Bennett H. Young (signature)
Commander-in-Chief U. C. V.
Confederate Wizards
of the Saddle
Being Reminiscences and
Observations of One Who Rode
With Morgan
By
BENNETT H. YOUNG
Commander-in-Chief of the
United Confederate Veterans Association
BOSTON
Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd.
1914
Copyright, 1914, by Bennett H. Young
Dedicated
to the
Women of the South
IN THE DAYS OF PEACE
The Creators of Chivalry and Gallantry
IN THE DAYS OF BATTLE
The Inspiration of Faith and Courage
IN THE DAYS OF BLOOD
The Angels of Comfort and Mercy
IN THE DAYS OF DEFEAT
The Spirits of Hope and Help
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CONTENTS
| Page | |
| CHAPTER I | 1 |
| Forrest at Bryce’s Cross-Roads, June 10th, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER II | 42 |
| General Hampton’s Cattle Raid, September, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER III | 60 |
| Kentucky Cavalry Fighting with Rocks, Dug Creek | |
| Gap, May 8-9, 1864 | |
| CHAPTER IV | 82 |
| General Joseph Wheeler’s Raid into Tennessee, | |
| Fall of 1863 | |
| CHAPTER V | 95 |
| General John H. Morgan’s Raid into Kentucky, | |
| July 4-28, 1862 | |
| CHAPTER VI | 126 |
| Forrest’s Raid into West Tennessee, December, 1862 |