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Company "G."
PRIVATES-William Auberry, John C. Brown, Henry M. Ford, Charley M. Miller, Joseph H. Morris, Hugh Maples, William Pauley, David Sipoonhour, Martin Sullivan, John Slack, James A. Tabb, Wm. A. Wallice, Ewing White, James Waggner, Alexander W. Wilhelm.
Company " H."
SERGTS .- Damas Emerie, Spencer C. Evans. "CORPL .- William R. Paris.
PRIVATES-Charles Bomer, Isaiah Deboise, Philip J. Daffron, Wm. H. Goodwin, Jacob Henderson, Nicholas W Johnson, Daniel Kincaid, Richard Obrien, Francis M. Oldridge, Herman Pohle, James Pulliam. Charles Reynand, Charles Schafter, William L. Telle, James Williams, George C. Worley, Lewis Willis. Charles Yost, Willis Snyder, Willis Skaggs, Wm. O. Richardson.
Company "I."
CAPTAIN-Lovell H. Thickston. 1st LIEUTS .- Geo. W. L. Bateman, John L. Bonner. 2d LIEUT .- Wm. H. Lower. SERGTS .- John Cald- well, Nathaniel Prouty, John Crawford, Alvena Moses, Thomas E. Myer. James :1. Stephens, Samuel S. Beatty, Arnold J. Stole, William T. Morris, George W. White, Richard D. Jackson, William F. Parker. CORPLS .- John Fritz, James B. Dickson, James E. Rogers, Gordon Thomas, Levi Neal, John G. Harris, John R. Norris. BUGLER-John C. Tatum. COOK-Edward (colored).
PRIVATES-Robert Anderson, John Barnette, James Coldwell, Benjamin H. Cornwell, John Coldgrove, John A. Cameron, James H. Conley. Charles T. Dozier, William Dyur, Eli W. Decker, William Dysard, William W. Foster, Zachariah Freeman, Andrew J. Goodman, Solomon Gailkey, Henry V. Harweek, Stephen Howard, James W. Hayse, William Harris, Joseph M. Hunter, Harvey Jackson, George W. T. Monroe, James P. Martin, Charles W. Nobb, Edward Pointer, Hender- son Richardson, Elijah H. Sergeant, John W. Slate, Jacob Suethamen, Levi S. Slate, Reason M. Slate, Andrew J. Smith, William Walker. Samuel Wilson, George W. . Watley, Washington W. Watts, George
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Winch, Brown Anderson, John C. Blevin, Robert Clutts, Ezekiel Coffee. Abraham Cornell, William T. Doyle, Lewis C. Glass, William T. Gorin. Mathew M. Griffith, Andrew J. Hancock, James Ireland, Jefferson J. Jackson, James Mathias, John Michaels, Simpson Miller, Joseph Mc- Allister, Charles W. Meads, William McCormick, Jacob Neiff, Uriah S. Orender, Joseph E. Pugh, Watson Riggs, Daniel Simon, Charles Smith. John Shaw, Alsop Taylor, Robert K. Thacker, Milton Thomas, Martin L. Welch, Pruter Wilson, George W. Waddle, Godfrey C. Zoder, George A. Corum, William Barrens, Robert Botts, William Blivens, Andrew Diddle. Charles Cranon, Allen Doyle, Charles Garland, James W. Hendricks. John W. Hawkins, Watt A. James, George W. Lancaster, Toby Miles. Robert Montgomery, Benjamin Major, John Ramay, John L. Richardson, Robert W. Ramay, Henry C. Robb, David L. Terry, Andrew J. Wilburn, Benjamin Welch, William Rogers, Joseph Fisher, Smith Hicks, Henry Hannah, John Houston, Franklin Johnson, William Kendall, Francis McGuire, Valentine Simons, David Shanon, John J. Smith, William Taylor, George W. Wills, Zacherias L. Wright, Andrew J. Whitehead.
Company "L."
