Identifier: 01648984.3230.emory.edu
Title: Minty and the cavalry (electronic resource): a history of cavalry campaigns in the western armies
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Vale, Joseph G
Subjects: Minty, R. H. G. (Robert Horatio George), b. 1831 United States. Army. Cavalry United States. Army of the Cumberland
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : E.K. Meyers, printers
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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s infantry nearLafayette, and capturing a few, all doubt as to the pre-sence of Longstreet and the purposes of Bragg was re-moved from Rosecrans, and the immediate and rapid con-centration of the army on Crittenden ordered. McCookwas then fifty and Thomas thirty miles from Lee andGordons Mills! Constant skirmishing occurred on all the roads leadingout of the Pea Vine Valley General Steadman pusheda reconnoissance from Rossville to Graysville, and beyond,but not going as far as Ringgold, did not develop theenemy Colonel AVilders brigade of mounted infantry,with four pieces of artillery, took a position on the westside of the Chickamauga at Alexanders bridge, above orsouth of Minty, and on attempting to scout the countrybeyond or in front of the position, was resisted, and thescouting parties driven in. Thus it will be seen that theonly Union force beyond the Chickamauga. from its sourceto its month, on the evening of the 17th, was Mintys bri-gade at Reeds bridge and the Pea Vine Vallev
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CHAPTER XV FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO OCTOBER I, 1863. Battle of Chickamauga—Description of the Field—Position of theArmies — Mintys Battle of Reeds Bridge— Frustrates BraggsPlan — Repulse of the Enemy — Battle of the 19th—The RightWing Broken on the 20th—Mintys Fight on 2Jst at Mission Mills—Battle at Rossville Gap on 23d —Guarding the Tennessee River from24th to October 1st. And forth where Chickamauga sends its blinding smoke From belching guns and screeching shells, mid moans of dying men,Or Chattanoogas horrid fray, where rivers ran with blood, Till sorrrowing angels prayed such scenes might never be again. *qfi *;* 3p 3;t 9;C Tis well to pause and ponder on heroic deeds, And with the hero thrill in sympathy;Tis well to honor those whom Honors self has crowned,And teach our youth the price of liberty.(From the poem of welcome to the Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry, in Car-lisle, Pa., June 11, 1885, by Miss Zate Longsdorf, daughter of Major Longs-dorf, of that regiment) B

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