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the different fords along the river, for siz or eight miles. On the morning of the 28th, the advance of Hood's army was dis- covered moving toward the fords, and about noon he had driven in the advance pickets, and at 2 P. M., he opened fire at almost every ford, but he was kept in check until the com- munication with Gen'l Johnson was cut off, by the enemy crossing at one of the fords east of Columbia, and also on the left of the command, when the detachments at the fords were ordered back; then the Brigade became completely surrounded, when one Regiment (7th Ohio) succeeded in cutting its way through the enemy, in its rear, still leaving the remaining por- tion of the command (in which was the 8th Mich.) completely and closely surrounded. The Regiment, together with the 14th and 16th Illinois, being armed with Springfield muskets, dis- mounted, and with bayonets fixed, charged through the enemy in gallant style, driving over 100 rebels into the river. A de- tachment of 40 men of the Regiment had been cut off at one of the lower fords, but succeeded in extricating itself, with but little loss. Next morning the command fell back six miles on Gen'l Hatch's Division, which had been drawn up in line of battle, to check any further advance of the enemy. On the following morning the whole Cavalry force fell back to near Franklin, the Infantry having already evacuated Columbia, and taken position at Franklin. On the 30th the enemy made several attempts to drive the Cavalry in, but failed. Towards evening he massed a strong force, and made a desperate at- tack, but was repulsed, with heavy loss. Next morning, Dec. 1st, before daylight, the whole command had commenced fall- ing back towards Nashvillle, and when within six miles of that place, the Cavalry made a stand, but the enemy did not come up. During the night the whole Cavalry force moved inside the lines, at Nashville, when the Regiment crossed the river, to Edgefield, where it was engaged in making expeditions to va- rious points, for the purpose of pressing horses, and was em- ployed in scouting the surrounding country; and during the
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battle of Nashville, from Dec. 14th to 22d, was held as a re- serve, having previously been dismounted. On the 18th of January, following, it marched to Pulaski, where it was actively employed in scouting, for the purpose of suppressing guer- rilla operations in that section of the country, until Sept. 22d, when it was mustered out of service, at Nashville, and return- ing to Michigan, on the 28th, was soon after paid off and dis- banded, at Jackson. On the 20th of July, preceding, the 11th Cavalry had been consolidated with it, the Regiment retaining the designation of the 8th Michigan Cavalry.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Triplet Bridge, Ky., June 19, 1863.
Reams' Station, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1863.
Lebanon,
July 5, “
New Market, " 25, "
Laurenceburg,
9, 66
Mossey Creek,
Jan. 10, 1864.
Salvica,
10,
Dandridge,
" 17,
" 24, 66
1863.
Winchester, Ky., July 25, 1863.
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., July 1,
Sweet Water,
3,
66
Salineville, Ohio, " 26,
Lancaster, Ky., " 30,
Stamford, " 31,
Kingston, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1863.
Cleveland,
¥ 18,
Calhoun,
26,
Athens,
27, 66
Eatonton, 66 Aug. 1,
Mulberry Creek, " 3,
Philadelphia, “ Oct. 23, 66
Sweet Water, " ' 26,
Lenoir Station, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1863.
Campbell's Station, " " 16,
Knoxville, 6 18, 66
Rutledge, " Dec. 10, 66
Duck River, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1864. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 14 to 22, 1864.
NINTH CAVALRY.
This Regiment, at the date of last report, Nov. 1, 1864, was serving with General Sherman's army, then engaged on the Atlanta campaign, and was in camp at Atlanta, Ga., employed on escort and picket duty, and various scouting expeditions, On the 12th, Co. H, while on a scout towards Decatur, had a slight skirmish with the enemy at that point, and on the 13th the Regiment marched to the same place, and became engaged p a brush with the rebel cavalry. On the 14th, while proceed-
4,
66
Chattahoochie,
Moore's Ridge,
" 12, 66
Covington,
“ 28,
Macon, 66 " 30,
Sunshine Church, 66 " 31,
Loudon,
29, 66
Henryville, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1864.
Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1864.
