. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . in a letter f om Howard Stedman, to whom I am in-delited tor many courtesies and much information. In Col. Scott s report of the fight at Thompsons creekand on to Ikiyou Sara, he says: Wednesday, Oct. 5,1S04, attacked enemy at Thompsons creek; used ar-tillery First Louisiana made the attack, 8n men andtwo pieces of artillery Third Louisiana, with 150 men,reached me after the fight, on Alexander creek. At <)oclock that night Capt. Foster, U. S V, accompaniedliy Major Taylor and cx-( mv 1\. C. Wickliffc, cameto my camp. T
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . in a letter f om Howard Stedman, to whom I am in-delited tor many courtesies and much information. In Col. Scott s report of the fight at Thompsons creekand on to Ikiyou Sara, he says: Wednesday, Oct. 5,1S04, attacked enemy at Thompsons creek; used ar-tillery First Louisiana made the attack, 8n men andtwo pieces of artillery Third Louisiana, with 150 men,reached me after the fight, on Alexander creek. At <)oclock that night Capt. Foster, U. S V, accompaniedliy Major Taylor and cx-( mv 1\. C. Wickliffc, cameto my camp. These gentlemen had gone to see to arrest his shelling St. Francisyille, assur-ing him that pursuit had been stopped by me. Hispresence in my camp was unauthorized and unexpected,but as he had been assured of a safe return to his boat,1 felt compelled to comply with the promise given. Inthe engagements around Iayoii Sara, including a sec-ond skirmish on Sunday the oth, we had one mankilled and four wounded. Knemys loss about sixty-five. \\ e buried HOWARD STEDMAN. OF THE CIVIL WAR. II9 CHAPTER XXL Gen. Hodge and Col. Scott—Fight at Liberty—Death of Lieut. Couyilliox—Capture and Es-cape of Lieut. Hawkins, his Commission, etc.—Card from Col. Scott—The Officers Com-plain to Scott—Trip to J/obile—A. G. Green—Capture of 75 Deserters—Trip to Colum-bus—Fights with Raiders— Surrender atGainesville, Ala.—Documents as Signed—Of-ficers Parole—Return Home. Gen. Hodge was now in command of the S. WMississippi and East Louisiana Department, and as hewrote, in a private letter to Col. Wm. Preston John-ston (Mr. Davis secretary) it was impossible for himto get along with Col. Scott. The letter can be found inthe armv reports. Col. Scotts restless and active mindand manner did not at all suit the quiet, sedate waysof Gen. Hodge, and it was evident from the start thatthey could never work together. The fight at Liberty, Miss., about the 18th of No-
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