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The Daily Dispatch: May 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], Scott's Louisiana Cavalry in North Alabama. (search)
Scott's Louisiana Cavalry in North Alabama. From a correspondent of the Memphis Appeal we gather the following further particulars of the gallant deep of Scott's Louisiana cavalry in North Alabama Dating at Courtland, Ala., May 4, this correspondent writes: Scott's Louisiana cavalry have performed some most daring exploits in this and the Athens neighborhood within the last ten days. Advancing with a portion of his regiment towards Tuscumbia, John Scott frightened the Federals out of the place by a very simple ruse. Capturing a well-known negro, who, from his intimacy with the Yankees in Tuscumbia, was a fit subject, he complied with the darkey's pleadings for release, only on said darkey giving his parole that he would not tell the Yanks that Price and fifteen thousand men were advancing upon them. Of course the darkey made tracks for his friends in Tuscumbia, and swore that the hills were crowded with Price's men. The burning of the stores at Florence and immediate