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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 208 (search)
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198.-affair near Middleton, Tennessee
Louisville Journal account.
Murfreesboro, May 25, 1863.
I gave you by telegraph a short account of the night attack made by our cavalry on the enemy's camp near Middleton, on the morning of the twenty-first.
Through the kindness of Colonel Stanley and General Minty, the latter commanding the First brigade, which sustained the brunt of the fight, I am enabled to glean from official reports, the following details: On the night of the twenty-first, at eight o'clock, General Stanley started out on the Salem pike, in the direction of Middleton, a small village about three miles west of Fosterville, on the old stage route leading from Murfreesboro to Shelbyville.
The forces composing the expedition were the First and Second brigades of General Turchin's cavalry division, the former consisting of the Fourth Michigan, Third Indiana, Seventh Pennsylvania, and Fourth regular regiments, under the command of Colonel R. H. G. Minty; and th
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 212 (search)
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202.-the fight near Austin, Miss.
M. M. Brigade, off Helena, Ark., May 25, 1863. Editors Missouri Democrat:
I send you an account of an engagement which was had by us with the rebels near Austin, Mississippi, thirty-five miles above this place.
On the evening of the twenty-third the commissary and quartermaster boat, Fairchild, which happened to be at the time some distance in rear of the fleet, was fired into by a party from shore, who had one field-piece, and were armed with rifles, etc. Fortunately no damage was done.
On her arrival and reporting the facts, General Ellet determined to return and punish the rebs for their temerity in thus wantonly attack a transport-boat.
The fleet had come to anchor at dark, at this place on its way below, and now orders were immediately signalled to the boats carrying troops to be prepared to leave at two o'clock next morning.
Accordingly at that hour we quietly raised our anchors and ran up, reaching the town of Austin, which