. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . jumping over all I coulddo was to keep mv eyes shut and say, ( >h ! mv dodwhat is to become of me! The victorv of Ohckamauga was not followed upand while our army was dwindling away Longstreethaving been sent toward Knoxville and confidence inden. Bragg gradually giving way manv believing hisinactivity unnecessarv Rosecranz had been relievedof command and (ien. Thomas placed in his stead< ien. Grant, in the meantime, had been put in com-mand of all the Federal forces in that section of tlucountry and he had reinforce
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . jumping over all I coulddo was to keep mv eyes shut and say, ( >h ! mv dodwhat is to become of me! The victorv of Ohckamauga was not followed upand while our army was dwindling away Longstreethaving been sent toward Knoxville and confidence inden. Bragg gradually giving way manv believing hisinactivity unnecessarv Rosecranz had been relievedof command and (ien. Thomas placed in his stead< ien. Grant, in the meantime, had been put in com-mand of all the Federal forces in that section of tlucountry and he had reinforcements pouring in to re-lieve Thomas. Hooker came with two corps. Shermanwith several divisions, and the estimate was that Ikhad an army of 80,000 men or more to commence hismove on Braggs depleted army. Tne First Louisianahad been kept during this time near den. Braggsheadquarters as body guard, and for various otheiduties appertaining to the cavalry line. Early on themorning of the 25th of November the writer was sentwith a squad to report to headquarters. The Adju-. Lieut. DAVID H. ALLEN. OF THE CIVIL WAR. 97 tant General said, Go to the mouth of Chickamaugacreek, call in the torpedo men at work there, thencome back along the line as close to the enemy as pos-sible, and try and find out what they are doing andreport back here as soon as you can. Reaching themouth of the creek and finding no one there, but seeinga man standing at the top of the hill near by, we rodeup and asked him if he could tell us where the torpedomen were. Click, click, went his old Springfield,as answer, and had it not been for the celerity of SamJames in getting the first shot and downing the fel-low, this sketch would never have been written, as themuzzle of his gun was not much more than a foot fromour nose when he fell. Sam was a modest, unobtrusivesoldier; was never known to brag on what he couldor would do, but was ever found where duty called andthat day he was certainly the right man in the right
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