The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-10-02
Cavalry Operations,

when the events were fresh in the
minds Of the writer, Maj. McTeer,
and will be Of interest to every one
who likes to read correct history:
Headquarters Sd Tenn. Cav,
Edgefeld, Tenn. Jan. q, 1865.
Much has been said Of the oper-
ations of Hood near this place, and
divers other maneuveIs, battles,
sklrmishes, etc. But nothing has
been said about that noble and true
patriot and daring officer, Lieut..
Col. w. F. Prosser, End Tennessee
Cavalry, and his command, al
though, according to strength, his
command has accomplished at least
as much, if not more, than any
other command during the cam
paign.
We evacuated Decatur, Ala,
November Goth. and marched to
Stevenson, lay there few days,
when we were ordered to Paint
Rock Bridge to picket the river.
We reached Paint Rock December
It'll, and remained there until the
Goth. During this time we were
not idle. There was seldom O day
but some portion of the command
would have a skirmish.
we captured goodly number of
prisoners, and lost none, but in one
skirmish, through the carelesness
and neglect of a Captain of the 10th
Indiana Cavalry, he had some of
his men killed and wounded, and
himself and twenty three men
captured.
On the Goth we moved out and
struck the enemy at Brownsboro.
Here we killed three, drowned ten
and captured several.
+ l must notice the bravery and
daring of one of the orderlies on
that day Henry N. McLain, Third
Tennessee Cavalry. With four men
of the 18th Indiana Cavalry, he
dashed into Maysville, and each
captured a. prisoner, two horses
and took the town, which was
filed with rebel soldiers.
Next morning, long before day, We
were on "the on iside" of our horses
and moving towards Huntsville
Just at the breake of day we dashed
into the city, but found the John
MES" had left the evening before.
| On the morning of the 23rd o
December we started out before
day, Capt. Mitchell of the 1Otl
Indiana Cavalry commanding thu
advance guard.
A short time after day brake We
run up with the enemy's pickets
the front fired, and on Mitchell
went as If all the lead in rebellion
could not stop him. In couple o
miles we came to Indian Creek ant
found about five hundred grayback
"spred out into movement of wal
This checked Mitchell short tim
but the column was not far behind
and House, the bugler, sounded tn
charge. Suddenly, high above GU
heads flashed the sabres; with
yell which might have been hear
to Huntsville, when the cavalier
began to break their line, but the
were too slow. The East Tennes
scans with their sabres and the In
dianians with their carbines club
bed Qhey had no sabres) were o
Them. Then for about six miles tn
one that had the fastest horse woi
McBath, Mitchell, Hale and Ande
with sapres and pistols, cause
many to repent suddenly and com
along with US. We captured, in a
tif!y-four prisoners, killed severa
and wounded nearly all of then
\ and lost one (Sergt. Bowers) kille
and one wounded, Lieut.. A. S. Pro
, ser. Since that we have often el
!, quired for Birtwel's command; u
:, last that was heard from the
= among any of. the citizens the
were stampeded.
d We next moved down. towar,
g Decatur, and on the night of ID
i cember 9th the Infantry went |
d On the next night, the 2Sth. G,
r Prosser's command and the 15t
e Pennsylvania started again, al
n about six miles from Decatur Il
5, Pennsylvanians captured tv
o pieces of artillery. The M xt NOR
N ing, the 2)th. the Pennsylvania,