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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 114 (search)
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112.-the fight at Shelbyville, Tenn.
Colonel Minty's report.
headquarters First brigade, Second cavalry division, camp fear Salem, Tenn., July 8, 1863. Captain Curtis, A. A. G., Second Cavalry Division
sir: At half-past 6 A. M., on the twenty-fourth of June, I marched from Murfreesboro to Cripple Creek, on the Woodbury pike, with my brigade, consisting of two thousand five hundred and twenty-two officers and men. At one o'clock I was ordered to countermarch to Murfreesboro and fighting and report to Major-General Stanley at that place.
General Stanley directed me to move out on the Salem pike and get within supporting distance of General Mitchell, who, with the First cavalry division, was supposed to be hard pressed somewhere near Middleton.
I encamped within two miles of General Mitchell that night.
June 25.--Crossed the country to Shelbyville pike and camped at Christiana.
Pickets of the Fourth United States cavalry on Shelbyville pike were driven in by rebel
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
From the South.
Our Southern exchanges contain some items of interest.
The death of Gen. McCook, of which the Northern papers have made a "horrible murder," is described by a Partisan Ranger, who was engaged in the fight which terminated McCook's life:
McCook and his guard about some distance ahead of his brigade, about strong, moving from Huntsville via New , and Salem, Tennessee, to Winchester, Lieut. When McCook was about north of New Marietta, detachment from three partisan companies 80 men in all, raised to Madison and Jackson counties, Ala, moving down a road at right negroes to the one traveled by McCook the of the column of his guard, and they fled in both directions.
A stunning fight took place as the partisan pursued, in which our informant to take about forty of the enemy fall, but none of our men.
Two partisans pursued McCook, who was riding in carriage stolen from south citizen of Huntsville and not an ambulance, and was separated from his command.
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], The recent engagement of General Chalmers in Mississippi . (search)