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The Daily Dispatch: July 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
to a Dr. Chapman, of Spencer, Roane county, whilst on its way to Ravenswood, was captured by Hugh Kiger, Noah Tanner, and Andy Dusky, three notorious Rangers. Colonel Frost, upon ascertaining the fact, sent out a squad of Captain Rowan's cavalry from Ravenswood, under command of Lieut. Dawson, with orders to burn the houses of the three men named. The order was promptly executed. On Thursday of last week, Col. Frost received information of other outrages committed by the Rangers, and again sent out a squad. The squad was fired upon by a force of at least sixty Rangers, and one of the cavalrymen (Charles McCoy, of this city,) was shot and mortally wounde. Tyce, whose son is a Ranger, was also burned, the owner having acknowledged that he had fed the Rangers and would do it again. After the return of the squad, Col. Frost, at the head of Rowan's cavalry and a body of infantry, started from Ravenswood on the double-quick, towards the scene of the engagement, but the enemy had gone