CAPTAIN-Joseph P. Foreman. 1st LIEUT .- James A. Warder. 2d LIEUT .- Thomas H. Soward. SERGTS .- Alfred M. Pepper, Thomas Foreman, Thomas H. Hamion, Wm. A. McCammon, Wm. W. Rozers, Joseph Brindley, Ephraim Bateman, Wm. W. Nolin, James H. Antle, Elzy F. Boyd, Thomas M. Runyan, James S. McConnell, Samuel Lyon. Chas. F. Haughey. CORPLS .- John P. Blackburn, John W. Reed, George Gardener, Joseph A. Hunter, William Ibbric, Charles Pulliam, John J. Winter, Garrard S. Morgan.
PRIVATES-Richard W. Bowman, George Bishoff, Jefferson Clem- mons, George D. Damon, Patrick Degnan, John W. Eastep, Archibald D. Furguson, Robert Fegan, Gilderoy Y. Guthrie, Peter Glasscock, Martin Graster, Wm. E. Grim, John Gallagher, Ludwell Henson, John H. Hom- back, John H. Howard, Napoleon B. Ireland, John A. Jones, Mike Lauler, Craven Lane, Wm. J. Mitchell, John Murrey, Mike Moore, John H. Norris. James R. Norris, John O'Brien, Philip O'Connell, Francis H. Pearce. Martin Ross, Samuel Sutterfield, Samuel Spencer, James T. Thomas, James L. Thackstan, Davis Wilson, Samuel Welsh, Nicholas May, Wm. P. Ackman, Thomas Arnet, Frank Appleton. John L. Brickel, Francis P. Berry, John J. Bussel, Nelson E. Collins, Lewis W. Crane, John H Cheatem, Thomas Coleman, Wm. M. Cooper, Charles Faulkner, James M. Hill, Michael Handley, Wm. E. King, John J. Key, George Kirk, Lewis Little. Patrick Larkin, Karen Larker, Wm. D. Mingee. James MeLaughlin, Charles E. Nelson, Francis M. Staten, James W. Stanfield, Charles A. Sale, Wm. H. Shouse, Aaron Peagarden, George Peagarden, Thomas J. Wentoo, James Adamson, James Cudahay, Peter Decker, Thomas H. Pepper, Vachel E. Boughner, Michael Collins, Samuel Logs- ton, James A. H. McKee, Wm. B. Nichols, James H. Nichols, Patrick Ward, James Weaver.
Detachment of Fifth Kentucky Infantry, Assigned to Second Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry.
1st LIEUT .- John Baker. SERGTS .- Kurman Sanford, Samuel .S. Richard, Thomas Laure, George Williams, John M. Young, Daniel R Grady, Louis Edsil, Minor McClain. CORPLS .- Thomas M. Dermot. Christian Ehrisman, John Brown, John Huffman, William S. Riley. Frank Lightner. George H. Ingham.
PRIVATES-John Brown, Frank Broughon, Henry B. Clay, Dennis Conroy, Michael Colgan, Jacob Conrad, James V. C. Cusack, Thomas J. Craddock, Barney Dennison, Robertson Dotson, James M. Davidson. John O. Donohue. Kerans Egan, Patrick Flynn, William Factor, George
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Hughes, John Higgins, William Harbough, Allen Higginbottom, John H. Hawkins, Errish Hoffins, John Kriskie, John Kilroy, Andrew Koll, George Letsinger, John Mitz, Jacob Mungie, John Matheny, Joseph Muntainem, Alexander Moore, Thomas McNichol, John McCormisk, Thomas Munn, Moses M. Pounds, Henry Rumberger, John W. Runyon, Simon Rehm. Thomas Sly, Henry C. Stephens, Jonas Smith, Allen N. Smith, William Stranch, Beauford P. Sherman, John W. Sharp, Charles C. Sharp, Augustus William. Edward R Walden, John White, Thomas Agan, Henry C. Buckner. James D. Carter, Thomas Dunn, Robert Hatches, Thomas J. Ingraham, George W. Jones, John Kelker, Henry C. Richardson, Presly S. Richardson, Johnson Todd, Marlin Dorsey, John F. Hampton, Lewis Keil. Joseph Kraig.
Third Kentucky Cavalry.
