. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . €^. ^ ^ ,.. LIEUT. COL. CHAS. M. BETTS Our Last Campaign and Pursuit of Jeff Darns. 493 commanded by Generals Palmer and Brown and Colonel have a battery of four guns, and in all about 5000 men. March 22d.—Crossed the Holston River to-day and went intocamp at Mossy Creek, where we had a hard fight over a year , in a rude graveyard, Lieut. Harvey Lingle, killed in thatbattle, sleeps his last sleep. His old company sodded and plantedfl
. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . €^. ^ ^ ,.. LIEUT. COL. CHAS. M. BETTS Our Last Campaign and Pursuit of Jeff Darns. 493 commanded by Generals Palmer and Brown and Colonel have a battery of four guns, and in all about 5000 men. March 22d.—Crossed the Holston River to-day and went intocamp at Mossy Creek, where we had a hard fight over a year , in a rude graveyard, Lieut. Harvey Lingle, killed in thatbattle, sleeps his last sleep. His old company sodded and plantedflowers on his grave. March 2jd.—Marched to Morristown, and had a cordial, heartywelcome from the loyal citizens. These people came from allthe surrounding country to see us, and while perched on theirrail fences greeted us with smiles and many a ludicrous expres-sion. At this place four horseshoes and nails were issued to eachman, which has a smack of a hard campaign in it. March 2jth.—Met the first rebel force to-day, consisting ofabout sixty men of General Vaughans command. Company E ofour Regiment had the advance, and charged with such spirit
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