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Company "1."
CAPTAINS-John Smith, Alexander Smith, James L. Pankey. 1st LIEUTS .- James M. Mayes, Buford Scott, Thomas J. Graves. 2₫ LIEUT .- Alexander Thompson. COM. SERGT .- Abraham F. Debaun. QM .- SERGT .- James Noel. SERGTS .- James E. Gillespie, William S. Tyre. Francis M. Pankey, Francis M. Willis, John K. Anderson, Adam Petry, Isaac Salley, Joseph Mayes, Ludwel C. Veatch. CORPLS .- Cor- nelius Vannoy, Henry P. Cull, Jno. W. Mayes, Mark Smock, Overton Mayes, James Divine, Levi Funk. John Foster, William Wickersham. Perry J. Porter. FARRIER-Lafayette R. Reding.
PRIVATES-Jno. D. Adams. Jordan Burns, Nathaniel Burns, Calvin Bodget. Napoleon B. Broadas, Tarleton Broadas, Daniel Cay, Caleb Cahil, Wm. Chatham, Geo. W. Divine, Wm. S. Gowins, John Gordam, John A. Gillespie. Bailey Hardin, James Hayes, Francis Hellard, Simeon Hellard. William Huffman. Marion Lay, Nathaniel Lawson, Michael Noel, John
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Petry, Elijah Owin, John Robinson, James Riley, William G. Spraggins, William Taylor, Joseph T. Trobridge. John A. Watkins, Jesse Woods, Robert Yeast, John Elkins, George W. Gibbs, Daniel Good, Henry Gillespie, John H. Hardin, Samuel Harmon, Orin J. Isham, James Law- son, David Larrence. John Smith. Joseph Trobridge, Milton White, Crawford Brady. Timothy Corn, Jacob Funk, Bascom Peter, George Ray, John Brock, John Y. Divine, Stephen Foster, Samuel Green, Simeon Humphrey, James Mariman, Richard P. Calvin, George Divine, Taylor Harmon, John Howard, Jacob Isham. Jordan Petry, Samuel Tatum, John Tatum, William Broadas, Francis Foster; Zachariah Hall, James Lawson, John Shadowens, William Shadowens, John Tuder.
Company "J."
CAPTAINS-M. H. Owsley, Jesse M. Carter, Anderson T. Keen, John T. McLain. 1st LIEUT .- Alexander C. Smith. 2d LIEUTS .- Meredith Martin, Braton Sandusky. SERGTS .- John E. Herd, Henry M. Byram, John H. F. Yates, James A. Marcom, Harrison K. Williams, J. Howard Crittenden, Joseph D. Booden. CORPLS .- Henry G. Baker, James H. Vandover, Richard C. Smith, Thomas A Gilbert, Wesley O. Guthrie, Joseph Graves, Rufus A. Craft, John C. Comar, Francis M. Taylor. BUGLER-William W. Vance. FARRIER-Robert Mays.
PRIVATES-George W. Abner, James C. Abner, Albert K. Braton, Jacob S. Braton, Jokn H. Brown, David Booker, Thomas C. Baison, Samuel Biggerstaff, Cornelius Carter, David T. Cloyd, Wm. S. Cloyd, Burgess G. Chauncey, Adam Coop, Pitser Coop, Pinckney D. Compton, Philip Cash. Harrison Coy, Richard B. Campbell, James V. Guthrie, James C. Gilbert, Thomas B. Hudson, Richard D. Hopkins, Ephraim W. Henager. James H. Herd, James Johnson, John Jaens, John L. Milton, James A. Miller, Elemuel Marshal, Martin L. McCoy, James J. McComas, John L. Mckinney, Alvis R. Murphy, James T. Owen, John R. Parrish, Joseph C. Riddle, James H. Riddle, Robert M. Randol, Jolin V. Randol, Charles W. Simpson. Jonathan Simpson, William M. Smith, Edward B. Smith, George W. Vaughan, George W. Wade, Samuel Wade, Robert N. Williams, Mathew Williams, John .A. Young, Axiom Pharrish. Joseph H. Phifer, Richard A. Thurman, John C. Baise. John S. Beason, Gilbert B. Craft, Volony Goodhue, William Huff, John W. Johnson, Alexander James, Alexander Jennings, Joseph C. Marcom, James K. Shaw, Alfred Smith, James Taylor, Henry Talent, Thomas H. Raiborne, Haden Rai- borne, Alexander Williams, James Wagoner, Dudley Young, Jeremiah Braton, James Bow, Jeremiah Carter, George W. Coop, John Cash, Jeremiah Coy, James Davidson. Elijah Daniels, Joseph Daniels. Jere- miah Daniels, Saml. Hays, Luther B. Mershon, Alexander C. Maywell, Berry W. Neely. Bailey Owens, Madison Pierce, Henry C. Roggers, Bailey P. Smith. Jackson Viers. James M. Williams. Benjamin Bran- ham, James A. Bowen, Geo. L. Craft, Joseph Ferril, Ambrose Grace, Joseph R. Lawson. Wm. M. Malone. Napoleon B. Pruett.
