History of the First regiment of Tennessee volunteer cavalry in the great war of the rebellion, with the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson1862-1865 . tt, chief of cavalry. Army of the Cum-berland, to march at once with the First and Second Bri-gades, the Seventh Kentucky Cavalry, Third Brigade, andLillys Eighteenth Indiana Battery—all of the First Division—and report to General Burnside at Knoxville. No orderever created so much enthusiasm in the First Tennessee asthis one ^id. This movement would give scores of the menan opportunit
History of the First regiment of Tennessee volunteer cavalry in the great war of the rebellion, with the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson1862-1865 . tt, chief of cavalry. Army of the Cum-berland, to march at once with the First and Second Bri-gades, the Seventh Kentucky Cavalry, Third Brigade, andLillys Eighteenth Indiana Battery—all of the First Division—and report to General Burnside at Knoxville. No orderever created so much enthusiasm in the First Tennessee asthis one ^id. This movement would give scores of the menan opportunity to visit home and see father, mother, wife,brother, sister and sweetheart, or the girl we left behind. Early on the morning of December 7, camp was broken,and soon the long, dark lines of McCooks division could beseen slowly winding along the crooks and turns of the oldState road toward Kingston. We tackled old CumberlandMountain again on this road, and after a hard days marchover bad roads we camped for the night near Crossville. Reveille was sounded at 4 oclock the next morning, andafter a hasty breakfast the column was again set in motion,and, descending the mountain, we bivouacked near Post Oak. LIEUTENANT F. B. of Suljsistence
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