Thatcher, Marshall D. A Hundred Battles in the West, St. Louis to Atlanta, 1861-65. The Second Cavalry. , Mich.: Published by the author, 1884,

Co. B, Second Michigan Cavalry CHAPTER I. THE organization of a company. Leaf from a diary. Off for Grand Rapids...... 17

CHAPTER II. DETAILS of Organization. Sketch of the Captains and Companies. The Field and Staff...... 20

CHAPTER IIL OFF for St. Louis. An ovation all along the line. Horses follow in sections of trains. Incidents by the way. Camp Benton. 27

CHAPTER IV. THE finishing touches. Farewell to Benton Barracks. Lambs to the slaughter. Commerce, Mo. Jeff. Thompson s light artillery. A night in the mud. New Madrid. The baptism of fire. ..."...... 32

CHAPTER V. AFLOAT on the Mississippi . Off for Memphis. Counter march to Pittsburg Landing . A muddy business . Monterey . Farmington . In front of Corinth General Pope. ... 39

CHAPTEP VI. THE Mississippi campaign . The raid on Booneville . Philip H. Sheridan. Blackland. Baldwin...... 46

CHAPTER VII. THE North Mississippi campaign. "Pine Hills." Back to Booneville. The second Booneville. Rienzi. A flag of truce. . 58-

CHAPTER VIII. FROM Corinth to Perryville . Col. Phil gets a star. Archie Campbell . Cincinnati . Louisville . General Buell . Rous seau and Sheridan. Loomis. Perryville. . . . 70

CHAPTER IX. AFTER the battle. Confederate retreat. A flag of truce. "We will bury your dead, move on." Sweeping the state. . . 88

CHAPTER X. CARTER S raid. 750 miles in twenty days. Mountain paths. Among the Icouds. Bushwhacked. Capturing forts. Humphrey Marshall. Cutting communications . Burning bridges. 94

CHAPTER XI. RECUPERATING. Pleasant hours short lived. Farewell to . General Green Clay Smith. Brentwood. Thompson’s Station. . . . H2

CHAPTER XII. MIDDLE TENNESSEE. Three months of post duty with the variations. Colonel Watkins and Colonel Campbell. McGarrick s Ford. Numerous small fights. ... 122

CHAPTER XIII. THE Tennessee campaign . Franklin to Triune . Triune to Franklin. Stirring up General Armstrong. Return to Triune. The grand forward move. Rain and mud. Guy s gap. A grand cavalry charge . Shelby ville. ... 128

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CHAPTER XIV. STEVENSON, ALABAMA. The army concentrating. Immense depot of supplies. Sickness. Over mountain and moor. Scouting through Georgia. Lafayette. Crawfish Springs and Chicamauga. Chattanooga ours. . . 137

CHAPTER XV. VICTORY out of defeat. Reflections not designed as critical. Great soldiers. Wheeler s Raid. Destroys a 1,000 wagon train. A wild chase. Camp life. A ferry disaster. 151

CHAPTER XVI. EAST TENNESSEE. Climbing mountains Bushwhacked Dandridge "Races." A lively campaign and many hardships. . . 159

CHAPTER XVII. MOSSY CREEK. A trick which did not work. A fight, sharp, short, decisive. An artillery duel...... 167

CHAPTER XVIII. SEVEREVILLE or Fair Garden. A midnight retreat. A morning’s advance. A dead line. Storming bridge and barricade. . 174

CHAPTER XIX. VETERANS. Severeville to Cleveland. Florence. Shoal Creek. Forrest and Roddy. The non-veterans and the Atlanta campaign. Lieutenant Darrow. Captain Fargo s flag of truce. Pulaski. Franklin. Cypress Creek. . 179

CHAPTER XX. THE Hood campaign. Florence. Shoal Creek. Pontoons. A faithful negro. Beginning of Hood s advance. . 191