Upon the outbreak of the rebellion, in the spring of 1861, President Lincoln called an extra session of Con- gress to meet July 4th. There was a special election in Kentucky of this called session of Congress, held June 20, 1861. At that election, James S. Jackson, a Unionist, of Hopkinsville, Ky., was elected by a majority of over 9,000 in his, the Second District. It may be here stated that the Union majority in Kentucky at that election was over 54,000. At the regular Angust election, the same year, the Union majority was increased. James S. .Jackson was in Washington, when the condition of the country caused him to resign his seat in Congress to be- come a soldier. A very interesting mention of Jackson is contained in Col. John HI. MeHenry's account of his own regiment, the 17th Ky. Infantry, read before the Federal Historical Society, March 5, 1882. He says: "The representative in Congress from the Second Dis- triet was James S. Jackson, of Hopkinsville. So soon as he observed that war was inevitable, his restless and gallant spirit caused him to resign his seat. Receiving authority from Mr. Lincoln to raise a cavalry regiment, he nobly gave up the luxurious life of a Congressman, and took to the hardship of a soldier."
He tells of meeting Jackson in Louisville, in the sum- mer of 1861, and learning from him that Nelson was about to organize troops in Central Kentucky, and that Bobson and Hawkins, of Warren, and Burbridge of Logan, and Shackelford, of Hopkins, and himself (Mc- Henry), of Daviess, were to be authorized to recruit regi- ments in connection with Jackson's cavalry.
September 6th, Jackson published the following call to the young men of Kentucky:
By the authority and for the service of the government of the I'nited States, I propose to organize a regiment of cavalry to serve three
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years. or during the war, to consist of ten companies, each company to contain not less than eighty-four, nor more than one hundred and four. rank and file. Volunteers owning good horses can have them appraised and paid for. The captains and lieutenants are to be elected by th- companies respectively. Captains of companies will report to me at the Galt House, in Louisville, as soon as practicable. No company must b- removed from its point of organization until ordered into camp. Trans- portation to the point of rendezvous will be furnished. None but activ ... vigorous men, and men of steady habits will be received. Capt. Richard W. Johnson, of the regular army, has been detailed to act as lieutenant- colonel. I intend to make this regiment in all respects equal to the best drilled and disciplined corps in the regular army. I know this call will be patriotically answered. The soil of Kentucky has been wantonly invaded.
Louisville, September 6, 1861.
J. S. JACKSON.
In publishing this call, the Louisville Journal said:
We invite attention to the military call we publish. No word of ours can lend force to the simple but kindling appeal. It will stir the hearts of the loyal youth of our Commonwealth like the notes of a bugle. The magnitude and grandeur of the cause at stake, the exciting and peculiar solemnity of the present juncture in the mighty struggle. the sudden and unprovoked invasion of Kentucky by the Confederate forces. and the capacity and courage of the glorious manhood, and the lofty and spot- less honor of the leader, who here summons his youthful compatriots to the field, conspire to invest the call with a resistless charm. Young men of Kentucky, read the call and answer it. Rally under the flag of your country for the protection of your state!
The call of Jackson was responded to by the instan- taneous formation of companies. The men came princi- pally from the counties of the Green river region, west of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, though many were from Christian county and counties adjacent thereto. It would be a pleasing task to give a detailed history of this magnificent regiment, with its gallant officers -- Jackson, Holmes, Murray, 'King, Breathitt, Wolfley, White, Sloo -- all of them indeed; their names appear in the roster of the regiment, and space forbids other men- tion here. The regiment was full of the spirit of its hero leader, who was soon made a brigadier-general, and laid down his life at Perryville, October 8, 1862.
The 3d Cavalry began to assemble in September and October, 1861, at Owensboro and Calhoun, and in those months, before it was mustered into service, was actively engaged in contests with Confederate cavalry then oper- ating in that part of the state.
In October, a portion of the regiment skirmished with the enemy at Woodbury, Ky., and November 21st, an- other portion was engaged at Brownsville.
December 31st, it was mustered into the United States service at Calhoun, Ky., by Maj. W. W. Sidell, being a full regiment of cavalry of the finest material-officers and men. Its record was a thorough fulfillment of its
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early promise. December 28, 1861, Maj. E. H. Murray, with 168 men, was attacked while on a scout by Col. For- rest, with 300 men, at Sacremento. The fight was fierce, but Murray's men, being greatly outnumbered, gave way. The loss was severe, Capt. Bacon being killed, Davis cap- tured and eight soldiers killed and others wounded. Col. Forrest reported his force to be 300, and that he lost Capt. Meriwether and three privates killed. His wounded he took to Hopkinsville in wagons. At this time, Maj. Mur- ray was only eighteen years of age, and Gen. Crittenden reports that his conduct deserved the highest praise. During the winter the regiment remained in Western Kentucky, performing duty constantly, as the country was all the time raided by the Confederates from Hop- kinsville and other points.