·
Buffington's Island, Ohio, July 19, Fair Garden,
Sevierville, 66 " 27,
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ing to join Gen. Kilpatrick's command, it came up with a small force of the enemy, which was soon dispersed and driven off by Company " D." Having joined the command under Gen- eral Kilpatrick, the march southward with General Sherman's army was commenced. The Regiment, moving with its Divis- ion, towards Macon, skirmished with the enemy's cavalry du- ring the entire day, on the 16th, near Lovejoy's Station, en- camping that night; next morning continued the march, and the day following made a forced march to Clinton, a distance of thirty miles, engaging and driving the enemy the whole distance, taking thirty prisoners. Commencing the movement on Macon on the 20th, three companies of the Regiment were sent to Griswoldsville, where, after a skirmish with a rebel force, four of which were killed, the command burned the town, arsenal and railroad depot, with a train of cars, and took sev- enty-five prisoners. On the 21st, the whole Division was en- gaged at Macon, and during the night the Regiment was pick- eting the Macon road. Resuming the march, reached Gordon on the 23d, and on the 24th became engaged at Milledgeville, and thence proceeded to Gilam's plantation on the 25th, and on the 26th, after hard fighting all day, and marching 28 miles, reached Louisville. On the 27th, moved in the direction of Waynesboro, and on the 28th was engaged, while covering the rear of the Division, losing two men killed and one wounded. Near Louisville, on the 29th, the Regiment drove two brigades of the enemy from a mill, after a slight engagement. Proceed- ing towards Waynesboro on the 1st, 2d and 3d of December, skirmishing during the night of the 2d; encamped on the night of the 3d; attacking Wheeler's cavalry on the 4th, dri- ving them through Waynesboro in great confusion, the Regi- ment charging with their sabres, taking four hundred prisoners, and losing two killed and five wounded, and one officer taken prisoner. For its conduct in that gallant charge, the Regiment received special notice in the report of the Commanding Gen- eral to the War Department. During the 5th and 6th the march was continued, the enemy attacking the Regiment vig-
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orously; on the 7th, a charge was made by the 2d battalion, at Cypress Swamp, and after a severe fight, in which it lost two killed, two wounded, and five missing, he was compelled to re- tire. Advancing, on the 8th and 9th, in the direction of Sa- vannah, skirmishing on the 9th, and continuing the movement forward on the 10th and 11th, having a brush on the 11th at Arnold's plantation. The Regiment marching on the 12th to St. Catherine's Sound, communication was opened with the fleet on the 13th, and on the 14th it joined its Division at King's Bridge, and on the 17th was ordered to Altamaha Bridge, where it had a sharp engagement. From Dec. 18th until Jan. Ist, 1865, the Regiment was in camp near Savannah, when it marched to Midway Church; remaining there three days, it returned to its former camp, and on the 27th, with its Division, started on the Carolina campaign, reaching Sisters' Ferry on the 30th, and crossing the Savannah River into South Carolina, February 3d. The march was continued on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th, continuing onward on the 9th and 10th, becoming engaged at White Pond on the 9th. Moving towards Aiken on the 11th, the command was engaged with Wheeler and Hampton's cavalry, and on their being reinforced by in- fantry, the command retired after a sharp fight, the Regiment covering the rear. On the 12th, was engaged in skirmishing during the entire day and night, reaching the South Fork of the Edisto the next day, and during the night of the 14th marched to the North Fork of that river, and bad a brush with the enemy within ten miles of Lexington, on the 15th; reaching that point on the 16th, it was ordered across the Saluda River to reinforce a picket post. Marching to Broad River on the 17th, it charged and took possession of the bridge, but was unable to save it, as it had been fired by the enemy before bis retreat. Crossing the river on the 18th, passing Monticello to Blackstock Station on the 22d, and burning the R. R. depot and stores, it crossed the Catawba River into North Carolina on the night of the 23d, on pontoons The Regiment continued its march, reaching Philips' Cross-Roads on the 4th of March, where
