Went out this
morning to the end of the Wilkerson pike. Met the Yankees and skirmished with
them all day, falling back gradually. Their cavalry charged us once but paid
dear for it. A number of prisoners were taken. We fell back to our infantry
this evening.
SOURCE: Ephraim
Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Shelby
Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, p. 5
Rained to-day; all
quiet till evening; fight then opened between the infantry and continued until
dark.
SOURCE: Ephraim
Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Shelby
Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, p. 5
The great day of
battle commenced at daylight and raged heavily all along the line until 3
o'clock. Yanks drove back four miles. Our Boys took in prisoners by the
hundreds. Captured twelve cannon and during the day about 2000 prisoners, 160
odd beeves, some wagons, etc.
SOURCE: Ephraim
Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Shelby
Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, p. 5
