The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-12

Ozark. Ny horse nearly played out, and
! had TO use my ssber to urge him over the
mountain.
AS got ON the other side ] was arrested as
sry and taken 10 the headquarters Of the
guards but WAS released in the morning, and
one OF the guards was sent with me to our
Headquarters, ROssville, Ga, reaching there
Sept. IL, 1863
a Gen. James B. Steedman was In command
Of the division. and Sept. Is the command
moved to Chickamaugs. Sept. - We bad hard
lighting bet on the goth the whole army was
engaged.
Our command was on the extreme left OF
our line-of-battle, Gen. Granger IN command
OF the Reserve Corps. ] was detailed from Gen.
bteedmsns toGen. Changers Headquarters, and
was given an order 10 be taken to Gen. Thomas
had an escort of IL men Of the 4th L. s.
Cav, and when only little way from our
troops the rebels showed themselves Ny
guard left the road. j kept in IL, but was fred
upon from more than hundred mnskets.
The first / thought Of was getting on the
aide OF my horse as ] had seen pictures Of In
dIans riding But i went on, and that was the
longest bali hour ever rode upon horse
IL was terrible ride. and expected every
moment 10 be shot or my horse killed, but We
the gauntlet with only a hesh-wound Oh
my noble horse.
%, what horrible sights, TO see the killed
the poor wounded aud dying men calling for
Water, water j imagine ] can hear them
now the impression made upon my mind that
day never be forgotten.
rode along the line-ofbattle until / met
Gen. Rosecrans, and riding up to him I asked
for Gen. Thomas. a look at Gen. Rosecrans'
face, and j could almost feel the tears start
from NY eyes. j could see the battle was lost
20 Us.
Gen. Rosecrans sat asiride OF his horse with
q cigar in his mouth, nnlit, chewing at it.
The expression OF his face told me what lie
felt-tbat all vas gone.
II asked Gen Rosecrans where Gen.
1homas's Headquarters were and lie asked
Who arc your i told him had djspa,cb
from Gen. Granger to Gen. Thomas. aud he
said: ! cannot direct you; Gen. Garfield has
started for Gen. Thomas
Gen. Rosccrans asked, Who are those men
with you, and ] told him My escort and he
sEid You, with your men, act as my escort
Until my body-guard comes up
We then started with Gen Rosecrans 70,
Chattanooga, over the hills, until we pot 10 the
valley, where the General halted for lunch
then down the valley we went towards Chatta.
neoga until VIC mot his guard, aud with nv
escort were relieved.
" We started so our Headquarters. bat on th,
way met the command TO which my escort be
longed. / told them they could 90 back To thei,
company, and ] kept on to Chickamauga. no
knowing our Headquarters had been moved
Ii was then very dark, aud when got :,
where Headquarters had been in the morninr
ran into The Confederate troops, but thcil
Rrnis were stacked. and before they could ge
ready to shoot | was quite little way eff.
can almost hear the rebels saying halt, yot
Yankee
then went back until found some Unior
treeFs. Next day found the Headquarters o
the 9Gth ILL.,, which had lost OPP men, killed
wounded aad missing. For 10 days after tha
pattle caiaped with my regiment en- Locke al
AouHtsin, and last Fall. vheA the nenurcrt