The National tribune., 1898-10-13

enemy, capturing all whose feetness of hors
did not permit them TO escape The positio
was quickly won and Keogh ever afterwaId
was a most welcome guest at every camp6r;
and every cantccn i'm the regiment was freei
protfered 10 him. Many "A volunteer of 1861
'65 sincerely mourned his death when tn
wires flashed to us the news of the disaste
that had occurred OH the Little Big Horn
where kcoSh died with Custer.
GEN. A. V. KAUTZ
When Colonel of the I'd Ohio Cav, Gen
Kautz for a time commanded our brigade
he was n most thorough and conscientious
commander anu had our unbounded respec
and confidence. Ore day when we eccupiet
the line Of the Cumberland River near Som
erset. Ky., we crossed to the southern side o
the river, then occupied by Gen. Pegram, o
the enemy's faree, We gave Pegram "a
good run for his money" and drove hin
several miles back into the flstness Of The
Mountains beyond Monticello
We then started on cur return TO the nortl
side of the Cumberland River. As we APP
preached the river we stopped TO rest the men
and horses. We were surprised 10 hear firing
by our rear-guarl; and soon messenger
brought the information that Pegranl, i'll full
force, was giving the rear-guard double
handful of fight and a b0rSe-Tace. Gen.
Kautz threw his command into the saddle,
aud reinforced the rear-guard with his entire
force. / went into this fight Immediately
behind Gen. kautZ, who pushed his Whole
command in at once, and met Pegram's ad-
xance in a dense woods grown up with un-
derbrush
In an instant the two forces were within
L.
instant were hotly engaged at hardly arm S
length. There was imminent danger of the
two forces being mixed together One of our
Sergeants took prisoner from the other side
Of the tree the Sergeant was using for a
breastwork-the two men of contending
.vrces using the same tree for protection.
The fighting continued till dark when both
sides withdrew from the field, it being a
drawn fight, and neither side claiming to
have done more than hold their own.
During the night details from each side
visited this dense woods TO recover the
wounded, and the searching parties worked
under self-conStltuted truce. This affair
was known as the Rocky Hill fight, or the
affair at Capt. Vests Farm Gen. Kautz, in
speaking of this affair after the war. said it
was the hottest little fight 4" he had ever
experienced.
One officer of the Cd Ohio Cav. was shot
Through the body rear the lungs. His conf
rades carried him under a tree, where they
expected him 10 die every minute. Col.
Sidney Maxwell, of Cincinnati, O., who was
a newspaper correspondent Oh this OCCASION,
saw this wounded officer dying. Twenty
years afterwards he was very much surprised
to meet this officer alive and well--hc having
recovered from this wound which was sup
posed TO have been fatal.
GEN. wM. p SANDERS,
At the time of the raid of Gen. John
Morgan from Burksville. Ky. across the
States OF Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, Gen
Kautz commanded our brigade. At Buffing
ton Island. o., where we overlook Morgan on
July 10. 1865, kautz commanded the advance
and attacked Morgan on sight.
Col Sanders at that time commanded n
Michigan regiment. Gen kautZ sent the
writer of these lines with an order to Col
Sanders. directing him to charge The enemy
with his regiment In delivering this order
to Sanders, observed that. after sending for
his regiment TO come TO the front lit being a
little-Ways in the rear) he rode his horse to
, little brook nearby Throwing his bridle
rein On the horses neck while the horse WAS
drinking. Sanders reached into his pocket
and brought out pair of kid gloves, which
he proceeded to put on with the utmost care,
pulling the glove over each hand, and pressing
ii down over each finger as though dressing
for some social function.
/ was quite interested in observing this
performance and wondered if it was the
correct and proper thing with Regular Army
officers 10 lead cavalry charges with their
hands carefully dressed in kid gloves. San
ders had previously demonstrated his gal
laptry, and we all knew he was well provided
with sand, y and was soldier of capacity.
courage and the highest merit. | concluded
that the glove episode was not indicative OF
aDytiln. and that he had put on the gloves
une0DsciOnsly, and while preoccupied with
the matter mt hand.
In an engagement with the enemy at
Du:sen Hill, near Somerset. KY, Sanders,
then Captain on the staff of our cem-
Inandef, Gen. Quincy A. Gilmore. gave an
evi0enee Of his capacity to seize the 6ppor-
tanity as offered. This was very interest
ing cavalry fight, with the peculiar feature
that the opposing forces snapped - posi-
fions during the fight, we occupying their
original position, and they occupying ours.
RImmeSiiatsly upon this change taking place,
Gen, Gilmore sent an order by Capt. Sanders
for one laifalion of our regiment 10 charge
thes eneBssis position-Sanders stating to our
cdnElaBser, Gen. Israel Garrard that Gen
Gilmore had given permission for him
tssaadefs) 90 ask for the command OF the
battalion.
The I'd battalion Of the 9TH Ohio Cav was
immediately placed at his command and
leading this battalion he drove the enemy
qnickly from his position, and taking up the
pursuit disappeared in the nearby forest
We couid hear his firing growing more and
more distant till il died away. He pursued
the fnsKives until he had captured Il large
part Of the command and returned to us
-7ith three battle-fags and ii big drove of
risoners. Gen. Sanders's untimely death
illed while opposing I,ongstfeet's advance
n Knoxville, lost Ia the service al officer of
le highest merit, and who had he lived
fould have attained the highest rank as a
lralry commander
GEN. JAMES II. WILSON
The volunteers who hai the good fortune
come under The command of this brilliant
avalry leader arc always cntspokcn in their
praise OF him, and are equally proud of say
ny that they belonged to Wilson'S Cavalry
logps: they are proud of their commander
and Of their own achievements under his
nasteriy direction We have been accused
of being tender-hearted in our regard for
Gen. Wilson, and freely admit the truth of
this charge. think ii will apply TO every
soldier who served in Wilson's Cavalry Corps