It went, "Croup, croup, croup." The order was given to "about face, double quick, march." We double quicked back to the old church on the road side, when the First Tennessee Cavalry, commanded by Colonel Lewis, and the Ninth Battalion, commanded by Major James H.Akin, passed us, and charged the advance of the Federal forces.
We were supporting the cavalry.

We heard them open.

Deadly missiles were flying in every direction.

The peculiar thud of spent balls and balls with shucks tied to their tails were passing over our heads.
We were expecting that the cavalry would soon break, and that we would be ordered into action.

But the news came from the front, that the cavalry were not only holding their position, but were driving the enemy.
The earth jarred and trembled; the fire fiend seemed unchained; wounded men were coming from the front.