. Morgan's cavalry . h excitementwas anticipated that all of his field officers begged to a good deal of solicitation he permitted Gano andmyself to accompany him, leaving Hutchinson in com-mand of the remainder of the brigade at Gallatin. Theparty detailed for this expedition reached the neighbor-hood of the proposed scene of ambush late at night, andon the next morning (the 8th) at daybreak took position. The Federal troops had encamped at Tyree Springs thenight before. First one or two sutlers wagons passed,which were not molested, although when we saw onefellow stop and deliberate
. Morgan's cavalry . h excitementwas anticipated that all of his field officers begged to a good deal of solicitation he permitted Gano andmyself to accompany him, leaving Hutchinson in com-mand of the remainder of the brigade at Gallatin. Theparty detailed for this expedition reached the neighbor-hood of the proposed scene of ambush late at night, andon the next morning (the 8th) at daybreak took position. The Federal troops had encamped at Tyree Springs thenight before. First one or two sutlers wagons passed,which were not molested, although when we saw onefellow stop and deliberately kill and skin a sheep andthrow it into his wagon, a general desire was felt to robhim in his turn. After a little while an advance guard ofcavalry came, and then the infantry rolled along in steadycolumn, laughing and singing in the fresh morning soon as the head of the column was opposite our posi-tion our line arose and fired. We were within seventy-five yards of the road on a hill, which told against our. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A8T0R, UENOX AND 1TILOEN FOUNO»TION&. \ MORGAN S CAVALRY. 213 chances of doing execution, but the men had beencautioned to aim low. The column, unprepared for suchan entertainment, recoiled, but soon rallied and chargedthe hill. Artillery was brought up and opened upon did not stay long. Our loss was one man killed. Ihave never been able to learn satisfactorily what was theenemys loss. Many reports were received about it, someof which must have been greatly exaggerated. Colonel Morgan immediately moved rapidly to get inthe rear of this column. He accordingly struck the roadagain some three miles north of Tyree Springs. Postingthe bulk of his force in a woods on the side of the road,he, with Lieutenant Quirk and two or three others, wentsome distance up the pike, picking up stragglers, whichhe sent back to the main body to be placed under this way some forty or fifty prisoners were taken. Sud-denly Stokes regiment came fr
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