. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . and the detachment foundheadquarters in the field, eight miles south of Murfreesboro, on theManchester turnpike. Our duties were ascertained to be the fur-nishing of a number of orderlies daily, the remainder constitutingthe escort proper of the General commanding. The detachment participated in the battle of Hoovers Gap, andentered Manchester on ih& 27th of June. Headquarters were es-tablished at Tullahoma, July ist. On the 5th General Rosecrans,acco
. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . and the detachment foundheadquarters in the field, eight miles south of Murfreesboro, on theManchester turnpike. Our duties were ascertained to be the fur-nishing of a number of orderlies daily, the remainder constitutingthe escort proper of the General commanding. The detachment participated in the battle of Hoovers Gap, andentered Manchester on ih& 27th of June. Headquarters were es-tablished at Tullahoma, July ist. On the 5th General Rosecrans,accompanied only by his escort, made a tour of inspection of thearmy as far as Elk River bridge and Estelle Spring. At the latterplace the detachment stopped for the night, and furnished a campguard and did picket duty. Next morning they returned to Tulla-homa. July 13th headquarters were removed to Winchester, Tenn.,where it was maintained three weeks. While at this place thearmy was reviewed by General Rosecrans ; our detachment turnedout on four occasions and each time was highly complimented bythe General on its soldierly 3 S ^ 0 The Escort Companies at Army Headquarters. 213 Headquarters were removed from Winchester to Stevenson,Ala., early in August, where it remained until September 5th. On Sept. 4th the detachment crossed the pontoon bridge atCapertons Ferry, being the first troops to cross, and scouted thecountry for twelve miles south of the Tennessee River. It re-turned the same day to Stevenson, having marched thirty-fourmiles. Next day the army crossed the river, and our detachmentmoved with General Rosecrans to Trenton, Ga., where it re-mained on the 6th, when intelligence being received of the evacua-tion of Chattanooga, headquarters moved there immediately. Nextday they moved down the valley to General Thomas headquarters,and on the following morning moved to Crawfish Springs. Headquarters of the army were at this place when the battle ofChickamauga beg
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