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11th Cavalry
The llth cavalry would dislike to see their colonel taken from them under any other circumstances, but should he get the 'star,' we should bid him God speed, believing that he has richly earned the high position."
On the 19th of January, 1865, the regiment being stationed at Lexington, Ky., moved to Mount Sterling, and was engaged at Hazel Green, Flemings-burg, and in scouting the eastern portion of Kentucky. On February 23d it
started to join General Stoneman's command at Knoxville, reaching their via
Louisville Ky and Nashville Tenn. March 15th when it was assigned to 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 NC. on the 27th crossed
the Yadkin river on the 30th passing through Mount Airy on the 31st hillsdale
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