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06_1862-11-18-Page 02
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hurried off to Lebanon and their Arms overcoats & blankets taken from them and then parolled and sent back to their Regt. with the humileating tale that they ware Stragling and captured in Sight of an Army of 20,000 men and taken off without being able to raise the alarm although their own Regt. was almost within gun shot of them. When the news come into Camp our Regt was sent back to See what we could find and we had only passed about 100 yds beyond where the Gallatin road comes into the pike and near where they, the 17th boys, ware taken when we ware fired upon by them, the enemy. We promtly returned the compliment when they got out of the way as fast as their horses could carry them. On the 15th Our whole Division went on a Reconnoisence to Lebanon and found their cavalry all along the road between here and there but they invariably run when we come in sight. Arriving at Lebanon we found that there had been Some 12 or 1500 there that day but none could be seen when we got there. We found the place to be one among the best towns that we have yet Saw in Tennessee but it is also the Strongest Secesh hole I ever Saw, if we take the womens talk for a guide There is but one Union man in the place. We did not See a man in the place but was either a cripple or too old for the war, all others haveing either volunteered or been pressed in to the Service. There was a very large Steam flouring mill there which the rebs had been runing night and day for Some time and had a large amount of flour on hand when we got there. We burned the Mill and flour and then Started back comeing to camp the Same night. The next day here they ware after us again and Succeeded in captureing 47 of the 3rd Kentuck within 4 miles of our camp. Three days since they Captured 23 of the Michigan Cavalry between here and Nashville and so it goes evry day Some of our men are captured by them, almost within our very lines and I could fill 2 or 3 sheets with anecdotes in regard to them
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hurried off to Lebanon and their Arms overcoats & blankets taken from them and then parolled and sent back to their Regt. with the humileating tale that they ware Stragling and captured in Sight of an Army of 20,000 men and taken off without being able to raise the alarm although their own Regt. was almost within gun shot of them. When the news come into Camp our Regt was sent back to See what we could find and we had only passed about 100 yds beyond where the Gallatin road comes into the pike and near where they, the 17th boys, ware taken when we ware fired upon by them, the enemy. We promtly returned the compliment when they got out of the way as fast as their horses could carry them. On the 15th Our whole Division went on a Reconnoisence to Lebanon and found their cavalry all along the road between here and there but they invariably run when we come in sight. Arriving at Lebanon we found that there had been Some 12 or 1500 there that day but none could be seen when we got there. We found the place to be one among the best towns that we have yet Saw in Tennessee but it is also the Strongest Secesh hole I ever Saw, if we take the womens talk for a guide There is but one Union man in the place. We did not See a man in the place but was either a cripple or too old for the war, all others haveing either volunteered or been pressed in to the Service. There was a very large Steam flouring mill there which the rebs had been runing night and day for Some time and had a large amount of flour on hand when we got there. We burned the Mill and flour and then Started back comeing to camp the Same night. The next day here they ware after us again and Succeeded in captureing 47 of the 3rd Kentuck within 4 miles of our camp. Three days since they Captured 23 of the Michigan Cavalry between here and Nashville and so it goes evry day Some of our men are captured by them, almost within our very lines and I could fill 2 or 3 sheets with anecdotes in regard to them
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