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Michigan, 283 in all 453. These few men held their ground against the repeated assaults of the enemy for over two hours, and when I ordered them to fall back they retired slowly and in good order. I beg to call the attention of the general commanding to the heavy loss sustained by this small force. In a loss of over twelve per cent, the very small proportion "ported missing shows how steadily and stubbornly they fought." Colonel Minty further adds in a note to this report: " One battalion led by Captain Hathaway repulsed a charge made by Williams's Kentucky brigade by a counter charge. " While my loss in this engagement was only 65, the Marietta (Ga.) papers acknowledge the rebel loss to be 94 killed and 351 wounded."
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