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it engaged the enemy for throo hours, a detachment of the Regi- ment destroying the stables and a grist mill at Wadesboro, after a brisk skirmish. Crossing the Great Pedee River on the 6th, on the 7th it marched to Rockingham, burning & large factory at that point. Continuing the march on the 8th and 9th, the roads becoming extremely bad, it was found necessary to build considerable causeway and a bridge, the Regiment working in the water all day, having slight skirmishing with Hampton's cavalry, and on the 10th it became heavily engaged with the enemy at Solemn Grove. Reaching within three miles of Fayetteville on the 11th, passing through that place and crossing Cape Fear River on the 14th, participated in the attacks on the enemy in an entrenched position at Averysboro, on the 15th, the engagement continuing for three hours, in which one hundred prisoners and two pieces of artillery were taken, and the enemy driven in the direction of Neuse River. Moving towards the Neuse on the 16th, skirmishing with the onemy throughout the day, and proceeding on the march du- ring the 17th, 18th and 19th, on the 20th and 21st it took part in the heavy engagement at Bentonville. Continuing the march on the 22d, arriving at Clinton on the 23d, and at the Ra- leigh and Smithfield R. R. on the 11th of April, skirmishing at that point. Reaching within six miles of Raleigh on the 12th, a sharp engagement took place, and on the 13th, after some light skirmishing at Morrisville, Raleigh was surrendered to Gen. Kilpatrick. Resuming the march on the 14th, the Regi- ment reached Chapel Hill on the 17th, Hillsboro May 3d, Greensboro the 5th, Lexington the 11th, arriving at Concord on the 14th, where it remained in camp until July 9th, where it was mustered out of service on the 21st, ordered back to Lexington, and on the 23d started for Michigan by rail, passing through Greensboro, Danville, Burksville Junction and City Point, and thence, via Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cleveland and Detroit, to Jackson, arriving there on the 30th of July.
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BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Triplet Bridge, Ky., June 24, 1863. |Stone Mountain, Ga., Sept. 13, 1864.
Lebanon, July 5, Lovejoy's Station, “ Nov. 16, "
Salvica, 7, Clinton, Georgia, 19,
Cummings Ferry, " 9, Griswoldville, Ga., 20, 66
Buffington's Island, Ohio, " 19,
Salineville, Ohio, July 26, 1863.
Loudon, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1863.
Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Sept. 9, '63. Waynesboro,
Carter's Station, " 21,
Zollicoffer, 66 "$ 25,
Leesburg, " 29, "
Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 5, 10, '63.
Rheatown, Oct. 11, 1863.
Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 5, '63. Morristown,
" 10,
Russellville,
" 12,
Beans Station, " 14, " White Pond, 9, “
Rutledge, Tennessee, " 15,
Dandridge, " 25,
Mossy Creek, " 26, 66
Kingbro's X Roads, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1864.
Dandridge, Tenn. Jan. 17, 1864.
Fair Garden, “ 24, "
Solemn Grove, "
10,
"
Sevierville,
66
27,
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Jan., 1864.
Morristown, Tenn., Mar. 19, 1864.
Charles X Roads, Tenn., Mar. 20, 1864.
Cynthiana, Tenn., June 12, 1864,
Siege of Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1, to Sept. 3d, 1864.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 21, 1864. Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 24, 1864. Louisville, 26, 66
28,
Louisville,
“ 29,
66
Waynesboro,
Dec. 4,
Cypress Swamp, Ga.,Dec. 7, 66
Near Savannah, “ " 9, "
Arnold's Plantation, Ga., Dec. 11, 1864.
Altamaha Bridge, Ga., Dec. 17, '64. Salkehatchie, S. C., Feb. 6, 1865.
Aiken, " 11,
Lexington,
" 15,
Broad River Bridge, S. C., Feb. 17, 1865.
Phillips' X Roads, N. C., March 4, 1865.
Wadesboro, N. C., March 4, 1865.
Averysboro,
14, 15, 1865.
Bentonville,
20, 21, "
Raleigh & Smithfield R. R., N. C., April 11, 1865.
Raleigh, N. C., April 12, 1865.
Morrisville, N. C., April 13, 1865.
TENTH CAVALRY.
This Regiment was stationed at Strawberry Plains, in East Tennessee, Nov. 1, 1864, engaged in.fortifying that point and in the usual routine of camp duty and occasional scouting. On the 16th, General Breckinridge, with a large rebel force, made his appearance in front of the garrison, and on the 17th commenced a vigorous attack with artillery from the opposite side of the Holston river, and at the same time threatening it in the rear with a heavy cavalry force. Constant skirmishing and occasional artillery firing was kept up for four days, the enemy being repulsed on the 24th, when he withdrew.
