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Posted by: Dr. James Jones on Jul 01, 2003 - 06:00 AM
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1-5, Scout from Strawberry Plains to Greeneville
AUGUST 1-5, 1864.--Scout from Strawberry Plains to Greeneville, Tenn., and skirmish (2d) at Morristown.
Report of Lieut. Col. Luther S. Trowbridge, Tenth Michigan Cavalry.
HDQRS. TENTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY, Strawberry Plains, East Tenn., August 6, 1864.
LIEUT.: I have the honor to submit the following report of my operations in attempting to carry out special instructions from headquarters Tenth Michigan Cavalry of date July 31 ultimo, regarding the destruction of the railroad bridges over the Holston and Watauga Rivers:
I left camp with 250 men and one mountain howitzer on Monday morning, the 1st instant.
On the 2d instant, at Morristown, I met a party of the enemy, about 110 strong, under command of Maj. Arnold. I immediately engaged them, and after a short fight they retired with a loss of 1 officer mortally wounded, so that he died two days afterward, and 5 men wounded, who succeeded in getting away. I feared that this early discovery of our movement would prevent its successful execution unless this party could be cut off in some way. Therefore, learning at Russellville that they had taken the Bull's Gap road, I detached Maj. Smith, with four companies, to get in their rear beyond Bull's Gap, but much to my surprise they did not stop, but took the Snap’s Ferry road, leading toward Kingsport. Failing to cut them off, I encamped for the night at Blue Springs and went the next morning to Greeneville. Here, from the best information that I could get, I learned that there were from 250 to 300 of the enemy at Johnson's Depot, seven miles beyond Jonesborough, where the headquarters of Vaughn's brigade had been established; about 50 at Carter's Station; about 100 at Zollicoffer; Morgan's headquarters at Bristol, while there were many scattering bands of scouts through the country. The whole number of armed men west of Bristol was estimated at not over 1,000. When at Russellville I heard that there was a party of about 150 at Rogersville, which afterward proved true, though I did not credit the report at that time. That party passed through Bull's Gap on Wednesday, the 3d instant. In view of all these facts I did not deem it prudent to proceed farther than Greeneville. The enemy could easily concentrate a force which, with the aid of their works at the bridges, would give me great trouble, and an attempt and failure would be worse than a withdrawal. I therefore returned from Greeneville on the 3d instant, and arrived safely in camp last evening. While I was very loath to abandon the expedition, it seemed to be the only course dictated by prudence. If it shall be desired to renew the undertaking I shall be glad to do it at any time and with any force which the general commanding may think best.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. S. TROWBRIDGE, Lieut.-Col., Cmdg.
OR, Ser. I, Vol. 39, pt. I, pp. 370-371.
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