[July 22, 1863].— [On the] 16th, at Fayette, heard that Morgan was in Ohio at Piketon, leaving there for Gallipolis. General Scammon wisely and promptly determined to head him [off] by sending me. (This was after a sharp controversy.) [The] Seventeenth with [the] Twenty-third and Thirteenth took steamboats from Loup Creek for Gallipolis. [The] 18th at Gallipolis heard Morgan had pushed by up the Ohio as if to cross at Pomeroy.
Sunday, 19th, [at] Pomeroy. Halted; found the militia waiting in position for Morgan. About noon he came; the Twenty-third went out to meet him; found him in force; sent for [the] Thirteenth; formed lines of battle. Morgan ditto. Seeing we were “regulars and not militia” (words of inspection of Rebels), he hurried off, with some loss. We had one wounded, in his hand — Clemens, Company B.
[The] 20th, at daylight, found Morgan at Buffington Island. He was here attacked by General Judah’s cavalry and the gunboats. Not much fighting by Rebels, but great confusion, loss of artillery, etc., etc.
On to Hockingport; guarded the ferries over the Ohio at Lee’s Creek, Belleville, and Hocking.
[The] 21st, back to Gallipolis. Morgan’s army gone up. We got over two hundred prisoners. Everybody got some. No fight in them. The most successful and jolly little campaign we ever had.
[The] 22nd, Wednesday, home again in Camp White. [The] Thirteenth left at Point Pleasant; [the] Fifth sent to Gauley Bridge.
