. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. ny L, 14th, with one section of the14th battery, and Companies I and E as supports,were sent with Colonel Wolfords brigade toward Sevier-ville. We engaged the enemy about 10 a. m= and foughthim until nearly night, driving him continually, and be-yond Fair Garden, killing and wounding many, captur-ing two pieces of artillery and 200 prisoners. Whilefalling back the rebels murdered in cold blood nineTennessee home guards, who, organized only to protecttheir homes from both sides, refused to fight on eitherside. They
. History of Fourteenth Illinois cavalry and the brigades to which it belonged. ny L, 14th, with one section of the14th battery, and Companies I and E as supports,were sent with Colonel Wolfords brigade toward Sevier-ville. We engaged the enemy about 10 a. m= and foughthim until nearly night, driving him continually, and be-yond Fair Garden, killing and wounding many, captur-ing two pieces of artillery and 200 prisoners. Whilefalling back the rebels murdered in cold blood nineTennessee home guards, who, organized only to protecttheir homes from both sides, refused to fight on eitherside. They killed one man who had been crazy for 30years. We marched 15 miles. January 28th. Marched at 1 a. m. Passed throughSevierville, turned northeast toward Dandridge; passedthrough very fine country, then through heavy timberand sparse settlement. When we approached the riverthe 14th, except the three companies with Wolford, weresent to guard the ferry near Dandridge. They founda strong force of the enemy. Preparations were madeto attack them, when imperative orders came to fall. FIRST LIEUTENANT LEWIS W. BOREN; Company <i FOURTEENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY. I4I back. We had one of the 5th Indiana Rodman guns andwere anxious to attack. Wolfords command marchedto a point a few miles above and drove the enemy to theriver, where they had strong breastworks in a heavywood. They had a strong force. The ground was un-favorable for the use of artillery, and we attacked themvigorously with musketry and carbines. All fought well,but the 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry fought liketigers. Though our loss was heavy, and that of theenemy, protected by strong works, was comparativelylight, yet our men reluctantly obeyed the order to fallback. About 5 p. m. the 14th, under Major Davidson,marched toward Sevierville until midnight, then bivou-acked about four miles from Sevierville. Marched 31miles. Got little forage. Toward day called into line andremained until daylight, January 29th, then marched ab
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