Company " K."
CAPTAINS-Nelson B. Burris, Thomas Rowland, Philip Roberts. Ist LIEUTS .- Tilford N. Bruner, Jno. F. N. Hill, F. T. Fox, A. J. Alex- ander. 2d LIEUT .- Stephen Sully. SERGTS .- John T. Davis, Wm. H. Ham, Wm. H. Dean. Patton Roach. Squire' Roach, Lawrence Roberts, 1. B. Barner. CORPLS .- Jno. N. Burris, Chas. W. Burris, Palestine L. Bodkins, Alonzo E. Hughes, Squire Henderson. Nathaniel Burriss. WAGONER-Jno. W. Kersey. FARRIER-Wm. Odell.
PRIVATES-Green Agree. James C. Eades. Franklin Gowins, Alex- ander Gill, Robert Gully, James Hendren, George J. Hill, James T. Hen- dren, Jaret W. Hill, Wm. Lowrey, Albert M. Murphy, Wm. Moran, Thos. Masters, Lewis Masters. John Masters, John Patterson, James T. Pruitt, John J. Roberts, Enoch Roberts, James T. Railey, James Roberts, Charl- ton Scott, Andrew J. Taylor, N. B. Turner. Henry Vaughn, Henderson Wheeler. John Williams, Reuben Willis, Irvine Whittacer, Abner Isbel. Fingleton Burton. Levi Harvey. Caperton Vincent. Oliver Vincent, Ezekiel Vincent, Jolinson Whittacer, Sidney Barnes. Roswell Burton. Mansfield Carrier, Sidney Ham, Wm. Long, Simeon Murphy. Benj.
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Lowry. Arch'd S. Patterson, Robert Shrassbury, Andrew Roberts, James Thompson, Ezekiel J. Bodkins, James C. Bowlin, James Brock, James Caldwell, Bryant Hohan, David B. Kennedy, Andrew T. Hughes. Terrill Layton, William Langford, Edmond Murphy, Henry C. Matere, William Peters, David Ross, Daniel O. Robb, John Short, Oliver Waddl-, Peter Dikes, Demsey Howard, M. P. Harold, M. J. Kirkpatrick, Levi Land, James Murphy, John Peyton, James K. Vanwinkle, Alexander Warren, Thomas J. Whittacer.
Company "L."
CAPTAINS-Wm. N. Owens, John B. Fishback, Joe D. Beatie. 1st LIEUTS .- Robert M. Griffin, Matthew H. Blackford. 2d LIEUTS .- Benj. H. Milton, Wm. A. Locket, Geo. K. Speed, Granville F. Vaught. SERGTS .- John Rourk, Hampton H. Brinkley, Andrew J. Catron, Daniel Elliott, Win. B. Gragg, Gren McLue, Christopher C. Kenner. CORPLS .- Joseph N. Taylor, Admice T. Saunders, James F. Humphries, Arch'd B. Campbell, Wm. H. Cox. Wm. Owens, Jr., Rufus M. Patterson, George W. Baber, Charles P'. Cox, James H. Adams, John Meece, Peter R. Dobbs. BUGLER -- James B. Harper.
