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4th Cavalry
The following is the report of Colonel Minty to the general commanding under date of near Atlanta, Ga., August 24th, 1864, covering the operations of his command on the Kilpatrick raid around the rebel army while defending Atlanta: " At 1 o'clock A. M. on August 18th, I marched from camp at this place with the 1st and 2d brigades, 2d cavalry division, numbering as under: 1st brigade, Colonel R. H. G. Minty commanding, 54 officers, 871 men; 2d brigade, Colonel Eli Long commanding, 75 officers, 1,308 men; Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Lieutenant Robinson, 2 officers and 88 men; a total of 131 officers and 2,267 men. " At 6 A. M.
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