. History of the Eighty-fifth Indiana volunteer infantry, its organization, campaigns and battles . 60 men. CHAPTER V. Battle of Thompson Station. A General Gilbert (do not care to remember his firstname) was in command of our forces at Franklin and onthe forenoon of March 3rd, issued the following order:Head Quarters United States Forces,In Camp near Franklin Tenn.,Nov. 3, Order No. 151. VI. Col. Coburn with his Brigade and Battery and sixhundred Cavalry will . i-morrow morning at eight oclockproceed along the Columbia Iike as far as Spring Hill, anda party out from there toward
. History of the Eighty-fifth Indiana volunteer infantry, its organization, campaigns and battles . 60 men. CHAPTER V. Battle of Thompson Station. A General Gilbert (do not care to remember his firstname) was in command of our forces at Franklin and onthe forenoon of March 3rd, issued the following order:Head Quarters United States Forces,In Camp near Franklin Tenn.,Nov. 3, Order No. 151. VI. Col. Coburn with his Brigade and Battery and sixhundred Cavalry will . i-morrow morning at eight oclockproceed along the Columbia Iike as far as Spring Hill, anda party out from there toward Columbia and one throughto Raleigh Springs on the Lewisburg Pike, where a Cavalryforce from Murfreesboro will communicate with it on thefollowing day. VII. Col. (A. P.) Campbell will furnish the Cavalryfrom the three regiments. Col. (C. II.) Payne, One hun-dred and twenty-fourth ( )hio with his regiment will re-port to Col. Coburn to accompany this command. Fourdays rations will be taken, two in the haversacks and twoin the wagons. A forage train of eighty wagons will accompany the JOHN COBURN, Brev. Brig. Genl. Attorney at Law, Indianapolis, Ind. INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 15 Only four wagonsto the regiment and two to the batterywill be allowed. By order of Brig. Gen. Gilbert,George R. Speed,Lieut, and Acting A. A. General Company D, of our regiment (85th ), was left to guardthe Gamp and so escaped what followed. On the morning of the 4th, 2<S3J men from the com-mands indicated in the above order marched out in lightmarching order, cheery and happy, thinking we were ona foraging expedition. The weather was cool and favor-aide and the road being turn pike, the movement was madewith great facility After advancing about four miles theywere confronted by a considerable force of the enemy withtwo pieces of artillery. At this time the 85th Ind. was inthe rear one half mile with the train. For about an houran artillery duel was kept up and one gun of the Eighteenth(
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