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During the remaining portion of the month and up to Dec. 6th, the Regiment was employed in constructing fortifications at that point, when, on the receipt of orders, marched to Knox- ville, and soon after made an expedition to Saltville, Va., and destroyed the salt works at that point, being engaged with the enemy at Kingsport, December 12th; at Bristol, December 14th, and at Saltville, December 20th. Returning to Knox- ville, it had a skirmish at Chucky Bend, January 10th, 1865. Remaining at Knoxville until March 21st, the Brigade to which it was attached marched to Upper East Tennessee, under the command of Brevet Brig. Gen. Palmer. Joining the expedi- tion under General Stoneman, in his raid into North Carolina, the Regiment was engaged with the enemy at Brabson's Mills on the 25th, and at Boonville, N. C., on the 27th. Proceeding via Wilkesboro, and thence down to Yadkin river, in the direc- tion of Salisbury, reaching the Tennessee and Virginia Rail- road at Christiansburg, April 5th, it assisted in destroying over one hundred miles of that railroad, together with the bridges. This accomplished, the Regiment made a rapid march of ninety-five miles to Henry Court House, making the distance in twenty-two hours. At that point it became engaged with a superior force of the enemy's cavalry and infantry on the 8th, which, after a brisk fight, retired, the Regiment losing in the affair, Lieut. Kenyon, and three men, killed, and one officer and three men severely wounded, the loss of the enemy not being ascertained. Next morning the Regiment moved southward, destroying the railroad and bridges north of Salisbury, at Ab- bott's creek, on the 10th, encountering"a superior force at that point, consisting of cavalry and infantry, which, after a very obstinate contest of three hours, retired. It was also engaged at High Point on the same day. During the day the main body of the command captured Salisbury, and destroyed & large amount of stores. The Regiment was then ordered to proceed along the Catawba river, and was employed in picking up bands of Rebel cavalry while endeavoring to make their escape, and was engaged in skirmishes at Statesville on the
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14th, and at Newton on the 17tb. Information having been received of the surrender of Johnston, the Regiment com- menced a scout for the purpose of intercepting Jefferson Davis, who was then supposed to be making his escape in some direc- tion; but soon after it was ordered to proceed via Stevenson, Ala., to Tennessee, where it served until November 11th, when it was mustered out of service, at Memphis, and returned to Michigan, arriving on the 15th at Jackson.
The reports of the operations of this Regiment being very meagre and indefinite, it is presumed that much of the services rendered by it are not covered by the foregoing sketch, as it is known to have been very actively employed.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
House Mountain, Tenn., Jan., 1864. |Flat Creek Bridge, Tenn., Aug. 24,
Bean's Gap, Tenn., Mar. 26, 1864.
1864.
Rheatown,
66 24, 66
Rogersville, Tenn., Aug. 27, 1864.
Bull Gap, 66
66 29,
Johnsonville,
25, 66
Watanga,
66
25
Powder Spring Gap, Tenn., Apr. 28, 1864.
Dandridge, Tenn., May 19, 1864.
Greenville, 66
" 30, 66
White Horn, " 31,
Morristown, 66 June 2, 66
Bean's Sta'tn, "
16, 66
Chucky Bend, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1864.
Newport,
18, 66
Kingsport, 66 68
18, 60
Irish Bottoms, 66 66 25
30,
New Market, "
66
21,
66
Morristown, Nov. 20, 66
Moseburg, 66
23,
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Nov. 23, 24, 1864.
Will'ms Ford, “
'44 25, 66
Dutch Bottom, "
66
28,
Sevierville,
July 5,
Newport,
8,
66
Saltville, Va., Nov. 20, 1864.
Morristown,
Aug. 3, 60
Greenville,
66
4,
Mossy Creek, "
18,
Boonville, N. C., March 27, 1865.
Bull Gap,
21,
Henry Ct. House, Va., Apr. 8, 1865. Abbott Creek, N. C., "' 10,
Blue Spring,
4 23,
66
Greenville,
23, = "
High Point, 66 10, 66
" 14,
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Aug. 24, Statesville, .1864.
Newton, ": 17,
Sept. 1, 66
Sweet Water,
66 10,
Thorn Hill,
10, 66
Sevierville,
18,
Jonesboro, 66 66
30, Johnson Station, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1864. Watanga Bridge, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2, 1864.
