. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. left his command to be annihilated, andhurriedly retreated with their own commands, withoutmaking any resistance of consequence. The official re-ports abundantly prove what we here declare. General Johnson had asked Colonel Capron to send adetachment to guard a crossing ten miles below Capron replied that he could not possibly sparethe men, and that the point was near General Hatchs posi-tion. At 3:40 p. m. Capron sent to headquarters the in-formation reported by Major Young, that the enemy areengaging
. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. left his command to be annihilated, andhurriedly retreated with their own commands, withoutmaking any resistance of consequence. The official re-ports abundantly prove what we here declare. General Johnson had asked Colonel Capron to send adetachment to guard a crossing ten miles below Capron replied that he could not possibly sparethe men, and that the point was near General Hatchs posi-tion. At 3:40 p. m. Capron sent to headquarters the in-formation reported by Major Young, that the enemy areengaging me across the river at Hardisons ford, and alsoat Morris ford, a short distance below the Lewisburg pike,by at least a brigade. He also shows a column movingup. Capron also reported (see page 1124) : 4:20 Large columns of infantry can be seen on the oppositeside of the river, moving toward Shelbyville. Heavyskirmishing still continues in my front. Again: Justat this time the firing upon Major Youngs position slack-ened to some extent, and increasing upon Major Beers, I. FIRST LIEUTENANT Wm. II. PUCKETT, Company I FOURTEENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY. 261 ordered forward a company of the 5th Iowa, which hadbeen held in reserve. It was Bufords division of For-rests cavalry that now confronted us. Again Capronsmemoirs say: Up to this time nothing had been heardfrom General Hatchs command on our right towardColumbia, but rumors were rife that some disaster had be-fallen them, and they had been driven back, but as no heavyfiring had been heard in that direction, these rumors werenot heeded, as it was believed that the crossing of Hoodsmain army would have met such a vigorous resistance fromGeneral Hatch, and the other commands below, as wouldhave made itself known without the aid of couriers. In order to the better understanding of the very perilousposition of our command at this time, we will now examinethe position and movements of the various forces of Scho-fields army at this time,
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