. . tails burned off! As we neared the riverwe learned that there hadactually been some fight-ing there in the early partuf the day, in which sever-al were killed or woundedon either side. We >a\\the body of a rebel cavalryofficer lying in a shed bythe roadside, and in a housenear by surgeons wereministering to the wound-ed. vSeveral dead horseslay by the road and in thefields. S u ddc n 1 y we w erebrought up all standingby the boom of a cannon,and, an instant later, thesharp crack of a shell overour heads. Another and another fo
. . tails burned off! As we neared the riverwe learned that there hadactually been some fight-ing there in the early partuf the day, in which sever-al were killed or woundedon either side. We >a\\the body of a rebel cavalryofficer lying in a shed bythe roadside, and in a housenear by surgeons wereministering to the wound-ed. vSeveral dead horseslay by the road and in thefields. S u ddc n 1 y we w erebrought up all standingby the boom of a cannon,and, an instant later, thesharp crack of a shell overour heads. Another and another followed in quick of the missiles whizzed through the air, causing someOf the heroic patriots who had talked so bravely an hour before todo some active dodging. The Eighth Indiana battery whirled offthe pike to a rise Of ground at the right, uulimbered, and sentcompliments to the rebel artillery, which occupied a high woodedknoll half a mile ahead. Of course the army halted while thisduel was going on. Lines were adjusted, arms examined, and. EDWIN E. SCRANTON,ADJUTANT AND CAPTAIN, SIXTY-FIFTH. 276 FORD GREEN RIVER. eptember. more turgid speeches made. But the only object of the enemywas to check our advance. He had been doing this for severaldays, and we had seconded his efforts in the most cordial man-ner. After receiving a few well-directed shots from the Hoosierbattery, the rebel artillerists thought they had got enough for themoment, and withdrew. In about an hour, the fact having beenfully established that they had gone, we ventured to move up toGreen river, where we stopped for the night. Our own positionwas within the intrenchments on the south bank. We were or-dered to lie on our arms, and hold ourselves in readiness to beup and off at any moment. During the whole night regiments and brigades were march-ing and countermarching. Hundreds of wagons rattled alongthe pike and crossed the river at the ford, for the enemy had de-stroyed the bridges. High ab
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