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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore)

Doc. 76.-operations of Wolford's cavalry. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 18, 1862. After the Bearwallow fight, in which about three hundred and fifty of the regiment routed a regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry, we marched to Glasgow to drive back any force coming from that direction. We returned and were sent forward upon the Glasgow and Bardstown road, and might have made some brilliant dashes upon the rear of Bragg's army, if we had not been under the direct orders of the ComGlasgow and Bardstown road, and might have made some brilliant dashes upon the rear of Bragg's army, if we had not been under the direct orders of the Commanding General, who had grander plans in view than the capture of the mere outposts and rear-guards of the enemy. The cavalry are often blamed by the ignorant for not doing what they are ordered not to attempt lest it should disarrange some higher plan; and indeed it has become common for a certain set of men to curse the cavalry for inefficiency as if they had the free control of their own actions, when the fact is, they are under the immediate control of the department commander, and have e

Doc. 76.-operations of Wolford's cavalry. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 18, 1862. After the Bearwallow fight, in which about three hundred and fifty of the regiment routed a regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry, we marched to Glasgow to drive back any force coming from that direction. We returned and were sent forward upon the Glasgow and Bardstown road, and might have made some brilliant dashes upon the rear of Bragg's army, if we had not been under the direct orders of the Commanding General, who had grander plans in view than the capture of the mere outposts and rear-guards of the enemy. The cavalry are often blamed by the ignorant for not doing what they are ordered not to attempt lest it should disarrange some higher plan; and indeed it has become common for a certain set of men to curse the cavalry for inefficiency as if they had the free control of their own actions, when the fact is, they are under the immediate control of the department commander, and have eve

ell in this, as in other parts of his Kentucky campaign, showed great strategy, and made a complete success. He knew that the enemy would watch for this train, fifteen miles long, and capture or destroy it if possible. Instead, therefore, of bringing it forward upon the road on which the army came, he sent it twelve miles further west; and had McCook's brigade of cavalry to scout the road continually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it passed safely through Litchfield on to Louisville, without ever being even seen by the enemy. While scouting here on the road, and skirmishing with the enemy over toward Bardstown, covering the train and 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 poss

, in which about three hundred and fifty of the regiment routed a regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry, we marched to Glasgow to drive back any force coming from that direction. We returned and were sent forward upon the Glasgow and Bardstown road, and might have made some brilliant dashes upon the rear of Bragg's army, if we had not been under the direct orders of the Commanding General, who had grander plans in view than the capture of the mere outposts and rear-guards of the enemnually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it passed safely through Litchfield on to Louisville, without ever being even seen by the enemy. While scouting here on the road, and skirmishing with the enemy over toward Bardstown, covering the train and 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, watch

miles long, and capture or destroy it if possible. Instead, therefore, of bringing it forward upon the road on which the army came, he sent it twelve miles further west; and had McCook's brigade of cavalry to scout the road continually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it passed safely through Litchfield on to Louisville, without ever being even seen by the enemy. While scouting here on the road, and skirmishing with the enemy over toward Bardstown, covering thet Yankees? Didn't I tell you so? Who are you? he called out again. Wolford's cavalry, replied the Sergeant. Then raising his hands in utter despair, the poor Georgian exclaimed: Good heavens! Then we are gone. They were marched over to Elizabethtown, and from thence sent on to Louisville, and I suppose have long since been exchanged. We can but wish them health and prosperity, as they were a fine-looking set of men, and we wish them a like good future should we meet them again on the ba

ragg's rear-guard, detailed to guard the immense wagon-train of Buell's army through from the Green River to Louisville. Buell in this, as in other parts of his Kentucky campaign, showed great strategy, and made a complete success. He knew that the enemy would watch for this train, fifteen miles long, and capture or destroy it iem health and prosperity, as they were a fine-looking set of men, and we wish them a like good future should we meet them again on the battle-field. The Wolf of Kentucky treats his prisoners well, and we wish to capture and kindly send home a few thousand more as we did about one thousand two hundred in our late Kentucky campaign prosperity, as they were a fine-looking set of men, and we wish them a like good future should we meet them again on the battle-field. The Wolf of Kentucky treats his prisoners well, and we wish to capture and kindly send home a few thousand more as we did about one thousand two hundred in our late Kentucky campaign. Kirkwood.

in of Buell's army through from the Green River to Louisville. Buell in this, as in other parts of his Kentucky campaign, showed great strategy, and made a complete success. He knew that the enemy would watch for this train, fifteen miles long, and capture or destroy it if possible. Instead, therefore, of bringing it forward upon the road on which the army came, he sent it twelve miles further west; and had McCook's brigade of cavalry to scout the road continually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it passed safely through Litchfield on to Louisville, without ever being even seen by the enemy. While scouting here on the road, and skirmishing with the enemy over toward Bardstown, covering the train and 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

t every day, driving in their pickets and skirmishing with them. Our place was taken by three regiments of infantry with two pieces of cannon and a few cavalry, and the result was the capture of all in less than ten days time by the same forces opposed to us. The First brigade, commanded by the brave Colonel E. M. McCook, of the Second Indiana, were, after frequent successful skirmishes with Bragg's rear-guard, detailed to guard the immense wagon-train of Buell's army through from the Green River to Louisville. Buell in this, as in other parts of his Kentucky campaign, showed great strategy, and made a complete success. He knew that the enemy would watch for this train, fifteen miles long, and capture or destroy it if possible. Instead, therefore, of bringing it forward upon the road on which the army came, he sent it twelve miles further west; and had McCook's brigade of cavalry to scout the road continually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it pa

y had the free control of their own actions, when the fact is, they are under the immediate control of the department commander, 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 artillery. He kept us on the continual alert, and a large scout went out every day, driving in their pickets and skirmishing with them. Our place was taken by three regiments of infantry with two pieces of cannon and a few cavalry, and the result was the capture of all in less than ten days time by the same forces opposed to us. The First brigade, commanded by the brave Col

a, were, after frequent successful skirmishes with Bragg's rear-guard, detailed to guard the immense wagon-train of Buell's army through from the Green River to Louisville. Buell in this, as in other parts of his Kentucky campaign, showed great strategy, and made a complete success. He knew that the enemy would watch for this trook's brigade of cavalry to scout the road continually from Elizabethtown to Munfordville, covering the vast train, as it passed safely through Litchfield on to Louisville, without ever being even seen by the enemy. While scouting here on the road, and skirmishing with the enemy over toward Bardstown, covering the train and rear g his hands in utter despair, the poor Georgian exclaimed: Good heavens! Then we are gone. They were marched over to Elizabethtown, and from thence sent on to Louisville, and I suppose have long since been exchanged. We can but wish them health and prosperity, as they were a fine-looking set of men, and we wish them a like good