. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . k, Assistant Adjutant-General. (Indorsements.) Headquarters Department Of The Tennessee. Huntsville, April 2, 1864. Respectfully forwarded to headquarters Millitary Division, and special attention called to the gallantry and bravery of Colonel Coates, Major McKiee, and the ofihcers and soldiers under them. Jas. B. McPherson,Major-General Commanding. Headquarters Military Div. of the Mississippi. Nashville, Tenn., April 16. and re
. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . k, Assistant Adjutant-General. (Indorsements.) Headquarters Department Of The Tennessee. Huntsville, April 2, 1864. Respectfully forwarded to headquarters Millitary Division, and special attention called to the gallantry and bravery of Colonel Coates, Major McKiee, and the ofihcers and soldiers under them. Jas. B. McPherson,Major-General Commanding. Headquarters Military Div. of the Mississippi. Nashville, Tenn., April 16. and respectfully forwarded for the information ofthe War Department. W. T. Sherman,Major-General, Commanding.(R. R. Vol. XXXH, Part 1, p. 320 to 326.) first lieutenant JAMES S. MATTHEWS. The subject of this sketch was born in Morris county, Stateof New Jersey, November 18, 1845. At the breaking out of thewar he was living in Joliet, III, where he enlisted, October 9,1861, in Company C, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, being then scarcelysixteen years of age. Going to the front with his regiment, hewas active in the battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, doing. JAS. S. MATTHEWS,1st I,ieut. Third U. S. C. C. Third U S. Colored Cavalry. 147 duty as orderly for General John A. McCkmard. At the battleof Shiloh, he was orderly for General \\. H. L. Wallace, andwas later orderly at General John A. Ivogans headquarters dur-ing that generals occupation of Jackson, Tenn., in 1862. He was with his company in the forw^ard rrKn-eroent of thearmy under General Grant, in the fall and wintei of 1862, par-ticipating in all the battles and skirmiabes of that e^entful cam-paign, which closed with the defeat of the Union Cavalry atGjfiFeville, Miss. In the last named engagement Ms horse wasshot and killed under him, and he narrowly escaped capture. On Januar}- 27^ 1863, while on a scout with his company,under Lieutenant J. E. Hitt, Fourth Illinois Cavain-, a few milesfrom Colliersville. Term., the command was
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