. Grierson raids, and Hatch's sixty-four days march, with biographical sketches, also the life and adventures of Chickasaw, the scout . the Second brigade was ordered forward,dismounted. After a skirmish of an hour they drovethe enemy from a strong position and camped for thenight. December 26th. From this date little fighting wasdone. The enemy had crossed the Tennessee atBainbridge, badly defeated and terribly demoralized. After a period of hard marching to Gravelly Springs,Alabama, the command went into camp, and remainedthree weeks, subsisting about two-thirds of the time onparched corn—ow
. Grierson raids, and Hatch's sixty-four days march, with biographical sketches, also the life and adventures of Chickasaw, the scout . the Second brigade was ordered forward,dismounted. After a skirmish of an hour they drovethe enemy from a strong position and camped for thenight. December 26th. From this date little fighting wasdone. The enemy had crossed the Tennessee atBainbridge, badly defeated and terribly demoralized. After a period of hard marching to Gravelly Springs,Alabama, the command went into camp, and remainedthree weeks, subsisting about two-thirds of the time onparched corn—owing to the scarcity of rations at thetime. At the same time boats were constantly arrivingloaded with forage, necessitating a great amount offatigue duty. This, together with the inferior diet,caused much sickness among the men. However,General Hatch was not to blame for this gross neglectof the men, as he was subject to orders from superiorofficers. During the stay of the command at Gravelly Springs,scouting parties were frequently sent out. On oneoccasion company A, Seventh Illinois Cavalry, Lieut. THE HEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY. SECOND BRIGADE. 241 J. I. LaGrange commanding, (to whom I am indebtedfor the following items,) states that, returning fromWaterloo to Athens, a rebel deserter, John Mitchel,belonging to the First Missouri battery, came tous on the road, gave himself up, stating that he wastired of the war, and wished to get to his home inMissouri. He said that he had been in the rebelservice nearly four years, and participated in everybattle of any consequence in the west, commencingwith the battle of Frederickstown, Missouri, and endingwith Hoods defeat at Nashville, and that during allthe engagements between the two mentioned, Chicka-maugua included, he never saw men fight with the cool,calm, determined bravery of Hatchs cavalry. Why,d—n it, says he, you all must have been drunk ormad, for you paid no more attention to our batteriesthrowing solid shot, shell, grape
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