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11th Cavalry
Upon receiving this information, Breckenridge withdrew from our front as soon as darkness set in, and pushed for Saltville to look after his new reported enemy when he suddenly ran into Colonel Buckley's brigade, who captured his advance guard' Breckenridge, thinking he was surrounded by a legion of Yankees, broke and ran for North Carolina in great haste, burning the bridges and blockading the road behind him.
" On the morning of the 19th we found the coast clear, there being no rebels to be seen or heard. Colonel Brown detached a portion of his brigade to look after the retreating rebels, who came up with the enemy at the iron mines, but they made no stand. After destroying the iron works our forces returned and rejoined the brigade. We encamped for the night about midway between Marion and Saltville.
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