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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 131. General Nelson's proclamation, on occupying Prestonburg, Kentucky. (search)
oons: Since writing you on Saturday, the object of our mission to this region has been attained. Our gallant Col., Leonidas Metcalfe, with twenty-nine other gallant and daring spirits, went up from this place to Prestonburg on yesterday, and took pan of defence. To satisfy himself on all these points, and obtain information so necessary to our future movements, Colonel Metcalfe determined on his own responsibility to go as far in that direction as he could make his way with thirty men. He wasy had fled — leaving their flag floating over the Court House and their huts just as they had been before their flight. Metcalfe and his men advanced into the town, tore down the secession flag, ordered their suppers, obtained all the information possible, and returned to this place about twelve o'clock last night in triumph. Captain Wm. Oden, of Col. Metcalfe's regiment, was the man who tore down the flag, and he has it now in his possession. The enemy have retired up Big Sandy, how far or
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 93 (search)
avoring to form the men. There were around me at this time about twelve of my own company, some Home Guards, and some of Metcalfe's cavalry on foot, making about thirty men. The Colonel collected several similar squads, making in all perhaps one hundully, John J. Wright, Captain. Major W. O. Smiths letter. Cynthiana, July 28. Having been left by Colonel Leonidas Metcalfe in command of his camp, near this place, as Major of the First Battalion, and having been present and in comman roll was beaten, and lines of companies formed as well as possible, and about four hundred infantry and raw recruits of Metcalfe's cavalry formed and were posted along the river bank above and below the bridge on the south side of tho river. I was reat praise is due Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Landrum for his coolness and bravery. The following-named officers of Colonel Metcalfe's regiment acted well and did credit to themselves, to wit: Captain Robert Scott of Harrison, Captain W. W. Bradly o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
ormed me that the cavalry under command of Col. Metcalfe and Lieut.-Colonel Munday, and the infantr to sleep on their arms, and sent forward Colonel Metcalfe with his cavalry to pursue the enemy and rtain, if possible, what his strength was. Col. Metcalfe returned about eleven o'clock P. M., and son that ground. I deployed the cavalry of Cols. Metcalfe and Munday upon the high ground in front onant Osborne, of the Fifty-fifth Indiana; Colonel Metcalfe; Mr. William Goodloe, of Lexington, Kentuforming in a ravine to the left of the road. Metcalfe's cavalry was drawn up in line on a hill abovion began to fail; while the cowardly dogs of Metcalfe's cavalry killed more of our men by running ocky, and about five hundred cavalry from Colonels Metcalfe and Munday's commands, together with Andana cavalry, who promptly gave chase, when Col. Metcalfe's men again turned tail, leaving their galas thus between two fires. On his return, Col. Metcalfe was so disgusted with his regiment, that h[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 113 (search)
ormed me that the cavalry under command of Col. Metcalfe and Lieut.-Colonel Munday, and the infantr to sleep on their arms, and sent forward Colonel Metcalfe with his cavalry to pursue the enemy and rtain, if possible, what his strength was. Col. Metcalfe returned about eleven o'clock P. M., and sish, retired and fell back some distance. Col. Metcalfe here had two men killed, and two wounded. on that ground. I deployed the cavalry of Cols. Metcalfe and Munday upon the high ground in front oforming in a ravine to the left of the road. Metcalfe's cavalry was drawn up in line on a hill abovion began to fail; while the cowardly dogs of Metcalfe's cavalry killed more of our men by running ocky, and about five hundred cavalry from Colonels Metcalfe and Munday's commands, together with Andana cavalry, who promptly gave chase, when Col. Metcalfe's men again turned tail, leaving their galas thus between two fires. On his return, Col. Metcalfe was so disgusted with his regiment, that h[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 203 (search)
orders, No. 2. on Saturday, the twenty-third instant, the Seventh Kentucky cavalry, under Col. Metcalfe, together with a battalion of Houck's Third Tennessee regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Childs, attacked the enemy on Big Hill, in Rockcastle County. Col. Metcalfe led the attack with much gallantry, but had the mortification to find that not more than one hundred of his regiment followed him;reshing contrast to the foregoing. They met the enemy bravely, checked his advance, rescued Col. Metcalfe, abandoned by his own regiment, and though too few to retrieve the action, at least saved thNelson. J. Miles Kendrick, A. A.G. and Chief of Staff. Official: J. E. Stacey, A. A.G. Colonel Metcalfe's letter. Richmond, Ky., August 24, 1862. I have had stirring times since I left Le Col. Link, who was approaching from that direction. He arrived about twelve o'clock with reinforcements, and the enemy concluded to postpone their attack, and to-day retreated. Leonidas Metcalfe.
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
at day at 12 o'clock, remained till 4 o'clock when I proceeded toward Richmond. At Winchester I found a number of arms, which were destroyed. I arrived at Richmond at 12 o'clock that night and remained until the next afternoon, when I proceeded to Crab Orchard. I had determined to make a stand at Richmond and await reinforcements, as the whole people seemed ready to rise and join me, but I received information that large bodies of cavalry under Gen. Green Clay Smith and Colonels Wolford, Metcalfe, Munday and Wynkoop were endeavoring to surround me at this place, so I moved [21st] on to Crab Orchard. There I attached my portable battery to the telegraph leading from Stanford to Louisville and learned the exact position of the enemy's forces and directed my movements accordingly. Leaving Crab Orchard at 11 o'clock I arrived [on 22d] at Somerset, distant 28 miles, at sundown. I took possession of the telegraph and countermanded all previous orders that had been given by General B
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
men, styled the Kirby Smith brigade, composed of the First Louisiana cavalry, Lieut.--Col. Jas. O. Nixon; the First Georgia cavalry, Col. J. J. Morrison, and the Buckner Guards, Captain Garnett, left Kingston on the 13th, moved via Jamestown, Tenn., Monticello and Somerset, Ky., and at 7 o'clock a. m. on the 17th captured London, Ky., taking 111 prisoners and a large number of wagons loaded with quartermaster and commissary stores destined for Cumberland Gap. On the 23d he attacked Col. Leonidas Metcalfe, of the Seventh Kentucky cavalry, at Big Hill, seventeen miles from Richmond, and routed him with heavy loss, then pursuing the enemy in disorderly flight nearly to Richmond. Meantime General Smith, following the line of operations indicated in his letter to President Davis of the 11th, crossed the Cumberland mountains through Rogers' Gap, with the divisions of Cleburne and Churchill 6,000 strong, and on the 18th reached Barboursville, Ky., while General Heth, conveying the artille
The Daily Dispatch: July 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
since. Many of them had shot guns; a few only had sabres or bayonets. They left many of their guns here, and took United States guns with them. They had two pieces of artillery here--two small howitzers. The same paper, of the 21st inst., says: Early on Sunday morning Gen. Green Clay Smith, with a cavalry force much inferior to Morgan's, attacked the latter near Paris, defeated him, put him to flight, and, at the last accounts, was pursuing him, aided in the pursuit by Col. Leonidas Metcalfe and Col. Maxwell. We have strong hopes of hearing that his gang has been captured, or, better still, annihilated. Greenville (Mo.) captured — a desperate fight with Heavy loss. St. Louis, Wednesday, July 23, 1862. --A merchant of Fredericktown has arrived here and reports that a desperate fight had taken place at Greenville, Wayne county, Mo., between a band of guerrillas and two companies of State militia stationed at that place. The militia, under the command of Cap