Rogersville, 66
17,
Cany Branch, «
20, 66
Madisonville, 66
Kingsport, TenD., Dec. 12, 1864. Bristol, 66 14,
Chucky Bend, Tenn., Jan. 10, 1865. Brabson's Mills, “ Mar. 25, "
Jonesboro,
25,
Greenville,
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ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
On the Ist of November, 1864, the Eleventh Cavalry was stationed at Mt. Sterling, Ky., being employed mainly in clear- ing that section of the country of guerrillas, and was engaged in skirmishes with them at Hazel Green, November 9th, Mc- Cormack's Farm, November 10th, Morristown, November 13th, and at Mt. Sterling, November 16th; and on the 17th it was ordered to Crabb Orchard, arriving there on the 20th, when it joined its Division and moved to Cumberland Gap, E. Tenn. From there it marched to Clinch river, and had a sharp fight on the 28th, and then proceeded to Bean Station December 1st. The next day it made a scout to Morriston, Russellville, Whitesboro and Cobb's Ford, skirmishing at the first two named points on the 2d, at Cobb's Ford on the 3d, and on the 4th it returued to Bean Station, and was engaged in scouting and foraging until the 11th, when it moved with the command of Gen. Stoneman, on the raid into North Carolina. The Regi- ment, with another of its Brigade, charged into Bristol on the 13th, taking a large number of prisoners, and capturing & large amount of the enemy's stores Passing through Paper- ville, Va., on the same day, it arrived at Abbington, on the 15th having skirmished with the enemy at both places, and the next day fought Vaughn's Brigade during the entire day, routing him and capturing all his artillery, and taking two hundred and fifty prisoners, reaching Marion during that night; the com- mand having been engaged at Mt. Airy, entered Wytheville, at which place a large amount of stores were taken and de- stroyed, the Regiment proceeding to Max Meadow Station, being ten miles further in that direction than had been reached by any other Union troops, There it destroyed a large ar- senal, returning the same night to a point three miles south of Wytheville, and on the 17th proceeding in the direction of Marien. The Regiment, having the advance, skirmished with Witcher's Cavalry until about 3 P. M., driving him to the rear of Breckinridge's command of infantry, when the whole com- mand became engaged, and, after thirty-six hours of hard 13
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fighting, the enemy fell back in disorder across the mountains into North Carolina. The command, with the Regiment in ad- vance, then made a rapid march to Saltville, Va., arriving there on the 20th, and, after a severe engagement of twelve hours, the place was taken, with a large amount of supplies and con- siderable artillery. After destroying all the salt works and the captured property, the command moved in the direction of Pound Gap, passing through Jonesboro and Morristown, Va., skirmishing almost the entire distance, arrived at that point on the 26th. Three-fourths of the men having become dis- mounted, they were sent on foot down the line of the Big Sandy river, the others crossing the mountains. The Regi- ment then proceeded towards Lexington, Ky., arriving there January 2d, 1865.
During the campaign, from November 17th, 1864, until Jan- uary 2d, the Regiment had marched an average of twenty- eight miles daily, exclusive of foraging and scouting. On the 19th it moved to Mt. Sterling, and was engaged in scouting the eastern portion of Kentucky until February 23d, when it started to join Gen Stoneman's command at Knoxville, reach- ing there, via Louisville, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., March 15th, when it was assigned to the 2d Brigade, and formed part of the force on Stoneman's expedition through East Tenn., North and South Carolina and Georgia. The command left Knoxville March 17th, and passed through Boon, N. C., on the 27th, crossed the Yadkin river on the 30th, passing through Mt. Airy on the 31st, Hillsdale April 1st, and arrived at Christians- burg April 3d, where it destroyed a portion of the E. Tennes- see Railroad, and passing through Danbury April 9th, Ger- mantown April 10th, and arriving at Salisbury April 12th, it engaged a superior force of the enemy, and captured 1,800 prisoner, 22 pieces of artillery, and destroyed a large amount of property, and also the railroads and telegraph lines leading from that point. From Salisbury the command marched via Taylorsville on the 14th, passing Lenoir Station on the 15th, and was engaged at Morgantown on the 17th. On the 19th it
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proceeded to Swananoa Gap, and passing through Rutherford- ton on the 20th, Hendersonville on the 23d, arriving at Ash- ville on the 26th, taking at that point two hundred prisoners, and capturing a large amount of property, including artillery. Passing again through Hendersonville on the 27th, the com- mand entered South Carolina, via Saluda Gap and Caesar's Head, arriving at Anderson Court House May Ist. It de- stroyed the remnant of the Rebel Treasury, then moved to , Carnesville, Ga., on the 3d, and to Athens on the 4th, and on the 11th captured the cavalry escort of Jefferson Davis near Washington, moving to Hartwell on the 13th, the command guarding the crossing points of the Tugaloo and Savannah rivers. On the 22d, crossing the Savannah river, reached Maxwell's Farm, S. C .; on the 23d, Greenville, and on the 25th, Ashville, N. C., and Greenville, Tenn., on the 27th, Straw- berry Plains on the 29th, Knoxville on June 3d, and arrived at Lenoir Station, June 4th, and encamped until the 24th, when the Regiment moved by rail to Pulaski, and on the 20th of July it was consolidated with the 8th Michigan Cavalry.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Pound Gap, Ky., May 17, 1864.
