their energy in procuring the property taken and prisoners captured and the good behavior and gallant conduct during the scout. All of which property is hereby turned over to you, together with the prisoners taken, for your disposal.

Respectfully submitted.

Your obedient servant,

J. W. PARAMORE,

Major, Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.

Colonel L. ZAHM.

AUGUST 19-21, 1862.-Raid on Louisville and Nashville Railroad; skirmishes at Pilot Knob, Drake's Creek, and Manscoe Creek, near Edgefield Junction (20th), and action (21st) on the Hartsville Road, near Gallatin, Tenn.

REPORTS, ETC.

Numbers 1.-Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson, U. S. Army, of action August 21.

Numbers 2.-Colonel Edward M. McCook, Second Indiana Cavalry, of action August 21.

Numbers 3.-Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Stewart, Second Indiana Cavalry, of action August 21.

Numbers 4.-Captain Levi Chilson, Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, of action

August 21.

Numbers 5.-Colonel George C. Wynkoop, Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, of

action August 21.

Numbers 6.-Colonel John H. Morgan, Second Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate),

commanding Cavalry Brigade, including proclamation.

Numbers 1.

Report of Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson, U. S. Army, of action August 21.

HARTSVILLE, TENN., August 22, 1862

I have the honor to report that on the 11th instant I left McMinnville, Tenn., in command of three regiments of infantry, one battery of artillery, and 640 cavalry, taken from the Second Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart; Fourth Kentucky, Captain Chilson; Fifth Kentucky, Major Winfrey, and Seventh Pennsylvania, Colonel Wynkoop. With this force I marched to Smithville, where I was joined by two additional regiments of infantry. With this command I proceeded to Liberty. Here I received an order recalling my infantry and artillery, and I sent them back to McMinnville.

Hearing that the enemy, under Colonel Morgan, was encamped in an old field, in the angle formed by the Cumberland and Caney Fork, with my cavalry I marched to the designated, and found that I had been incorrectly informed, but was told that the force had left for Kentucky. I determined to return to Liberty, thence to Cookville, and await their return.

On my arrival at Cookville I received reliable information to the effect that the enemy was encamped in or near Hartsville, and I took up the march for that place; but on reaching it found that he had left the evening before, going in the direction of Gallatin. I took possession of his old camp, captured several prisoners, a number of wagons, mules, horses, &c., which had been taken from Colonel Boone's command.

At this place I heard of the approach of Forrest in my rear, and decided upon uniting my force to the one in Gallatin, for the purpose