The National tribune., 1900-10-25

We were detailed as skirmishers on tht
10th for the Sixteenth Corps, but had i
quiet in our front, although there was
hard fighting at other points along the
line. We had been having mostly very hot
weather all this time, and it added mucf
to the discOmfOrts Of campaigning. Occa
sionally days less hot than others would
be welcomed. The same sort of work oc
cupied the next two days, and on the 19tl
we went near Stone Mountain and cap
tured % horses and 10 prisoners. The
21st l remember as a day when the en-
emy were repulsed in a terrific charge OIL
the Twenty-third Corps.
There was more scouting in the neigh,
borhood of Stone Mountain, with its ac-
compartment of captured animals and reb.
els and the tearing up Of railroad track
and details on picket to see that the reb
els did not get in rear on our railroad
communication.
We went over the McAfee bridge on
the 2jth, and next day moved to the right
with the rest OF the army on one of Sher-
mans flank movements. We had high old
times with the rebel cavalry, being in rear
of the Twenty-third Corps as guards. On
the 2Sth we fell in rear of the Sixteenth
Corps On the 29th we were 10 miles
south of Atlanta. We received next day
about 30 rebel deserters, who said they
would be willing TO fight if they were not
whipped already.
We ran into a squad of Wheeler's men
on the 31st, who soon surrendered, ours
ing their sO-called Congress for not giving
up the rebellion.
''sCRAPPY" TIMES.
We went on, reaching Jonesbcro on
Sept. 2. The enemy had evacuated At
lanta and Sherman had taken possession.
There was soon heavy fighting in front.
The enemy was now closely pursued by
the left wing. We riders for some days
were securing the country for rebels and
property of use to us, with more or less
success. We finally reached Atlanta and
witnessed its desoation and its hungry
women and children, whom our Commits
sary Department fed.
Al Cross Keys we were ordered to ar
range quarters for ourselves, for we were
tant cannonading, and learned that the
rebels were well on the retreat.
On the 18th the brigade was sent to-
ward Stone Mountain to round UP some
guerrillas. We ran across them about three
miles north Of the mountain and gathered
III 10 OF IneH. II was scouting Tor Ruer-
rillas lurking in rear of the army and for
aging; after this it being rather quiet with
us. We left on the Goth TO near Marietta
and camped on the bank of the Chatta-
hoochee, then went to Sandtown, next to
Powder Springs, scouting in between
camping places. We went back TO Cross
Keys, started off again and eventually got
to Kenesaw Mountain, having secuted and
fought retreating rebels all the way. We
were now the Second Brigade, First Di-
vision, Fourteenth Corps.
On the 9th the 123d Ill. was put on
picket Our headquarters were at New
Hope Church. We soon left and camped
on the bank of the Etowah, in Barlow
Co., Ga. We went on, occasionally
"scrapping" with the Johnnies in a small
way, at length reaching Rome on the
18th. We ran the enemy two miles out
Of town. The brigade then dismounted
and charged. We got 80 prisoners and
two guns. The rebels left % killed on
the field, our loss being but two killed and
six wounded.
NEAT PIECE OF WORK.
When we resumed the march on the
18th we ran into the enemy in works
erected during the night, for they did not
like the way they had been treated the
day before Nos held horses and al
on our right and left The rest of the bri-
gade being to the right of the 123d ILL.,,
all went In together. The brigade charged
a section, took II, broke its support, scat
tering them to right and left, and the cav
airy coming in from each wing of the bri-
igade, cutting and slashing and rounding
them up. The fighting lasted about an
hour.
Next day we marched ID miles to