The National tribune., 1899-02-02
FIGHTIiG THEM OVER.
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.
NET BOB WHITE.
A Sixth Iowa Man Tells of Scoutin: In the
Mountains.

A Sixth Iowa Man Tells OF scoutin: In the
Mountains.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Corp'l Pixies
description of going over the Sand and Rae
coon Mountains reminds me of little bust
ness l had on the same route afterward In
the Fall Of '63 the Fifteenth Corps marched
| through from Memphis TO reinforce Grant at
Chattanooga We crossed the Tennessee River
at Bridgeport The Fourth Division, in COM
mand of Gen. William Harrow, took the
road to the right, marched in southwest
direction, and crossed Sand Mountain to Tren-
| ton.
| In Trenton Valley two brigades were left
with Division Headquarters; the other two,
Corse's and Loomis's, kept on up the valley
about five or six miles. Here LOoms's Brl-
gade stopped. while Corse kept on five or
six miles farther, until we came to John
sons Crook, where we left the Valley
road, and took Crook or Crooked road for
Stevens Gap, about three miles farther,
| where we had quite skirmish with the rebel
cavalry. driving them through the Gap.
Placing a strong line of pickets at the Gap,
the brigade camped below.
At that time l was one of Gen. Corse's
Orderlies. About 2 O'Clock in the morning
the Adjutant awoke me, saying the General
wanted to see me. / soon reported. Corse
said he wanted me to take dispatch to Gen.
Harrow at Trenton. He said could go alone
or take a mounted escort of six men. ] told
him l would rather risk it alone, as / was
finely mounted and we'll armed. He gave
me the dispatch, told me to look out and not
get captured, but did not tell me about Co.
q of my regiment being left on picket at
the junction of the Valley road.
Ao 7 f,,rp i,,fn tho =
the corner of an old field l heard the COM
mand Halt" In an instant had big
revolver out of my bootleg. / said, well,
what do you want?" Tim Holmes, of Co.
G, said, ''Is that you, Chandler" He
knew my voice.
/ had no more trouble till / come to
Loomis's Brigade, where l was taken to
Headquarters before they would let me
through the lines. stopped to listen several
times. / could hear Breckinridge's artillery
far above me on the Raccoon range going to
head us off, rs they evidently thought we
were trying to get in the rear OF Bragg's
army.
/ arrived safe at Division Headquarters
about daylight. Dr. Shaw, who had been
our Rcgimental Surgeon, said he thought /
must be dry after riding so far, and needed
something stronger than coffee. Of course,
did not object; 1 also took coffee soon after
with him.
soon started back with more orders from
Gen. Harrow. Nothing else happened until
had turned of the Valley road into the
Johnson road and gone about half mile.
l came to log house near The road. There
was fine horse tied near the gate in front of
the house. and little girl near him. /
asked her whose horse it was. She said it
was Mr. Whites, who lived on the other side
OF the mountain. / told her to tell him
to come out. Imagine my surprise when y
big six-foOter came out, dressed in rebel
uniform. He wanted TO know what was
wanted.
About that time l was holding my big
revolver all ready for use. l told him /
wanted him TO 60 with me to Headquarters.
He said, Hold on; will explain He
proved to me he was o spy for our army.
His name was White. He was undoubtly
the Bob White whom Corp'l Pike mentioned
SO many times. He said he would go with
me, only he had called there to get bite of
breakfast, and was in hurry to 60 some
other place.
/ soon reported to Gen. Corse. He said he
was all right, as he had the rebel counter
sign the night before, and had taken some of
our troops and relieved the rebel pickcts at
Stevens Gap. Soon after got back the bri-
gade started back to Division Headquarters.
-CHAs. CHANDLER, Co. A, 9th Iowa,
Orange, Cal.