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The Daily Dispatch: February 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Battles of 1861, (search)
Pound Gap road, for the Tazewell route was no longer safe. I sent a small armed force immediately on the Tazewell route with written orders to turn back the artillery and all public wagons to a point of safety in Virginia. I then sent Captain Holliday with a small mounted party on the Johns's Creek road, and Captains Thomas and Clay on the river road to Prestensburg, to observe the movements of the enemy. This was on the night of the 8th. Captain Thomas discovered the advanced guard of the whole party of 250 men moved on foot to a strong position half a mile in front of the burnt bridge, here to await what we supposed to be the advanced guard of the enemy's force. I returned to our camp at daylight and met the report of Capt Holliday, who had been fired upon by an advanced guard of the enemy of about 150 men. He gave them a gallant fight, killed eight of them, having only one of his number wounded and one horse killed. I dispatched Capt. Shawhan with his own and Capt