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4th Cavalry
on October 1st, 1863, made a reconnaissance to Smith's cross-roads, and had a slight skirmish with the rear guard of the rebel cavalry under Wheeler, who was ascending the mountain, on a raid through Middle Tennessee. On the 2d the main body, of the cavalry force of the department in pursuit of the rebels, Minty's brigade, with the balance of the 2d division, moved out at 3 A. M., and crossing over Waldren's Ridge ascended to the summit of the Cumberland and bivouacked. On the 3d the regiment in advance engaged the enemy on the western slope of the mountain in the descent. A sharp fight ensued, in which the brigade afterwards
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