PRIVATES-Wm. Burton, David Baker, Orvill Brewer, John H. Bowling, Mitchell Bates, James P. Bratton, John F. Culliss, James D. Doolien, James Eassepp, Andrew F. Edwards, Jesse Edwards, Henry Elliott, Win. Farmer, Richard Falkner, Andrew , Fulcher, Luther C. Green, Marquis D. Green, Ebenezer T. Haynes, John Loveless, Robert H. Moore, John C. Messick, Joseph Mills, Thos. McDowell. Robert A. Nun- nelly, Wm. Osborne, Samuel Reynolds, Samuel Raney, Thos. H. Smith. Jos. Sewell, John P. Silvers, Jesse M. Silvers, Wesley H. Silvers, Eman- uel Sowder, W'm. Sowder, John Taylor. John W. Thacker, Harry C. Ashurst, Henry D. Burnett, John B. Gillmore, Ira R. Mound, John Os- borne, James F. Reynolds, Wm. Tinsley, Wm. Branch, Jno. C. Com- stock, Killis J. Evans, Robert McQuerry, Milford Gilmore, Jno. M. W. E. Parker, Robert F. Raborne, James M. West, John Warn, John J. Ashley. Jas. M. Ashley. John Ashley, Geo. Bumgardner, Aaron Boyd, Alex. Barclay, Robt. F. Burton, W'm. Clarke, John Dungan, Schuyler Dulton. Constatine C. Davis, Alex. Denton, Wm. Edwards, John Frost, Wm. Grider, Geo. G. Grigory, Jno. P. Grigory, Jno. W. Grider, Jno. Henson. Elias Hall. Andrew P. Hunt, Miles Hank, Jno. W. Hartgrove, David A. Jones, James . Jones, Walter Large, James B. Love, Wm. H. Love. Henry Mowbray, Jas. M. Nunnelly, John Perkins, James Pence, Francis M. Rash, David Richardson, John Sears, Wm. Smith, Wm. Summers. Wm. Swearingen, Ephraim Sath, David R. Willis, Wm. Woodall, Henry Adkins, John Clounch, Sarl. D. Dick, Larkin E. Edwards, Marion Holt, Wm. M. Munce. Solomon K. Osborne, Wood Osborne, James Price, Wm. H. Price, Jas. 1 .. Reynolds, Jas. S. Redinu, Dempsey Strunk, Wm. J. Vanhook.
First Kentucky Veteran Cavalry.
Company "A."
CAPTAIN-Philip Roberts. 1st LIEUT .- Samuel Duncan. 20 LIEUT .- Richard H. Huffman. SERGTS .- John W. Garner, John A. McDaniel, George W. Dalton, Silas C. Jones, Elijah Kerrel, David B. Kennedy, Franklin Shelton. CORPLS .- Isaac Young, Daniel O. Robb. William R. Vanhoozer, William Teater, James Caldwell, Jacob Bacon. WAGONER-John Tombs.
PRIVATES-Benjamin F. Austin, Thomas Bates, Reuben T. Bates. Nicholas N. Bates, Isaac Baker, Charles F. Boston, Ezekiel J. Ballkins, James C. Bowlin, James Brock, Tifford Burton, William S. Burton. Thomas J. Carver, Samuel Chumley, Philip R. Denton, George W. Dehart. Thomas D. Dalton, l'eter Dikes, Willis B. Dalton, Jeremiah Dawes. William Dallson. John Dunsmore, Thomas Eads, William Eads, Harden
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Floyd, Mathew Floyd, Thomas Graybeal, James Huckerby, John Han- cock, Isaac N. Hale, Bryant Hoalman, Gordon Hill, Marion Jasper, George W. Litteral, Wm. J. Langford, Samuel Lane, Thomas Lay, Mack Morris, Peter Morris, Thomas Morris, Edward Murphy, Henry C. Masters, William McDaniel. George New, Thomas New, James R. Parton, David Ross, John Snodgrass, James Selvy, Thomas B. Simpson, Thomas Thompson, George B. Walker, Willis West, Olive Wadell, John C. Wedell, Joshua T. Wesley, Thomas Wood, John Conner, Robt. A. Bell, Giles Daniels. James Hancock, Andrew T. Hughes. William Stapleton, John Therman, Henry B. Guffey, Terril Layten, Richard Masengale, Britton Chumley, William Cook, John Loveless, Wm. McQuerry, John Short, William Wood.