CHAPTER XXI. HOOD S Race with Schofield. Columbia. Spring Hill. The Harpeth. "Halt!" The butchery at Franklin. Stanley.-Wilson. Cox. Hatch. Croxton. Schofield s report. .... 197

CHAPTER XXII. BATTLE of Nashville. Hood s army demoralized. Cavalry capturing earthworks. Capturing prisoners. What Hood said. "The retreat." Thomas s report 219

CHAPTER XXIII. HOOD loses his grip" and resigns. Forrest s narrow escape. A battalion charges a division. Closing scenes. . . . 235

GENERAL POPE ...... 247

GENERAL ELLIOTT ...... 348

GENERAL STANLEY ...... 249

GENERAL ...... 250

ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND ...... 253

COMMANDERS...... 254

STONE RIVER GENERAL ROSECRANS...... 256

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GORDON GRANGER. . . , ...... 270

PHILIP H. SHBHIDAN ...... 277

SHERIDAN S HORSE. . . . . , ...... 291

GENERAL STANLEY...... 292

GENERAL WILSON...... -. . . . . 294

R. H. G. MINTY ...... 301

CROXTON S BRIGADE...... 304

INCIDENTS AT FRANKLIN MRS. SNYDER ...... 307

W. D. MOODY...... 313

A DYING CONFEDERATE...... 315

A HORRID SCENE...... 316

THE SECOND BATTERY AT SHILOH...... 317

THE GLASGOW COLLISION ...... 318

LEFT ON THE FIELD...... 320

A DARING SCOUT...... 324

THE ROMANCE OF WAR...... 327

SURGEON CHARLES L. HENDERSON...... 330

SURGEON WILLIAM BROWNELL. . : . . . . 330

SURGEON W. F. GREEN ...... 331

NOTES BY W. F. GREEN...... 332

SURGEON GEORGE E. RANNEY...... 333

NOTES BY GEORGE E. RANNEY...... 335

COMMISSARY LAWRENCE ...... 338

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IN THE HOSPITAL ...... 339

LIEUTENANT R. T. DARROW ...... 341

TURNING THE TIDE...... 343

I i M BROWNLOW CAPTURED ...... 343

" FIVE DOLLARS FOR THAT REB." ...... 344

"WALK AROUND." . . . 345

BURNT HIS FINGERS. . . 346

HERE S YOUR MULE. .... 348

DESTROYING PONTOONS ...... 350

COMPLIMENTS TO WIRT ADAMS. . . 357

LEAVES FROM A DIARY 359

A SCOUT ON FOOT 364

"DiD THEY STING?" 366

AN INTERRUPTED WEDDING 367

HORSE SENSE. . 368

LUCKY ESCAPES. 370

WEAER S COVE . . . . 373

A BULL RUN HERO 378

A LIVELY PRISONER . . ,. . 379

A FLAG OF TRUCE . 380

SCOUTING IN NORTH CAROLINA. . . . , .... 382

DODGING SHELLS . . 384

UNEXPLODED SHELLS . 386

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WHO HIT CHALMERS AT BOONEVILLE ?....., 386

RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 387

A CORPORAL S GUARD MAKES A RECONNAISSANCE .... 388

UNDER ARREST...... 389

ONE DAY NEARER ATLANTA 391

WHY CHEATHAM DID NOT GET THERE. . , . . . . 392

GENERAL CHEATHAM S STORY . . . 393

CAVALRY AND GUNBOATS...... 400

CAPTURING OUTPOSTS. . 401

STRAINING A POINT TO SAVE A LIFE...... 403

AN OMEN 406

ALLEGED OUTRAGES...... 407

CAPTAIN AVERY. 408

LOOMIS S BATTERY. . . . 410

A LONELY GRAVE . . - . 411

DIED GAME. A YOUTHFUL SOLDIER 413

COURTING DEATH 414

Too MUCH GOLD. DISCIPLINE. . 415

THE LAST BATTLE. 416

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