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The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], A night fight-surprise of our troops. (search)
A night fight-surprise of our troops. A correspondent of the Mobile Register send that paper an account of the surprise of our troops at Middleton, Tenn., on the 25th ult. The post, which is mid way between Murfreesboro' and Shelbyville, was occupied by the 8th Confederate cavalry and 14th Alabama, and was under the command of Lieut-Colonel Prather. The writer says: This morning, about early dawn, a large body of Yankee cavalry and counted infantry (about three thousand) made a dash upon our pickets, who were stationed about two miles still further out, capturing some, dispersing the others, and beating them to the place of our camp; and before the camp guard could give the alarm, the camp of the first Alabama was completely surrounded and filled with the Yankee hirelings, yelling "halt!" "halt! "--Bang — bang — rent the heavy morning air in every direction. It was not get well light.--A scene almost indescribable how followed.--All were sound asleep, but the officers and