Company "B."
CAPTAIN-John T. McLain. 1st. LIEUT .- A. C. Smith. 2d LIEUT. -Sandusky Bruton. SERGTS .- John H. Black, James T. Wicker, Baily Smith, Samuel Hays, Francis M. Sloan, Aaron C. Austin, Francis M. Taylor, William A. Griffin. CORPLS .- George A. Gibbons, Jeremiah Cox, James N. Williams, Madison Pearce, James W. Edes, Abraham McNelly, Wm. R. Faucett, David Harr. Alexander Maxwell. BUGLER- Henry C. Rogers. WAGONER-Richard Dowsy.
PRIVATES-Wm. Armstrong, Henry Brannon, Jeremiah Bruton. James Bow, Gabriel Collier, Jeremiah Carter, George W. Coop, John Cash, Milton Deavons, John P. Dunhani, Thomas Dunham, James Davidson, Joseph Daniels, Jeremiah Daniels, John R. East, Harvey Ellison, Joseph Eubanks, Benjamin F. Edmonds, Henry Eaton, Jesse F. Harris, Samuel Hancock, Wm. Jeffries, Martin A. Love, Wm. H. Large. James H. Layton, Robert Mayo, John L. Nelson, John Newcom, Berry W. Nealy, Bailey Owen, Philip M. Beatie, George Raiborne, Thomas Robinson, James Richardson, James Spaw, Marion Sparks, John Scott, Robert Wesley, Andrew J. Viens, Milton Zachary, Joseph F. Coppage,
Leslie C. Carmon, Thomas Clinkenbeard, Elijah Daniel, James H. Eu- banks, James Payton, James Reynolds, John M. Tilford, Christopher Willis, Thomas F. Wayman, Cassius M. Bouling, James J. Johnson, James L. Linvall, John Morris, Daniel Allscott, Zachary T. Anderson, John Cockran, James D. Colter, George W. Camden, Piercy Daniels, Joseph Ferrell, Wm. F. Lynn, Willis G. Miller, Luther B. Mashon, Milton Newcomb, James Pierce, Levi Wilcher, Wm. Woodmancy.
Company "C."
CAPTAIN-Joseph D. Beatie. LIEUT .- William C.
Root. SERGTS .- William H. Love, Larkin M. Persell, Alexander Baty, Chas. H. Myers, Peter R. Dobbs, Andrew P. Hunt, Henry Mowbray, Alexander Barclay, James J. Robinson, Henry A. Harper. CORPLS .- Jordan Petrie, James M. Ashley, George W. Bumgardner. BUGLER-John W. Hargrove.
PRIVATES-John J. Ashley, John Ashley. Henry J. Boules, Benj. J. Bollin. Joseph B. Bradley, Smith Byers, Aaron Boyd, Richard P. Colvin, Andrew J. Cruse, William Clark, George Divine, John Dungan, Schuyler Dutton, Constatine C. Davis, Alexander Denton, Wm. Edwards, John Frost, William Girdler, George G. Grigory, John P. Grigory, Shelby Grigory, Thomas R. Grinstead, James L. Garner, William Hare, James Harper. John Howard, John Henson. Elias Hall. Miles Hawk, David Jones, James A. Jones, Joseph Kanatsher, Asa Lowhorn, McKager Lowhorn, Walter Large, James B. Love, Andrew Moles, Young Mc- Farland, John Mathes, Allin Northip, John Perkins, James Pence, William Riley, Francis M. Rash, David Richardson, Wm. Scott, John Sears, W'm. Swearingen, Samuel Tatum. Samuel Todd, Ephraim H. Totly, James A. Thrasher, Thomas N. Tabor. Francis A. Tabor, Eli Thacker, David R. Willis, Wm. Woodall. James F. Wright, Wm. B. Wright, Alfred M. Young, Sherrod W. Bard, Robert F. Burton, William H. Creed, Taylor Harmon, Jacob Isham, William Summers, John Tatum, Ell Story, John W. Grider, William F. Lowe, John W. Root, William Smith.
