. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . saving that but for Col. Scotts coolness and consum-mate generalship the whole command would have beenlost. Instead, however, of quailing before difficultiesof the gravest character when contending with a foeoutnumbering him many times he boldly pushed for-ward, relying upon his own skill and the bravery ofhis men for success. Xor was he disappointed. Al-though worn down with incessant inarching, hungerand loss of sleep, officers and men nobly responded tothe requirements of their gallant leader, and bravelyfighting shed n
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . saving that but for Col. Scotts coolness and consum-mate generalship the whole command would have beenlost. Instead, however, of quailing before difficultiesof the gravest character when contending with a foeoutnumbering him many times he boldly pushed for-ward, relying upon his own skill and the bravery ofhis men for success. Xor was he disappointed. Al-though worn down with incessant inarching, hungerand loss of sleep, officers and men nobly responded tothe requirements of their gallant leader, and bravelyfighting shed new lustre on Confederate arms. loss will not be more than two hundred all this number were a rather larger proportion of offi-cers including Lieut. (. ol. \ixon of the First Louisi-ana ( avalry, who, after performing prodigies of valor,was cut off while attempting to cross Dix river bv asuperior torce and after a stubborn resistance forcedto vield. The brigade is now in good condition andagain ready for the field, where it is sure to win Lieut. ISAAC PALMER in 1900. OF THE CIVIL WAR. 87 CHAPTER XVI. Retreat from Knoxville Toward Chattanooga—Fight at Loudon—March Toward Ringgoldand Fight with Wilders Brigade—WildersReport—Companies A and E Assigned toGens. Longstreet and Hood—Chickamauga—Hawkes with the Alabamians—The Cool-ness of a Young Aide—Hood Wounded—AnIrish Soldiers Wounded Finger—The DeadUpon the Field—Color Bearers Death— Report—Scotts Report to —Gen. Cheathams Endorsement. The last of August and first of September, 1863,found the forces of Gen. Buckner retreating fromKnoxville toward Chattanooga, and Scotts Cavalrywas the rear guard. That part 01 my diary referringto this particular trip has been lost and the many yearsthat have intervened have gathered around it an almostimpenetrable gloom; still we know that we were en-gaged in several skirmishes, the most important ofwhich was at Loudo
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