At  one  time  I  thought  I  should  be  able  to  cap
ture  his  entire  baggage  train  ;  but  the  horses,
to  prevent  this,  were  cut  from  many  of  tho
wagons  and  mounted,  and  the  wagons  and  con
tents  left  as  our  booty.  The  wagons  were  fill
ed  with  munitions  of  war,  blankets,  knapsacks,
clothing,  baggage  of  officers  and  men,  and  with
a  considerable  amount  of  flour  and  forage.
Having  pursued  the  assault  and  pursuit  of  the
enemy,  I  speak  particularly  of  these  officers,
because  being  of  my  immediate  command,  their
conduct  was  under  my  personal  observation;
and  because  thrown  suddenly  in  command  of
different  detachments  of  troops,  to  the  officers
of  which  I  am  a  stranger,  I  am  unable  to  men
tion  the  names  of  many  whose  bearing  and
courage  are  worthy  of  praise.  The  detachment
of  the  Fourteenth  Regiment  of  Ohio  volunteers,
commanded  by  Colonel  Steedman,  crossed  the
bridge  immediately  after  the  Seventh  Indiana,
and  was  followed  q'uickly  by  the  Sixth  Indiana,
under  Colonel  Crittenden.  Colonel  Steedman
captured  a  large  amount  of  tents,  a  number  of
muskets  and  rifles,  and  other  munitions  of  war,
and  I  believe  some  prisoners ;  we  were  sepa
rated  during  the  engagement,  but  his  conduct,
as  well  as  that  of  his  officers  and  men,  is  spoken
of  with  much  praise  by  those  who  witnessed
it.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Sturges,  of  the  same
regiment,  in  charge  of  the  artillery,  managed
his  guns  with  great  celerity.  I  understand  that
he  was  assisted  and  directed  by  Colonel  Lander,
by  special  delegation  from  the  commanding
general.  So  informed,  I  did  not  myself  give


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