Hazel Green, “ " 10, 66
Mount Sterling, Ky., June 9, 1864. Lexington, 10, 66
Georgetown, 13,
Cynthiana, " 12,
Point Burnside, " Aug. 30,
McCormack's Farm, Ky., Sept. 23, Flemingsburg, 1864.
Laurel Mountain, Va., Sept. 29, '64. Bowen's Farm, Va., Sept. 30, Oct. Mount Airey, Va., 1, 1864.
Saltville Va., Oct. 2, 1864.
Sandy Mountain, Va., Oct. 3, 4, '64. Western Virginia, Oct. 5, 1864. Hazel Green, Ky., Nov. 9, 1864.
McCormack's Farm, Ky. Nov. 10, '64. Morristown, Ky., Nov. 13, 1864. State Creek, " " 14, "
Saltville, Virginia,
Dec. 21, '64 ...
Jonesboro,
23,
Clinch River, “ 24,
Morristown, “
25,
McCormack's Farm, Ky., " 29,
Mount Sterling,
Jan. 19, '65.
Hazel Green, ' # 28,
" Feb. 18,
Boon, N. C., Mar. 27, 1864.
Yadkin River, N. C., March 28, 1864 ..
Hillsville,
April 1,
Salem,
3,
Christiansburg, " 66 3,
Jonesboro, Tenn., 5,
Danbury, N. C.,
9,
Statesville, “
10,
Ford near Statesville, N. C., April 11, .. 1865.
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Mount Sterling, Ky., Nov. 16, 1864.
¡Salisbury, N. C., April 12, 1865.
Clinch River, Tenn., " 28,
66 Statesville, “
13,
Russellville, Dec. 2, 66 Morganton, “ 16, "
Morristown,
66 Morganton, 66 17, 66
Cobb's Ford, 66 3, Morganton, 66 18,
Bristol, 66 66
13, 66
Swananoa Gap, N. C., April 19, '65.
Paperville,
13, 66 Hendersonville, Ashville, 66 66
66 21,
Abington, Virginia, 15,
25, 66
Wytheville, 66 16,
66
Ward's Farm, 66 66
Cæsar's Head, S. C., 30, 66
Marion,
18, 66
Pickensville, May 1,
Seven Miles Ford, Va., Dec. 19, '64. Anderson Ct. House, S. C., May 2, Saltville, 20, " 1865.
FIRST LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Battery "A." On November Ist, 1864, this Battery was stationed at Chattanooga, Tenn., doing garrison duty, and continued on that duty at that point, until the close of the war. It returned to Michigan, and on the 12th of July, 1865, ar- rived at Jackson, where, on the 28th of the same month, it was mustered out of service, and soon thereafter was paid off and discharged.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHE8.
Rich Mountain, W. Va., July 11, 1861. [Whitesboro, Ala., June, 1862. Elkwater, W. Va., Sept. 11, 12, 1861. Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, Green Briar, W. Va., Oct. 3, 1861. Jan. 1, 2, 3, 1863. Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 14, 1862. Hoover's Gap, Tenn., June 25, 1863. Berryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862.
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