. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . little idea of theduty performed by the men of our company The man whowent out as a soldier thinking that he would enjoy a pleas-ant vacation met with sore disappointment. December. 1863, the Ringgnlds were in camp at Peters-burg, where the company was almost constantly in thesaddle. On the 9th of December General Averells forcescame in from New Creek on a raid in the rear of Lynch-burg, Virginia. The object was to destroy
. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . little idea of theduty performed by the men of our company The man whowent out as a soldier thinking that he would enjoy a pleas-ant vacation met with sore disappointment. December. 1863, the Ringgnlds were in camp at Peters-burg, where the company was almost constantly in thesaddle. On the 9th of December General Averells forcescame in from New Creek on a raid in the rear of Lynch-burg, Virginia. The object was to destroy the railroadleading from Richmond, Virginia, to Tennessee. On theevening of that day, Lieutenant J P Hart received ordersto be ready with his company to move at five o clock in themorning, with fifteen days rations and forage, join ColonelThoburns command consisting of two pieces of Rourkesbattery, and the First West Virginia infantry. Twenty-eight of the Ringgold cavalry went along. The company, on the 10th, marched within eight milesof Franklin, twenty-two miles, and went into camp weather was very disagreeable on the same date. Lieu- 176 ELWOODS STORIES. W. W Averell tenant Hart burned the Saltpeter works beyond Franklin,marched twenty miles. On the 12th he marched to Mont-erey General Averell movedfrom Franklin on a differentroad from that of Colonel Tho-bnrns command, and had withhim between seventy-five andI one hundred wagons loaded with\ supplies and tools for what hef was ordered to Thoburns command, after reaching Monterey, found theywere cut off from General Aver-ell by an overwhelming at once sent a scout toBull Pasture under LieutenantHart. On this scout David Hart took as prisoner one ofMudwall Jacksons scouts with very valuable informa-tion. We here learned something of the Confederate Monterey a scout was sent out to Hightown whichtook two prisoners of Jacksons command. It rained allday. On the 13th Lieutenant Hart sent o
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