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Second Kentucky Cavalry.
The two most noted points where the first enlistments of Kentucky volunteers were made, were Camp Dick Robinson, and Camp Jo. Holt. The former is mentioned in the account of the 1st Ky. Cavalry, and other regiments. Camp Jo. Holt is mentioned in the account of the 5th Ky. Infantry. It was established in July, 1861, on the Indiana side of the Ohio river, immediately opposite Louisville. At that time it was thought inconsistent with the neutrality of Kentucky to open a camp of en- listment within the borders of the state, consequently the volunteers from Louisville and vicinity assembled at Camp Jo. Ilolt. They were at first under the general leadership of Gen. Lovell Il. Rousseau, and were in num- bers sufficient for the formation of several separate organizations. One of these organizations became the 2d Ky. Cavalry. The officers prominent in the formation of this regiment were Col. Buckner Board, Lieut .- Col. Thos. B. Cochran, and Maj. Thos. P. Nicholas. After the war Col. Cochran became the able and well known chan- cellor of the Louisville Chancery Court. Thos. P. Nicholas was the son of the eminent jurist of Kentucky, Judge S. S. Nicholas. The regiment was mustered into service September 9, 1861, at Camp Jo. Holt, and at once took the field, where it remained on constant active duty, al- ways at the front for almost full four years.
One of the captains in the first organization was E. S. Watts, who later became lieutenant-colonel, and com- manded the regiment during part of its career. From him the writer has obtained a statement from which the following quotation is made:
On the 17th of September, 1861. Confederate Gen. Buckner had seized the Louisville & Nashville railroad and started for Louisville, At. 9 o'clock that evening the "long roll" startled Camp Jo. Holt. The com- mand broke camp and at midnight marched to Jeffersonville; crossed on the ferry to Louisville where, even at that hour, a large number of people had assembled on the streets, peering into faces, greeting ac- quaintances and bidding them good-bye. Taking trains on the Nashville railroad in the gray dawn, the command reached Lebanon Junction in the early forenoon. Leaving the cars, the troops were formed on the right of the bridge just burned, and still smoking. There for the first time they loaded their muskets.
Prompt action in sending Rousseau's command to the front and the celerity with which it was accomplished prevented the march to, and occupation of the city of Louisville by the Confederates. Some weeks were spent at Muldraugh's Hill guarding the trestles south of Coles- burg, and in the advance to Elizabethtown. to Camp Nevin and Camp Wood.
In that time the 2d Cavalry with two additional companies. Capt. Craddock's and Capt. Mccullough's. assigned to it. was fully or- ganized and mounted, and armed with sabre and revolver, still retaining the muskets drawn at Camp Jo. Holt.
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The officers at that time were: Col. Buckner Board, Lieut .- Col. Thomas B. Cochran, Maj. Thos. P. Nicholas, Adjt. Geo. W. Griffith, Capts. E. S. Watts, I. E. Collins, HI. G. Thomas, J. J. Craddock, O. T. Booth, E. J. Mitchell, M. R. Mccullough, T. C. Wiley and A. C. Van Dyke. Dur- ing the winter, while at Camp Wood, two other companies joined, commanded by Lieut. J. Griswold and Capt. M. · Bateman.
In the month of January, 1862, the men suffered with sickness, incident to exposure in camp. In February and March they were employed in scouting, and on guard duty along the railroad, being assigned to MeCook's Division of Buell's Army.
The 2d Cavalry accompanied Buell's army from Nash- ville to Pittsburgh Landing, taking part in the second day's battle, and following in pursuit of the Confederates to Corinth. During the engagement, Capt. John D. Wick- liffe, of Company A, served on the staff of Gen. Rousseau, who compliments him in his report for his efficient ser- vices on the field.
