Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . drove through Baldwin, and as far south asGuntown, without loss. It returned with a number of prisoners. It was now assigned to the Second Brigade of Cavalry, and Lieutenant-Colonel Heathassigned to the command of the brigade. The nature of the duty was arduous, and the com-mand was almost constantly scouring the country for a hundred miles south of Corinth, hayingmany severe skirmishes with the enemys cavalry, always driving them, and capturing manyprisoners. On one of these marches, in the latter part of August, Major Rader, comma
Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . drove through Baldwin, and as far south asGuntown, without loss. It returned with a number of prisoners. It was now assigned to the Second Brigade of Cavalry, and Lieutenant-Colonel Heathassigned to the command of the brigade. The nature of the duty was arduous, and the com-mand was almost constantly scouring the country for a hundred miles south of Corinth, hayingmany severe skirmishes with the enemys cavalry, always driving them, and capturing manyprisoners. On one of these marches, in the latter part of August, Major Rader, commandingthe second battalion of the regiment (in violation of express orders to keep the column closedup), in making a night march, halted a short time; then moving rapidly on, took the wrongfork at a junction of roads, and not overtaking the column, marched for ten miles, when hewas overtaken by orderlies from Colonel Heath (who had detected his absence), with orders tocounter-march at once. Knowing that the enemy was near him, he supposed it safer to proceed. Fifth Ohio Cavalry. 783 to Corinth, some thirty miles in his front, than counter-march as ordered. Continuing his marchin passing by a narrow causeway through a densely-wooded swamp, he was ambuscaded by MajorIlamm with a regiment of Eebels. The battalion was completely stampeded, the frightenedhorses rearing and plunging madly to the rear. Nine men and thirty-five horses were the battalion did not return, and knowing it would certainly be attacked, ColonelHeath moved after it, and at three oclock in the morning came tip to the scene of disaster andgathered up the men, most of whom had hidden in the swamp. He recovered a large numberof horses running loose, but could not come up with the enemy. On the 26th of September Lieutenant-Colonel Heath was mustered as Colonel, though hehad for some time commanded the brigade of five regiments as Lieutenant-Colonel. He wasprecluded from promotion for more than a year by
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