The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . li^. ^1^ SrKAKKit John W. Davis. (iKOItcJ: \y. JUMAN. GROUP OF NOTED INDIANA CONGRESSMEN. THE COBURN AND STREIGHT RAIDS. 289 to his train to proceed in tlie direction of Franklin, and or-ders Colonel Jordan to bring on his cavalry to support themovements of the infantry. But the Confederates holdtheir prey in hand, and are not disposed to let it , as soon as he sees the enemys right brin
The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . li^. ^1^ SrKAKKit John W. Davis. (iKOItcJ: \y. JUMAN. GROUP OF NOTED INDIANA CONGRESSMEN. THE COBURN AND STREIGHT RAIDS. 289 to his train to proceed in tlie direction of Franklin, and or-ders Colonel Jordan to bring on his cavalry to support themovements of the infantry. But the Confederates holdtheir prey in hand, and are not disposed to let it , as soon as he sees the enemys right bring on thefight, is seized with a happy idea; he orders ColonelStarnes to attack the Unionists left with two of his regi-ments at the extremity of the hillock situated east of thestation, and, taking the five other regiments along withhim, he makes a detour by the way of the Lewisburg roadin order to bar the retreat of the Federals. Starnespromptly executes the task assigned him. At the momentwhen Coburn is preparing to retire, the two regiments hehas stationed on the left are vigorously attacked. The halfbattery which supports them precipitately leaves the fieldof battle; its example is followe
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