During the spring and summer of 1862, the 2d Cavalry was on constant duty with Buell's army in all its opera- tions in Tennessee and Northern Alabama. So active was it, that the reports, instead of locating it, only mention its being in the field. When Buell's army entered upon its march to Kentucky, the 2d moved with it, being en- gaged in scouting and reconnoitering and skirmishing with the enemy. One of the incidents which occurred at the beginning of that march was moving to Bowling Green with Gen. Sooy Smith's command, making its way through the enemy's lines in doing so. Reaching Louis- ville in September, the 2d Cavalry advanced from thence, when the movement against Bragg commenced, October 1×1. It led the way out the Bardstown turnpike, and soon began skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry. One of these skirmishes was at Hay's Spring, 10 miles from Louisville, and another at Mt. Washington. Moving on 10 Perryville, it had several encounters. Near Bardstown in a charge upon the enemy it suffered severely in killed and wounded, and in a counter charge, Maj. Watts, Capt. Bateman and Lient. Arthur were captured.
Reaching Perryville October 8th, it participated in that battle, and its services are honorably mentioned in the reports, particularly those of Gens. MeCook and Rousseau. From Perryville the 2d engaged in the pur- snit of Bragg, scouting and skirmishing. It then marched to Nashville, performing guard duty on the way.
The battle of Murfreesboro occurred on December
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31st and January Ist and 2d. At that time the 2d Was in command of Col. Nicholas, and was in Gen. R. S. Granger's division. It was severely engaged, and suf- fered serious losses. Among the killed was Capt. Me- Cullough.
Col. Nicholas continued in command of the 2d for about a year. During the winter and spring of 1863, he was on duty with Rosecran's army at Murfreesboro, be- ing attached to the 14th Army Corps. In that spring the cavalry corps was organized under Gen. D. S. Stanley, and the 2d was placed in Col. Eli. Long's brigade, of Crook's division in that corps. In the months following it was constantly at the front, in daily activity, moving from place to place in Tennessee and Alabama.
Col. Watts, in his narrative, says:
June 23, 1863, breaking camp at Murfreesboro on a general movement of the army, the 2d Kentucky moved toward Manchester with the divi- sion. The following day the 2d Battalion was detached and ordered to report to Gen. Sheridan for duty, and during the Tullahoma campaign remained with him, being the first National troops to enter Tullahoma: meantime participating in constant work, scouting and skirmishing. especially at Elk river and Winchester, Tenn. At the same time th- 1st Battalion had an experience in an affair near Elk river, Lieut. W. G. Jenkins, a gallant officer, being killed in action. The regiment r -- united at Winchester, Tenn., the division being under command of Gen. George Crook, and another period of camp life intervened, during which a stand of colors was presented to the regiment by the ladies of Newport. Ky., under most happy auspices and conditions.
Forward once again in the Chattanooga campaign; march to Steven- son and Bridgeport. The regiment fording Tennessee river in the dawn of morning, the horses swimming. Safely over. ascend Sand mountain; cross and descend the eastern face, charging into Trenton, Ga., being the first Federal troops to reach that point; return, again ford the river. reaching camp near Bridgeport. September 5th. Once again ford the river, in company with the division this time; cross the mountain by another pass, debouch into Will's valley. at Valley Head. On the 9th ascend Lookout mountain, cross it on the 10th and descend into Alpine, Ga., engaging the enemy's cavalry with a loss of fourteen killed and wounded of the 2d Ky., but driving the enemy from the field. A vivid incident on the mountain was the murder of John Smith of Troop A, by a prowling Confederate soldier, revenged by burning the house and con- tents.
