. . ndbecome a target for the enemy, while his rider was likely to hear thewhistle of bullets to his hearts content- -or discontent. HuglerTom Everiy, of Company B, lost his horse in action on the Caro-lina campaign and picked up a white one. The next day he was out to blow the calls for the Squadron, which was deployedas skirmishers. The rebels got the range of that horse and madeit very warm for Everiy. Indeed, the beas^drew the fire of theenemy to such an uncomfortable degree that the brigade com-mander ordered Tom to get to the r
. . ndbecome a target for the enemy, while his rider was likely to hear thewhistle of bullets to his hearts content- -or discontent. HuglerTom Everiy, of Company B, lost his horse in action on the Caro-lina campaign and picked up a white one. The next day he was out to blow the calls for the Squadron, which was deployedas skirmishers. The rebels got the range of that horse and madeit very warm for Everiy. Indeed, the beas^drew the fire of theenemy to such an uncomfortable degree that the brigade com-mander ordered Tom to get to the rear and be mighty quick aboutit. He also directed that by hook or crook, it didnt how, the horse must be exchanged. That night Everiylooked about until he found a good one belongin w York battery. He watched his chance, untied the animal and led himover to the Squadron ; then escorted the white beast to the va-cant place in the battery outfit. Sometimes a company was sentto the field equipped with horses of the same color. The effect 8$4 FRANCIS REDDING, PETER M. REDDU COMPANY A, MLAUGHLINS the boys looked, mounted, booted and spurred. i864.] Ill I ■ M \KCH TO rill. PR( was fine while it lasted, but as casualties occurred the vacancieshad to be filled by chance, and the uniformity soon disappeared. On the 3rd of June, Stonetnans division took the road andstarted to join the army of Sherman, which had then been for amonth fighting its way down from Chattanooga toward Atlan-ta. There was 110 infantry to regulate the inarch and it was madeas rapidly as might be without taxing the horses too severely. Theroute through Kentucky was th that which the Squad- ron had traveled ten mouths before. Upon entering Tennesseethe course continued in a southerly direction, about forty miles tothe westward of Knoxville. C the Tennessee river at Kingston, the route lay through Athens, Charleston andCleveland. The last named place was reached at noon on June 1
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