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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 93 (search)
avoring to form the men. There were around me at this time about twelve of my own company, some Home Guards, and some of Metcalfe's cavalry on foot, making about thirty men. The Colonel collected several similar squads, making in all perhaps one hundully, John J. Wright, Captain. Major W. O. Smiths letter. Cynthiana, July 28. Having been left by Colonel Leonidas Metcalfe in command of his camp, near this place, as Major of the First Battalion, and having been present and in comman roll was beaten, and lines of companies formed as well as possible, and about four hundred infantry and raw recruits of Metcalfe's cavalry formed and were posted along the river bank above and below the bridge on the south side of tho river. I was reat praise is due Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Landrum for his coolness and bravery. The following-named officers of Colonel Metcalfe's regiment acted well and did credit to themselves, to wit: Captain Robert Scott of Harrison, Captain W. W. Bradly o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
ormed me that the cavalry under command of Col. Metcalfe and Lieut.-Colonel Munday, and the infantr to sleep on their arms, and sent forward Colonel Metcalfe with his cavalry to pursue the enemy and rtain, if possible, what his strength was. Col. Metcalfe returned about eleven o'clock P. M., and son that ground. I deployed the cavalry of Cols. Metcalfe and Munday upon the high ground in front onant Osborne, of the Fifty-fifth Indiana; Colonel Metcalfe; Mr. William Goodloe, of Lexington, Kentuforming in a ravine to the left of the road. Metcalfe's cavalry was drawn up in line on a hill abovion began to fail; while the cowardly dogs of Metcalfe's cavalry killed more of our men by running ocky, and about five hundred cavalry from Colonels Metcalfe and Munday's commands, together with Andana cavalry, who promptly gave chase, when Col. Metcalfe's men again turned tail, leaving their galas thus between two fires. On his return, Col. Metcalfe was so disgusted with his regiment, that h[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 113 (search)
ormed me that the cavalry under command of Col. Metcalfe and Lieut.-Colonel Munday, and the infantr to sleep on their arms, and sent forward Colonel Metcalfe with his cavalry to pursue the enemy and rtain, if possible, what his strength was. Col. Metcalfe returned about eleven o'clock P. M., and sish, retired and fell back some distance. Col. Metcalfe here had two men killed, and two wounded. on that ground. I deployed the cavalry of Cols. Metcalfe and Munday upon the high ground in front oforming in a ravine to the left of the road. Metcalfe's cavalry was drawn up in line on a hill abovion began to fail; while the cowardly dogs of Metcalfe's cavalry killed more of our men by running ocky, and about five hundred cavalry from Colonels Metcalfe and Munday's commands, together with Andana cavalry, who promptly gave chase, when Col. Metcalfe's men again turned tail, leaving their galas thus between two fires. On his return, Col. Metcalfe was so disgusted with his regiment, that h[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 203 (search)
orders, No. 2. on Saturday, the twenty-third instant, the Seventh Kentucky cavalry, under Col. Metcalfe, together with a battalion of Houck's Third Tennessee regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Childs, attacked the enemy on Big Hill, in Rockcastle County. Col. Metcalfe led the attack with much gallantry, but had the mortification to find that not more than one hundred of his regiment followed him;reshing contrast to the foregoing. They met the enemy bravely, checked his advance, rescued Col. Metcalfe, abandoned by his own regiment, and though too few to retrieve the action, at least saved thNelson. J. Miles Kendrick, A. A.G. and Chief of Staff. Official: J. E. Stacey, A. A.G. Colonel Metcalfe's letter. Richmond, Ky., August 24, 1862. I have had stirring times since I left Le Col. Link, who was approaching from that direction. He arrived about twelve o'clock with reinforcements, and the enemy concluded to postpone their attack, and to-day retreated. Leonidas Metcalfe.