After the capture of Fort Donelson, February, 1862, the Federal troops advanced into Tennessee, and the 3d Cavalry proceeded to Nashville, being in Crittenden's division. It marched with Buell's army to Pittsburgh Landing, and a portion of the regiment engaged in the second day's battle at Shiloh, and received high com- mendation from Gen. Crittenden.
After the battle of Shiloh, the 3d continued with Crittenden's division, Buell's army, in the movements on Corinth and Iuka. Col. Jackson, however, was placed in command of Buell's entire force of cavalry, and the regiment was in charge of the lieutenant-colonel. It was on constant duty all the summer in Tennessee and Ala- bama, being at Huntsville, Florence, Athens and other points. July 16, 1862, Col. Jackson was made brigadier- general, and in August the regiment was in charge of Maj. E. H. Murray. From Athens, Ala., it moved to Decherd, Tenn., and proceeded with Buell's army into Kentucky. An illustration of the severe duty during the summer of 1862 is shown by an order of Gen. Buell at Huntsville, July 13th, directing "the 3d Ky. Cavalry and one section of artillery to move by forced marches to Fayetteville; thence to Shelbyville, to form a junction with the troops at Wartrace or Tullahoma, and act ac- cording to circumstances in attacking the enemy at Mur- freesboro, or in cutting off his retreat. They must be vigilant on the march, and take three days' rations and get forage on the route."
This is only a specimen of the many like orders re- ceived. The regiment was sent as a whole or part to numberless places in Alabama and Tennessee, wherever the enemy was to be encountered.
The estimate in which the regiment was held is shown
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in Gen. Crittenden's report of the battle of Shiloh, express- ing his special wish to have had the entire regiment with him. Also in Gen. Boyle, at headquarters in Louisville, July 13, 1862, applying to the Secretary of War for the 3d Ky. Cavalry for aid against Morgan.
August 11, 1862, Gen. Negley, at Columbia, Tenn., re- ported a fight near Kinderhook, in which Maj. McGowan's battalion of the 3d behaved most gallantly, fighting fiercely for four hours, and "driving the enemy in every direction."
September 5th, Col. Jobn Kennett was placed in com- mand of two brigades of Buell's cavalry at Murfreesboro. The 1st Brigade, 2d Ind., 1st Ky. Cavalry, 4th Ky. Cavalry, 7th Penn. Cavalry, 3d Ky. Cavalry; the 2d Brigade, 4th Ohio Cavalry, 3d Ohio Cavalry, 5th Ky. Infantry.
September 29th, Kennett's cavalry command, which was with Buell's army in pursuit of Bragg, surprised and captured the 3d Ga. Cavalry at New Haven, Ky. Con- tinuing with Buell's army, it moved in advance of Crit- tenden's division to Louisville. From thence to Perry- ville, where it operated with other cavalry in that bat- tle. It then joined in the pursuit of Bragg out of the state, and afterward moved to Nashville, where it be- came part of the cavalry force of Rosecrans' army. De- cember 12, 1862, the 3d Ky., ith Penn. and 4th Mich., under Col. Ed McCook, made a reconnoissance to Frank- lin, Tenn., where it drove off the enemy in a severe fight. December 21st, the 3d was again engaged on Wildcat creek. In the Stone's river campaign and great battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862, the 3d bore a conspic- uous part. At this time Murray was colonel of the regi- ment, it being in Minty's brigade, Kennett's division, and all of Rosecrans' cavalry being under Gen. Stanley. A successful charge made by the 3d is mentioned in Stan- ley's report, and Minty says: "Col. Murray, with a hand- ful of men, performed service that would do honor to a full regiment." Murray says, in his report, that his regi- ment captured ST prisoners. Other reports speak of the splendid fighting of the 3d Cavalry in this great battle. After the engagement at Murfreesboro the 3d was sent back to Kentucky. During the winter and spring of 1863 it was stationed at Hopkinsville and Russellville, Ky. June 2d, Gen. Rosecrans applied to Gen. Burnside to have the regiment sent to him at Murfreesboro, to which request Gen. Burnside replied: "It would be very dangerous to take any cavalry from this department (Kentucky), particularly the 3d Ky. Cavalry." In the latter part of June, when the forces started to Burksville,
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Ky., to intercept Morgan, the 3d was included, but two of its battalions were sent back to Russellville, to remain there and be ready to meet Morgan in case he should at- tempt to pass out of the state through the western part. As. Morgan crossed the Ohio river and went through In- diana and Ohio, these two battalions had no opportunity of either meeting him or sharing in the pursuit; but one battalion, under Maj. Lewis Wolfley, went with the pur- suers, and continued until Morgan's capture.
