Ninth Regiment Cavalry Forward to battle for God and the right Hurrah for the banner! Hurrah for the banner! Hurrah for our banner, the flag of the free!” The 9th cavalry began its organization in the fall of 1862 at Coldwater, under the direction of Colonel James I. David, of Trenton, who had been quartermaster [...]
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G. Captain, Slark W. Jaquith, Monguagon. First Lieutenant, Smith W. Fisk, Cold-wntor. Second Lieutenant, Cady Neff, Trenton. H. Captain, Howard M. Bice, Lapeer. First Lieutenant, Thomas Gallagher, Detroit (see Battery L). Second Lieutenant, Henry Coquillard, Detroit. I. Captain, Jonas H. McGowan, Matteson. First Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, George H. Turner, Bethel. K. Captain, Otis H. Gillam, [...]
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The charge of the gallant Weber at Falling Water struck terror to rebel hearts, where with the 6th Michigan Cavalry he dashed on and over rebel earthworks, capturing almost the entire infantry brigade of General Pettigrew. The day had come
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Here Companies D, H, and B, in command of Major Gallagher, went in pursuit of a detachment of Morgan’s forces and engaging them at Cummings’ Ford, scattered them, taking 32 prisoners, returning to Lawrenceburg on the 10th. Companies F and C, under Major Way, had left Lawrenceburg on the 9th. Crossing the Kentucky River, marched [...]
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Companies L and F under Major Gallagher, were dismounted and advanced as skirmishers, driving the rebel skirmish line, while Companies A and B, under Colonel Acker and Major Brockway, advanced and, with other forces, continued driving the enemy, turning their retreat into a complete rout. Major Gallagher, with Company F, in command of Lieutenant Karrer, [...]
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Can we catch them?’ was the question on every tongue. Morgan was stealing every fresh horse over a belt of country ten miles wide, and we had to follow with horses we brought from Michigan, already fatigued by the forced marches of the last two weeks but we carried no baggage but a horse brush [...]
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General Morgan had already fled, but Colonel Duke still struggled to remain master of the field. His regiments were called in from our right and formed in line of battle on our left. Thompson’s battery now opened on the center of their column with their rifled guns, with such rapidity and accuracy that they broke [...]
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had left Westport, Ky., July 15th, on board transports, arriving at Cincinnati on the 16th, going into camp at Covington and remaining there until the 24th. Here companies C and K, from Portsmouth, joined Major Way’s command. This force on the above date also entered on the pursuit after Morgan, by way of the Little [...]
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Following is a dispatch from Major Way, differing as to casualties, but it is presumed that at the time it was made the matter had not been fully investigated: Salineville, Ohio, July 26,18G3. Governor Blair or Adjutant General Robertson: Yesterday a portion of the 9th Michigan cavalry, consisting of Companies C, Captain Stevens; D, Captain [...]
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A correspondent of the Detroit Free Press wrote: “The 9th entered Knoxville and was with other troops immediately pushed through to Cumberland Gap, which the enemy occupied with 2,600 men and 13 pieces of artillery, which were surrendered to the Union forces. “On the night before the surrender, the 9th Michigan and 2d Tennessee cavalry [...]
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