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4th Cavalry
In the late great Kilpatrick raid I had two brigades under me, my own and Long's. We did all the fighting. I had 2,400 men. Kilpatrick had 2,300. I lost 206 men; he lost 31. My own brigade made one of the grandest charges ever witnessed. We rode over three brigades of rebel cavalry, sabred hundreds of them, captured three pieces of artillery and three stands of colors,?one of the latter was taken by the 4th Michigan, and I hope to send it to you in a few days to put along-side of the other one. General Sherman has it on exhibition at his headquarters at present. We made the entire circuit of both armies in five days.
Michigan Cavalry
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