...s cavalry, under Major Humphreys. The farm is about five miles from Jacksonport, and when the train was within about half a mile of it my men were suddenly attacked by a large force of the enemy. Major Humphreys , seeing his command was too weak to cope with the rebels, sent word to me to join him as soon as possible with reenforcements. I started with two companies of Bowen's battalion, with two small ho...