August 31, 1863, in the organization of the Depart- ment of the Ohio, eight companies of the 3d, with Maj. Breathitt and Col. Murray, were at Hopkinsville, and four companies, with Maj. Wolfley and Col. B. H. Bris- tow, were at Russellville. The 3d did not accompany the expedition to East Tennessee in the fall of 1863, but was retained on duty in Kentucky.
.December 21, 1863, Gen. Boyle reports to Gen. Grant that he had "ordered the 3d Ky. Cavalry to report to Gen. W. S. Smith at Nashville, as you ordered." It then bore its part in the Sooy Smith expedition.
In January, 1864, Gen. Thomas, in his report of opera- tions from December 1, 1863, says: "Gen. W. S. Smith, with the cavalry of the Military Division of the Missis- sippi, and the 3d, 5th and 7th Ky .; 2d and 4th Tenn., and 8th Iowa, started for Savannah, on the 20th of December, to cross the Tennessee and operate on the flank and rear of Forrest and drive him from West Tennessee." He adds: "The operations of the cavalry have been quite brilliant during the month."
Returning to Nashville the 3d Cavalry, about the last of December, 1863, entered the veteran organization, and after the veteran furlough in the winter of 1864 it joined the cavalry organized for the Atlanta campaign under Gen. Sherman. Space does not admit of giving the do- tails of service in the Atlanta campaign, in which the regiment was in Kilpatrick's division, in the immediate command of Lieut .- Col. Robert H. King, a most faithful and gallant officer, while the young and heroic Col. E. II. Murray sometimes commanded the brigade; sometimes the division to which it was attached.
May 13th, Murray, under instruction from Gen. Sher- man, and then commanding the division of cavalry to which the 3d belonged, moved from Resaca to Lay's Ferry, Gideons and Calhoun. At each place there was lively fighting. Crossed the river at Lay's Ferry the 16th and moved on Adairsville road in advance of Gen. Logan: 18th at Adairsville; 19th Kingston. Through the months of June and July the cavalry was on the flanks of Sher-
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man's army. In August at Sandtown. August 18th the cavalry left Sandtown for an expedition southward, en- countering the enemy constantly. The 3d fought at Camp creek and Steven's cross roads. There was hard fighting also at the crossing of the Atlanta and West Point R. R. Col. Minty then taking the advance, moved to Jonesboro. There the brigade commanded by Col. King destroyed the railroad while the others fought off the enemy. The command then moved on the MeDonough road; then to Lovejoy's and Fosterville. At the latter place a charge was made, which the reports say was "ter- rible and magnificent." It was over infantry and ar- tillery "with the saber and horse's hoof." From thence to MeDonough; thence to Cotton Indian creek; then to Lithonia; then to Decatur, and thence "to our old camp" at Sandtown, arriving on the 23d, having made a com- plete circuit of Atlanta and the rebel army. (Murray's Report.)
On the 28th of August another expedition, similar to the one around Atlanta, took place, which lasted until September 8th. It was attended with daily encounters. Murray's report saying: "It is impossible for anyone not a participant to have a conception of the many marches made and successful engagements."
It should be remembered that all this work of the cavalry from May to September was in connection with the great armies, and was not harmless raiding about over the country where there was nothing to encounter.
