mmanded by Lieutenant
Thurber, and Thompson's Ninth Indiana Battery, constituted the artillery
of the division.

The cavalry consisted of the Fifth Ohio, Fourth and Eleventh Illinois,
Companies A and B, Second Illinois, under Captain Houghtaling, two
companies of regular cavalry under Lieutenant Powell, Stewart's
battalion, and Thielman's battalion. The Third Battalion of the Fifth
Ohio and the Third Battalion of the Eleventh Illinois remained with
Lewis Wallace. The rest of the cavalry was assigned to different
divisions, but the assignment was changed on April 5th.

The Fifth Ohio Cavalry, attached to Sherman's division till April 5th,
frequently made reconnoitring expeditions some miles to the front, and
frequently encountered parties of hostile cavalry. Thursday, April 3d,
General Sherman sent Buckland's brigade out on a reconnoissance on the
Corinth road, but with strict injunctions, in accordance with General
Halleck's repeated order, not to be drawn into a fight with any
considerable force of the enemy, that would risk bringing on a general
engagement. Buckland marched to the fork of the road about five miles
out, which must have been at Mickey's. General Hardee states that
Mickey's is about eight miles from the landing. Posting the brigade
between the roads, he sent two companies out on each road. Both
encountered hostile cavalry, understood to be pickets, within half a
mile, began skirmishing with them, and saw a larger body of cavalry
beyond. The companies were recalled, and the brigade reached camp a
little before dark and reported. Next day, Friday, the 4th, a cavalry
dash on Buckland's picket-line swooped off a lieutenant and seven men.
General Buckland, who was near, sent information to Sherman, who sent
out 150 cavalry. Major Crockett, who was drilling his regiment near by,
sent a company to scout beyond the picket-line. Major Crockett was sent
by General Buckland with another company, to bring the first one back.
Before long firing was heard, Buckland started with a battalion to the
rescue, found the second company had been attacked and Major Crockett
captured, pushed on a distance estimated at two miles, attacked unseen a
body of cavalry just about to charge upon the first company, was
reinforced by the cavalry sent out by Sherman, pursued the hostile
cavalry a distance estimated another mile, came in view of artillery and
infantry, was fired on by the artillery, returned bringing in ten
prisoners, an