To Maj Jno Cravens From John Wortham Nov 29 1864

              Hd. Qrs. Detach 5th Tenn. Cav. 

Nov. 29th, 1864 

	Maj. John O. Craven 

		A. A. Genl. 

			I have the honor  
of reporting to you the results of  
engagement I had with the enemy  
yesterday on Sunday evening.  The enemy  
came in  3 miles of this place capturing  
Lieut. Cord of the 4th Mt. Infantry and  
fourteen of his men as soon as the  
news reached me I mounted my comd.  
and moved out beyond where the picket  
was captured it being dark and the  
citizens reported to me that there was a  
heavy force & they had drove off  
some hundred of Mr. Thompsons hogs  
supposed that they were to feed a comd.  
said to camp one mile beyond.  I went  
on until I came on their rear and  
then I moved back and reported to  
Maj. Hamilton Comdg. Post, at day light  
yesterday morning the picket was attacked  
on the Unionville Pike and drove in. 
I had my men in readiness for them  
they moved around the north of the town  
until they struck the Farfield Road, after  
striking the road they left it & moved toward  
the Wartrace Road.  Soon after they got in  
the Wartrace Road I struck them with my