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Garrard, having just assembled his new regiment, was hastily ordered south along the Wilderness Road, with instructions that he was to guard a crossing point across the Rockcastle River; his camp was placed on a ridge three miles south of the crossing point, which he called Camp Wildcat.  None were properly outfitted, and his soldiers were hardly trained; in fact, little was taught beyond the proper firing of a musket, and one of them would die from a poorly-handled weapon.  A report he sent to his commander also included stragglers from the Laurel County Home Guard, routed by the Confederates on the Laurel River.  But the generally-poor road conditions and lack of forage slowed Zollicoffer's regiment to little more than a crawl, allowing Garrard to entrench his men at Camp Wildcat, while he sent dispatches urgently requesting uniforms, blankets, and above all reinforcements.

Garrard, having just assembled his new regiment, was hastily ordered south along the Wilderness Road, with instructions that he was to guard a crossing point across the Rockcastle River; his camp was placed on a ridge three miles south of the crossing point, which he called Camp Wildcat.  None were properly outfitted, and his soldiers were hardly trained; in fact, little was taught beyond the proper firing of a musket, and one of them would die from a poorly-handled weapon.  A report he sent to his commander also included stragglers from the Laurel County Home Guard, routed by the Confederates on the Laurel River.  But the generally-poor road conditions and lack of forage slowed Zollicoffer's regiment to little more than a crawl, allowing Garrard to entrench his men at Camp Wildcat, while he sent dispatches urgently requesting uniforms, blankets, and above all reinforcements.

On October 19th Brigadier General [[Albin Scheopf]] was ordered to take command of Camp Wildcat, and he arrived late on the morning of the 20th; by then Zollicoffer had managed to pass London and was now rapidly advancing towards Camp Wildcat.  But Garrard was no longer undermanned, for Scheopf had brought with him the reinforcements desperately needed: the 33rd Indiana Infantry, the 17th, 14th and 38th Ohio infantries, and Battery B of the Ohio Light Artillery.

On October 19 Brigadier General [[Albin Scheopf]] was ordered to take command of Camp Wildcat, and he arrived late on the morning of the 20th; by then Zollicoffer had managed to pass London and was now rapidly advancing towards Camp Wildcat.  But Garrard was no longer undermanned, for Scheopf had brought with him the reinforcements desperately needed: the 33rd Indiana Infantry, the 17th, 14th and 38th Ohio infantries, and Battery B of the Ohio Light Artillery.

==Battle==

==Battle==

* [http://www.wildcatreenactment.org Laurel Home Guard of Camp Wildcat]  

* [http://www.wildcatreenactment.org Laurel Home Guard of Camp Wildcat]  

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