The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-21
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Meeting of MOrgan's Cavalrymen and
Members of the Seventh Ohio
Cavalry.

Members of the Seventh ohio
Cavalry. !
Theodore f. Allen, of Cincinnati, =,
who was Captain of Company D., 9TH |
Ohio Cavalry, during the Civil War, |
has written an interesting letter to |
Col. ID. G. Kelley, who fought with |
the great Confederate cavalry leader,
Gen. Forrest. From the letter we
have been permitted to reproduce
the following:
ait may interest you to know that W.
(the Seventh Ohio Cavalry were en-
gagged with you, of Forests 'Critter
Company in the 'mix-up in the Duck
River Valley above Columbia, when
Schotield was falling back on Franklin
(NOv., 1884, You crossed Duck River
above us and came down on our side OF
the river. We had lively engagement
| late III the afternoon in the widespread
corn fields of the valley. One Company
| (A( of my regiment lost heavily mere,
| including the Captain of the company,
who was captured at the ford across
Duck River. Late in the evening our
regiment he d the rear guard as we 'ad-
vanced to the rear was then Captain
Of Company D., of the Seventh ONO,
and with my company held the extreme
rear of our column aud stopped at
rocky ford over a creek. AT this point
we checked your advance and then saw
Won 20 into bivouac for the night in the
woods alongside the pike.
"ln the battle of Franklin, November
90. | had battalion of four companies
on our extreme left, with some OF your
cavalry in my front Wewere not even
ly engaged that day, as | think your
main cavalry force had gone over to-
ward Murfreesboro. The next day we
fell back on Nashville.
awe always had a high regard Tor
Forests Cavalry, who did not hesitate
to accept any challenge to come out and
fight at any time"
Capt. Allen encloses a newspaper
clipping giving an account OIL the
reunion of the 7th Ohio Cavalry a.
the Grand Army Reunion in Cincin
natl last month, to which the mem
bers of Morgan's Cavalry had beer
invited to attend. The clipping II
part is as follows:
"At the reunion of the Blue and tn
GRAY, held in the Chamber OF Com
merce, between the 18th OHIO CAVIAR.
and "Morgan's Men," Wednesday, Sep
tember 9TH inst, q dramatic inciden
worthy of particular note occurred a
the beginning of the meeting.
"Nearly five hundred soldiers OF Tn
two commands were present IN IN
large hall, when Colonel Theodore a
len, of the 18th Ohio Cavalry, calleu th
meeting to order, asking the eX-ConteC
crates TO form ell masse at the right {
the speaker's stand, and the 9TH ON
men at the left of the stand. This wa
soon done, leaving an open space
some ten feet between the two sets
soldiers. Captain Mart SECULAR VIZ
called upon to open the meeting ID
brought the 18th Ohio Cavalry to latter
ton" and, swinging his hat high ov'
his head, called upon the 7th ONO ga
m airy to give three rousing cheers Il
"Morgans Men," This was totally u,
al looked for by "MOrgan's Men;' but u
IN expression on their faces showed tn
they were pleased with this soldier
ia reception as the vociferOus cheers OF I'll
nd Ohio men rang loud and long.
"Before the Ohio men could compile
No their cheers, "Morgan's Men" had theI
~. selves well in hand for "counte
al. charge" and instantly General Ba
Ter Duke, Colonel Dick Morgan, and dc
en- Others of the "Morgan Men" swul
their hats high in the air, and calico
three rousing cheers Tor tne ith w
cavalry. MOrgan's Men "let FER go
30 GOOD :" and the building fairly sho
iii With the old rebel yell in honor OF
7th Ohio Cavalry.
at was now the Ohio mems turn
keep still and look nleased. AS the !,
echo of the old rebe yell died away, &
Dan Coffman formerly a private s
der of the eth Ohio Cavalry, but NJ
the Lieutenant -colonel of the 3rd Tenn
. IRE see) sprang into the opening betwe
rn;; the two forces, and in stentorian vo
ad called out, "Three cheers for our reun
at ed countryw and swung his hat hi
over his head. Colonel Dan Cotfman
Try the cheering, in which both Blue a
a. Gray joined in perfect cyclone OF
81 ell wells, blended with Ohio cheers"