the rebel lines To Burnside. When the siege
was raised the cavalry was engaged in annoy
ing the enemy's flank as far as BealrsStation.
On the morning Of Dec. u the 7th and the
9th n ch. and one section OF artillery moved
in the direction of Morri>town. We met the
enemy one and half miles from the town.
The 7th dismOuni ed and engaged the enemy
strongly posted on a wooded hill
WITH ARTILLERY
commanding The approach, and while the 7ih
was engaging the enemy the 9th Mich. dis
mounted, and, unobserved, got on their a nix
and rear, and with their Spencers soon clear
ed the field. We followed them through
the town.
Their loss in killed was heavy. Among
their killed WIS Lieutenant Colonel Or
loss, one man killed, Serg't Newport, of Co.
II, and several wounded.
On the morning Of the 18th Col Garrard's
Brigade moved east from Bealrs Station
through MorristOwn, and on up the railroad
to near Russellville, where we drove the
pickets in to strong line of Longstreet's
infantry, vino were in line to receive us.
The 81 and 7th Ohio Cav. were moved out TO
engage them. The 9th Mich. Cav. was on
the reserve. Here We fought till dark with
out dislodgiDg them, losing several in killed
and wounded, mostly from the I'd Ohio Cav.
We fell back TO Beall's Station and to
Beams Station, where we again, on the 10Th.
fought LoHgstreet, aud at Rutledge on the
18th and 18th we fell back further to Stone
Mills. Leaving this place we crossed the
HolstOn and marched to Dandridge on the
French Broad River, where, on the oath. we
had brush, one man being killed and sew
eral wounded and missing, when we re-
treated 10 New Market
On the 9th we moved up the railroad to
Messy Greek, where we saw fighting every
day with LOngstreets forces, driving them
toward MO-ristown, and being in turn driven
the next day. On the 10th we again moved
to Dandridge, where we had sharp skir-
mish on The Morristown road, losing nearly
so men from the brigade.
On the following day
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT
took place which lasted from ii o'clock %. M
until 9a. m. This was Of cavalry on our side
and Longsireet's infantry on the other. Our
infantry seemed to have been there foi some
other paip pose than for fighting Gen. Foster
had superseded Gen. Burnside in the COM
msnd Of the Twenty-third Corps. under
stood that there were some words between
Gen. StuTgis, commanding cavalry, and Gen.
Potter, commanding ia the field, on this
point, and that Gen. Stnrgis said to Gen.
Potter:
fOu had better move your infantry away
from here; they might get hurt.n
Accordingly, l, who had charge of the
advance picxets in front of the 7th, received
orders st IL o'clock midnight TO move my
posts back Qdicxly, one post at a lime which