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4th Cavalry
Under date of near Marietta, Ga., June 12th, 1864, Colonel Minty reports to the general commanding division: "In obedience to orders from the general commanding the division, I marched from camp near Ackworth at 6 A. M. on the 9th instant, taking the direct road to Marietta. At the graveyard on Rocky Hill, my advance, the 4th Michigan Cavalry, struck the rebel page 14 664 MICHIGAN IN THE WAE. pickets, and found the road obstructed by rail barricades and felled trees. They were immediately driven to the opposite hill in front of Big Shanty, where formidable breastworks of rails had been built.
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