The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-05-30
NY LADY or TIE SOUTH
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O. cavalry marchin hrliid en-. Der
their things WAS ilHglins an thrT stop
ped 10 water the husses IN the criek.
| couldn't rat near -Iougll 70 hear their
talk Ye see nnral. u was a line o
fires what KEPT me miek mpre'n the
pickets fer thar wasn't pace bat
what was 1T up Thar WIS sGre some
sorter movement goin' on thar but
couldn't make head nor rail 10 il. 'cPpi
that all them troops that saw was
marchin' west
Then RosecranS smoke
This looks decidedly serious 70 me,
gentlemen, and ferl sufficient fash
in Sergeant Kings reporI Ia art imme-
diately upon It. If il be true that
Johnston is missing against our right
and has left the ford a. Coulfer's I'M
guarded. this offers MS an opportunity
for countermarch if we only move
swiftly enough Hand me the maps
major
Il am fully aware of the d'ngor III
volved in dividing our force in The
presence of the enemy. h" sci at last,
lifting his eyes To rhe faces anX Olsly
watching him. but to my mind the
urril will be even greater If We per
NIT the enemy TO carry out their pres
eut plans unchecked II at this juno
ture we can only strike unexpectedly
In their rear we shall win. The ala
% surprise will be with as. and it is
worth much TO an army just 10 feel
that they are on the aggressive. Smiley,
ride to McGirth and Williams: tell
thea TO mass their brigades opposite
Minersville and TO hold the ford at all
cost: explain the situation 10 them
fully. Wyatt have Colts brigade sta
toned in reserve in the bills back of
the town. Now, Parker. Seaman. just
and Shea. start the remainder OF our
troops on forced march to Coulters
ford. Let there be no delay. not even
10 cook rations. Wilson will move hrst
with the cavalry. to be Immediately
followed by Sheridan's brigade These
will proceed by the river road. while
the Others will follow the ridge as rap
idly as they can be made ready. Fur
Their orders will reach them at Coul-
ter's. That is ALL gentlemen"
Rosecrans. the major. the scout Dan
iels and myself were left alone in the
room. The generals glance fell upon
me-
DO you need rest. sergeantf"
mo. sir
"Glad of that. as require your serv'
ices. There is no battery ! can assign
you 10 at present. bur judge from
YOUR story that you ride well and you
should know the country thoroughly
between the Landing and Salter's
creek. am going TO appoint you
temporarily on my staff with the rank
of lieutenant and place you in con-
mand of the advance scouts Major
see that Lieutenant King is furnished
with a suitable uniform and a good
horse and that he and his command
get away at once
Twenty minutes later l was gallop-
ing down the river road with an ODD
following at my heels
There were twenty all told. ezcep-
tioually well mounted observed at
glance. There was. TO be sure. sem
blance or uniform. but exhiblting
marks of rough service. and represent
ative of every department. SO that no
two men appeared similarly atired
They had a sturdy and resoiute fighting
appearance that pleased me. Perhaps
q dozen were Enthusiastically OF the
mountain white type-gaunt. unShav-
en-. slow of speech, their keen. restless
ewes searching every covert tor a pos
sibie enemy IN ambush. The others
were mostly Young. reckless iucking
fellows. pit-ked from the ranks OF va
rous organizations because tuo rest
less for the discipline OF regular cont
mand feit a nope thar / might be
retained in command and thus given
opportunity to test their uettIe
"baniels. said drawing bark my
horse ttlI 1 rode beside him. this looks
an odd command given me. What are
they enlisted men:'
"Some OF EN- are" ne answered
slowly. shifting his eyes over the rab-
bic behind. "but ther mountain men
mostly are jus volunteer scouts. pick
I'd up we're in Their Geestrlct cause they
know their way round / reckon may
bp IT'S Il tough iOokin outfit from q so
ierin pinI o view. hut thlr's some
deru good scouts a-rid,n thar benin
yer That yaller headed feIier thar has
been mostly my partner lately hes
irish. name Con O'Brien; deserted
twice from Their Ninth illinois cavalry
nut since they put him scoutin thar
aIn't no job too blame bard fer hin ter
tackle | tell We. Ieftanant, scouts is
born. not made"
How long nave you been at it?"
"Oh. mostly since the war begun.
started in with Buell. in Kentucky
"You came from up there?
He looked at me almost suspiciously
Then his eyes shifted to the scene in
front
II reckon | was horn bout ten mile
from yere. over yonder on Their east
ridge His eyes narrowed. a new
light visible within their depths. III
was jist ter git back yere with sich
an outfit as this yere ahind me tibet