September, 1864, the writer spent a few hours with Col. Murray and his cavalry, in the Georgia woods near Sandtown. Hood was about to cross the Chattahoochie -his cavalry concealing the movement. Murray then commanded the brigade, in which was the 3d Cavalry. He was twenty-one years of age; youthful in appearance. but the picture of an ideal soldier; tall, well built, band- some. He had the confidence of all the commanding officers. The official reports covering three years, show his correspondence with Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan. Negley, Stanley and many others. It was remarkable to observe his serene confidence and self reliance, and faith in his men. While the writer was with Murray, at that time, a staff officer came hurriedly with a message from Kilpatrick to Murray, to "look to his picket line, some- thing was wrong." Murray instantly sent an officer of the 3d to the line, then said: "There is a mistake about this; my line is in perfect order, I know every man on it, and just where he is." The staff officer left, and soon l'e- turned saving the trouble was in another quarter. Mur-
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ray's command was always in splendid condition and ready for any service.
The 3d Cavalry was with Sherman's army in the pur- suit of Hood, all through Northern Georgia, October, 1864, and then made ready for the move to sea, in Novem- ber. It bore its part in this great movement, reaching Savannah in December, having fought at Buckland Creek, November 28th, and Waynesboro, December 4th. It then crossed the Carolinas with Sherman's army, participat- ing in all the labors of that memorable campaign, in which it had many encounters. Among them Blackville, S. C., February 7, 1865; Lancaster, February 27th; Tay- lor's Crossroads, March 8th; Fayetteville, March 10th. In March it was at Mt. Olive, N. C. In April it was near Lexington, N. C., where it was mustered out of service July 15, 1865, the officers and men having proved them- selves everywhere worthy, of their first brilliant and he- roic leader, James S. Jackson.
The substance of the report of Gen. Eli H. Murray, commanding the 1st Brigade 3d Cavalry Division, from Atlanta to the sea, will here be given for the intrinsic interest it has and because it narrates the ex- perience of three splendid cavalry regiments-the 2d, 3d and 5th Ky.
The brigade was composed of these three regiments, with the 9th Penn. and Sth Ind. The brigade left Marietta November 14th, and camped four miles south of Atlanta. November 15th, drove the enemy from Jonesboro: November 16th, struck the enemy intrenched two miles from Lovejoy's, where the 3d Ky. made a brilliant saber charge and the remainder of the brigade dismounted and charged. The enemy was completely routed. losing artillery and prisoners. November 17th, camped near Jackson; November 1Sth, camped near Cork, where the 5th Ky. crossed Ocmulgee river and captured 125 horses. November 19th, marched at midnight, crossed the' Ocmulgee at Planters' Ferry, camped fourteen miles from Clinton. November 20th, marched to Clinton, demonstrated toward Macon, and camped at Griswoldville. November 21st, skirmished all day; November 22d, successfully resisted an attack; November 22d, participated with the infantry of Wood's division in a severe fight; November 23d, camped near Gordon; November 24th, marched to Milledgeville, crossed the Oconee to strike the Augusta & Savannah Railroad. November 25th, at Ogeechee Shoals; November 26th, marched twenty-eight miles to Sylvan Grove. Here the command was attacked by Wheeler's cavalry, but fought them off. November 29th, marched toward Waynesboro, camping on the railroad; here a severe engagement occurred, and six separate attacks were repulsed. In this fighting Gen. Murray compliments especially the conduct of Col. Baldwin and Capt. Glore, 5th Ky. November 30th, in camp near Louisville, Ga .; December 1st, marched toward Waynesboro and routed the enemy. December 2d, fought at Rocky Creek Church; Maj. C. T. Cheek, 5th Ky., and Maj. Breathitt, of the 3d. complimented. December 3d, marched to Tompkin's Station; December 4th. moved toward Waynes- boro to attack Wheeler, who was there in force. Murray's brigade re- ceived orders to take the town; every regiment in the brigade is men- tioned as excelling in this charge. They drove the enemy panic stricken, and took full possession of the place. Murray says. "It was a magnifi- cent fight"; that the 3d lost a number of men charging a barricade. The enemy fled away in the direction of Augusta. December 7th, started at 5 a. m. and camped at Jacksonboro, twenty-two miles. De- cember 6th, covered the rear of the 20th Army Corps twenty-four miles; December 7th, marched eleven miles: December Sth, marched through Springfield, the last three days being severe marches through swamps.
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