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4th Cavalry
leaving strong pickets In the passes over the ridge, I moved forward with the 7th Pennsylvania and 4th Michigan to support the 4th Regulars, but found that Captain Mclntire had judiciously fallen back, the enemy having turned his flank by advancing on the road from Gordon's Mills. I retired to Chattanooga, skirmishing sharply. " September 23d. With the 3d Pennsylvania and 4th Michigan I worked in the trenches all night, and at 4 A. M. crossed the Tennessee river and encamped at Opossum creek, from whence I picketed the river from Washington to Sandy Shoals. " The loss in my brigade from the day I was detached from the division until I crossed the Tennessee river on the 24th was under 100 men,
Michigan Cavalry
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