. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . rdered Colonel Palmer to march at once in pursuitof Thomas and his rebel Indians and to recover the stolen prop-erty. In the afternoon of December 8th the command moved outtoward Sevierville. Learning that the rebels had retreated withtheir spoils to Gatlinburg, a little hamlet on the Pigeon River, atthe very foot of the Great Smoky range of mountains and at thehead of a long, narrow defile easily defended. Colonel Palmerdeemed it best to march across
. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . rdered Colonel Palmer to march at once in pursuitof Thomas and his rebel Indians and to recover the stolen prop-erty. In the afternoon of December 8th the command moved outtoward Sevierville. Learning that the rebels had retreated withtheir spoils to Gatlinburg, a little hamlet on the Pigeon River, atthe very foot of the Great Smoky range of mountains and at thehead of a long, narrow defile easily defended. Colonel Palmerdeemed it best to march across Cove Mountain by a bridle trail,and if possible strike the enemy unexpectedly in the rear. Withthis object the command crossed into Weirs Cove, and on theevening of the 9th had reached a point whence a narrow andexceedingly difficult bridle path led over a lofty spur of the SmokyMountains, some eighteen miles directly to the rear of road ran directly to the front of the position in which therebels were encamped. The people everywhere evinced the great-est delight to meet our cavalrv, and attested the sinceritv of their. FIRST LIEUT. HARVEY LINGLE Killed at Mossy Creek, East December 29. 1863 First East Tennessee Campaign. 333 loyalty by feeding our men and horses and guiding the commandthrough the difficult and unknown mountain paths. Colonel Palmer divided the command into two divisions. Thelarger one he led across the mountains. The other, under chargeof Lieutenant-Colonel Lamborn, took the direct route to Gatlin-burg. Both detachments made a night march, and at daybreak thenext morning simultaneously attacked the enemy in their campat the foot of the main range of mountains. The surprise wascomplete. The pickets deserted their posts at the first fire, and ourtroops were within carbine range of their camp before the enemywere prepared to resist. The position was a very strong one. Adirect and open attack with our force could not have carried it orev
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