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Updated: July 22, 2025
This assumption soon proved erroneous, however, and as we, while in Broomtown Valley, could not communicate directly with Thomas's corps, the scattered condition of the army began to alarm us all, and McCook abandoned the advance to Summerville, ordering back to the summit of Lookout Mountain such of the corps trains as had got down into Broomtown Valley.
"There was a damned English ship, the Lord Summerville, that left New York about the same time we did ... she's a sky-sailer ... we mustn't let her beat us into Sydney." "Why not, Captain?" "An Englishman beat a German!" the captain spat, "fui!
You know how redhot Cap gets when he loses a game of chess, particularly to Cap Summerville, who rubs it in on him without mercy. "Cap looked at the boys in astonishment, and then snapped out: 'Well, what do you boys want? 'We've just come in for evening prayers, says they, mild as skimmed milk. 'Evening what? roared the Cap. 'Evening prayers, says they.
He is now crossing the Coosa River below Rome, looking west. Let me know if you can hold him with your forces now in Tennessee and the expected reenforeements, as, in that event, you know what I propose to do. I will be at Kingston to-morrow. I think Rome is strong enough to resist any attack, and the rivers are all high. If he turns up by Summerville, I will get in behind him.
The march of McCook's corps from Valley Head to Alpine was in pursuance of orders directing it to advance on Summerville, the possession of which place would further threaten the enemy's communications, it being assumed that Bragg was in full retreat south, as he had abandoned Chattanooga on the 8th.
On the same day, I wrote to General Schofield at Chattanooga: Hood is not at Dear Head Cove. We occupy Ship's Gap and Lafayette. Hood is moving south via Summerville, Alpine, and Gadsden. If he enters Tennessee, it will be to the west of Huntsville, but I think he has given up all such idea.
On the Lord Summerville was a mad Pennsylvania boy who had, like myself, gone to sea for the first time ... but he had had no uncle to beat timidity into him ... and he had dared ship as able seaman on the big sky-sailed lime-juicer, and had gloriously acquitted himself. He was a tall, rangy young bullock of a lad. He could split any door with his fist. He liked to drink and fight.
From these two points he will direct his forces on Lebanon, Summerville, and Lafayette, where he will act against Johnston, if he accept battle at Dalton; or move in the direction of Rome, if the enemy give up Dalton, and fall behind the Oostenaula or Etowah.
On the same day, I wrote to General Schofield at Chattanooga: Hood is not at Dear Head Cove. We occupy Ship's Gap and Lafayette. Hood is moving south via Summerville, Alpine, and Gadsden. If he enters Tennessee, it will be to the west of Huntsville, but I think he has given up all such idea.
But nevertheless my blood was running high and happy over the excitement I had caused by unlocking the door. "No one let me out. I picked the lock. Will that suit you?" lied Franz, protecting me. "What's the lad been and done?" asked the mate of the Lord Summerville. "I was shanghaied in New York," put in Franz swiftly, "and I demand English justice."
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