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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 83 (search)
mmander, and have even less liberty than the infantry. Whatever the cavalry was in the early part of the war in our late campaigns, both here and in Virginia, they have shown quite as great efficiency as the infantry. As an instance of this, Col. Kennett, with some one thousand two hundred cavalry and two pieces of artillery, parts of the First and Second brigades, held Hartsville for two weeks in the very face of both Morgan's and Forrest's cavalry and a body of infantry and eight pieces of a rear of Buell's army, and keeping the enemy in continual alarm, this brigade effected one of the most brilliant affairs of the campaign. We received information that a cavalry regiment was encamped at New-Haven, watching ou<*>movements. Colonel Kennett, the ever vigilant cavalry division commander, determined if possible to surprise and capture the force. Colonel McCook, always ready for any daring movement, was also anxious for the adventure, and Colonel Wolford, though almost past ridin