At Alpine much scouting and skirmishing: developing Bragg's posi- tion at Lafayette, when he was supposed to be retreating south. After this important discovery, moved 45 miles to the left wing of the army: a hasty retreat up the mountain by McCook's corps, followed by the cavalry. which halts at Doherty's Gap-the insection of Pigeon moun- tain with Lookout, where the cavalry arrived September 14. On the 1Sth. at Doherty's Gap, the cavalry were in sound of the guns in the preliminary engagement between Thomas and Bragg. On the 19th it was much more evident, the distant guns announcing the opening of the battle of Chickamauga. At noon an order was received and hurried preparations and rapid march toward the sound of the guns, by way of Mclemore's Cove: a night march, a short bivouac, the march resumed at daylight: arrived at 9 a. m. Under fire all morning of the enemy's outposts at Crawfish Springs, where Adjt. Griffiths was wounded. . \ short halt and again forward, a rocky road to the right through the Cedars. Met the 2d Mich. Cavalry coming back: form line of battle on the brow of a hill with orders to protect the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, which unlimbered and actively engaged on the right of the
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Ad Cavalry. The determined onset of the enemy up through the field and woods to the left was met by the determined resistance of the 2d, until doubled back on the left it was forced to retreat, but not until the battery was safe. This engagement cost the regiment 53 men killed and wounded.
The retreat was by stages to Chattanooga; across the Tennessee river to the north bank, two days' rest, march to Washington. Tenn., guarding Cottonport and other fords, forcible crossing of Wheeler's Confederates, the hurried concentration of the cavalry division, the chase of Wheeler over two mountain ranges, the affair near and the charge of the 2d at McMinnville (called in the reports a brilliant charge), the death of the gallant Capt. Hosmer of Troop A, the march to Mur- freesboro, thence to Shelbyville, the charge at and battle of Farmington, rout of the enemy and his escape across the Tennessee at Rogersville. Return of the regiment to the army and assigned to duty with Gen. Jo. Hooker in Lookout Valley.
It would be difficult to add to this graphic picture, but it is proper to say that in Gen. Crook's report of the operation of his cavalry division during the month of September, 1863, he describes the various marches and encounters in the country about Chattanooga, and in the direction of Rome and Lafayette and Crawfish Springs. His force at Crawfish, he says, consisted of Col. Eli. Long's brigade only, and in the severe fight which occurred he states the loss of the 2d Ky. Cavalry at 11 killed and 50 wounded, among the wounded being Adjt. Griffith, Lieut. E. B. Agers, Capt. Charles A. Zackary and Lieut. B. P. Brooks.
When Gen. Hooker stormed Lookout mountain, November 25, 1863, the 2d Ky. Cavalry was on duty guard- ing Hooker's left flank in the valley, and when Gen. Grant's success was complete in storming Missionary Ridge, the 2d Cavalry was sent to the relief of Knoxville, Tenn., where Gen. Burnside was besieged by Longstreet. Being in Gen. Eli. Long's brigade, it led the advance of Sherman's relieving column, and approached Knoxville from the direction of Maryville. The siege being raised, the 2d returned, and spent the winter at Bridgeport, Ala., Col. E. S. Watts being in command.
At that place the 2d re-enlisted in the veteran organiza- tion, and was assigned to Kilpatrick's division of Gen. Elliott's cavalry corps, organized for the opening of the Atlanta campaign of 1864. The 2d entered upon the first stages of this campaign, taking part in the advance to Rocky Face, Ringgold, Buzzard Roost, Taylor's Ridge and Dalton. It was then ordered to Nashville, where it reported to Gen. Rousseau. This officer had been en- gaged in protecting the line of the railroad in Tennessee from the raids of Confederate cavalry, and was directed in July, 1864, to perform a most important duty. With a force of cavalry, including the 20 Ky .. commanded then by
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Maj. Owen Starr, he proceeded to Decatur, Ala., and start- ing from thence July 10, 1864, he traversed 300 miles in nine days, going as far south as Montgomery, destroying many miles of railroad, and large military stores, and depots of supplies. He proceeded 100 miles south of Johnston's army, and safely joined Sherman in Georgia. The 2d Cavalry reached Marietta, July 23d. It then par- ticipated in another raid by Gen. McCook, and yet an- other by Gen. Kilpatrick, each time passing entirely around the Confederate army. These raids are historic, and space does not admit of a detail of them in this place.
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