shriek or do anything of that kind, but fought silently

with complete success in this instance, and when the expedition

returned, we were all made happy by an abundance of fresh beef, and

by some two hundred captured mules, that we thus added to our trains

at a time when draft animals were much needed.

Rations for the men were now supplied in fair quantities, and the

only thing required to make us wholly contented was plenty of grain

for our animals. Because of the large number of troops then in West

Tennessee and about Corinth, the indifferent railroad leading down