. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. lle & NashvilleRailroad, and make his way back to the rebel lines, at 4a. m. we marched rapidly toward Elizabethtown, avoidingall towns, and camped after dark, having marched 35miles. July 8th. Reveille at 4 a. m.; marched early; passedthrough Hudsonville. A part of Morgans force had beenhere the night previous. Arrived at Elizabethtown at 3p. m.; marched 25 miles. Here we were ordered to leaveall clothing not absolutely needed in that extremely hotweather; it was boxed up, but eventually ruined by muchrain, and we
. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. lle & NashvilleRailroad, and make his way back to the rebel lines, at 4a. m. we marched rapidly toward Elizabethtown, avoidingall towns, and camped after dark, having marched 35miles. July 8th. Reveille at 4 a. m.; marched early; passedthrough Hudsonville. A part of Morgans force had beenhere the night previous. Arrived at Elizabethtown at 3p. m.; marched 25 miles. Here we were ordered to leaveall clothing not absolutely needed in that extremely hotweather; it was boxed up, but eventually ruined by muchrain, and we believe that through some mismanagementthe men never received compensation. In Part 2d, page517, is an order of General Judah dated Elizabethtown,July 6th, assigning Colonel Horace Capron, of the 14thIllinois Cavalry, to the command temporarily of the cav-alry brigade composed of 14th Illinois, 5th Indiana, and1 ith Kentucky Cavalry. Page 656, Judah says: Deem-ing it useless after crossing (Green river) to attempt tojoin the pursuing forces, I directed my march upon the. LIEUTENANT COLONEL DAVID P. JENKIXS. FOURTEENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY. 37 left flank of the enemy, for the purpose of intercepting himupon his attempt to return, after crossing the Louisville &Nashville Railroad. We remained at Elizabethtown until9 p. m., then marched in the night toward Litchfield;reached Litchfield much fatigued at 7 a. m. of July learned that Morgan had passed through, and wasnow near the Ohio river, with the undoubted intention ofcrossing into Indiana. Camped near the village, havingmarched 31 miles. All day in camp cleaning arms andwashing clothes. July nth, 6 a. m. Marched to Elizabethtown; arrivedafter night after a fatiguing march of 31 miles throughdeep mud. Hobson and Shackelford are in close pursuitof Morgan. Morgan was so keenly pursued by our cav-alry, which gathered strength as it proceeded, that he for-got all about Louisville and its 300, and the nice plunderhe expected to
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