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Gen. Burbridge soon had his whole force engaging the rebels. Col. Garrard's brigade composed of the 7th O. V. C., 9th Mich. V. C., and one battallion of the 15th Kentucky cavalry were formed in columns of battallions in the rear of the lines, being held in reserve. The fighting now became general, and the center of the line began to waver, seeing this Col.
At this instant, the force before mentioned as being secreted in the cedar thicket, being in close proximity to our left flank, poured a volley into the battallion of the Seventh, being not more than fifty yards distant, and made a simultaneous charge upon the wagon train and capturing it. They were seen in the thicket by our battallion, but were supposed to be the Tennessee homeguards.
These companies were formed in fair musket range, and their battery was cutting the timber all around us, yet the men stood firm and unflinching. The order of charge was by squadrons in columns of fours. This battallion was to charge the center and to move first, Capt. Eylar was to charge down the pike with two companies, I and M, Capt.
Gist, the 3d under Colonel James D. Nance and Major R.C. Maffett, the 7th under Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken and Lieutenant Colonel Elbert Bland, the 3d Battallion under Lieutenant Colonel W.G. Rice, the 8th under Colonel John W. Henagan, Lieutenant Colonel Hool and Major McLeod, went into battle in the order named, as far as I remember. Major Wm.
Night coming on, we went into camp, continuing our pursuit in the morning as far as Jonesboro, and on the following day we moved toward Bluntsville, camping for the night, a few miles from town. One battallion under Capt. Copeland, was ordered to make a scout to this place, but meeting the rebel pickets, he returned to camp, losing one man killed, James Barnes of Co.
On the 10th of October, we started eastward again and had a fight at Blue Springs, losing several men killed and wounded, among them, Captain Higly, a most valuable officer, who was commanding a battallion and was killed in the thickest of the fight while encouraging and leading on his men.
Garrard ordered the 9th Mich. to move around Burbridge's right flank and charge the enemy, mounted. The battallion of Kentucky cavalry was dismounted and formed on the extreme left of our line. The 7th O. V. C. was ordered to move around our left flank and charge the enemy, mounted.
We crossed the Holston river and continued our retreat to Knoxville, the enemy following to within a few miles of the city. The expedition was successful, they brought back 50 prisoners, but not without heavy loss on our own side. In the meantime one battallion of the 7th was sent back through Mears to Tuchlechy to create a diversion and hold the Gap while the expedition was being made.
The shells fell in close proximity to the battallion which had been sent out to watch and guard against any movements of the enemy to flank our position. The firing was kept up until Captain Rankin's battalion had to be removed, and had scarcely been placed in position on the left of the pike, when a battery belonging to Gen.
The battallion set out at a brisk trot until near the bridge when they dismounted and made a rush for it, gathering from the houses along the road tubs, buckets, pans and everything else available, for carrying and throwing water on the flames, which had already penetrated to the roof in several places.
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