The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-11-05
A Reconnaissance by Co. B. 9th
Tennessee Vol. INIT.

A Reconnaissance by Co. B. 9th
Tennessee Vol. INIT.
Lieut.. L. S. Goddard takes Co. b.
on a trip. The following is his &C
count of it. The trip was taken on
Oct. 27th.
Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tenn.
Oct. II, 1893.
To Col. Geo. Leroy Brown,
Commanding 4th Tenn Vol. Unity
SIR In compliance with orders L
took Co. B., of 4th Tenn. Vol. Unity,
out on a reconnaissance Oct. 81, 1895,
and herewith submit the following
as my report Of same.
We left Camp Poland on the morn
ing Of the a7th inst, at about 9 O'CLOCK
and took an easternly course, crossing
the old field, sometimes used for reg
mental drills. We continued IN the
same direction for about three fourths
of a mile to the pike road which we
followed, going in north-easternly
direction, until we were within about
one hundred yards of Boyd's bridge
across the Holston River. We then
took down the river for about a quar-
ter of mile, where halt was made
and after dividing the company into
sections with Ist Sergt. Matthews in
command of the right wing, Sergt.
Tatom of the right center, Sergt.
Broyles in charge of left center and
and Sergt. Phillips in charge OF the
left wing, the company was deployed
as skirmishers with distance of from
six to fifteen PAGES between the men.
We advanced for about three miles in
this formation, surrounding several
large fields and closing in, as we ad-
vanced toward the center. In Thu;
manner fifteen rabbits were captured
and killed before 1890 o'clock. Al
this time the bugle sounded "assem'
Bly, and as the company was assem-
bling, scouts in charge of Corp. Johr
G.. Burns went forward to select ;
{ camping place. They did their worl
well for beautiful spot was selected
Down under a rocky cliff a long leve
strip of ground about 80 to 50 fee
wide was found. The loose stones VI
under the cliff were used to build fire
places and to make seats and tables
Soon bright fires were blazing snc
rabbit, bacon, sweet and Irish potatoes
onions etc. were being cooked by the
men and a mostroyal dinner it proved
to be as the running all had done gave
keen appetites.
Here we had an opportunity to lool
about us and beautiful panorama o
scenery, such as only East TENNESSEE
can show, stretched out before us
lust in front, was the Holston Rive
and to our right, it and the pretty
French Broad River joined and unit
ing their waters they formed TIT
mighty Tennessee, along the banks 0
which, rich and well cultivated fields
supply agricultural products for thous
ands of laborers in the workshops o
Knoxville and the miners in the ad
iacent mountains. AS we looked on
to the front and right an undulatet
country presented itself to our view
the hills gradually getting larger ant
larger until they became the Chill
howee Mountains and then still farthe
the Great Smokes. 1t was CRANE
sight, and we thought no wonder Eas
Tennesseeans love this section of thi
great country of ours, for which tn
boys of 4th sprang to arms. From
our noon camp the principal point
along the Smokes could easily b.
distinguished. The first to attrac
our attention was grand and awe in
spring, Clingman's Dome, the thru