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4th Cavalry
I halted on the banks of Utoy creek, and in obedience to orders received from General Garrard, commanding 2d cavalry division, reported to General Kilpatrick, commanding 3d cavalry division at Sandtown. " In accordance with orders from General Kilpatrick I marched at dusk same day, following the 3d division. About break of day on the 19th my advance, the 2d brigade, ¦ crossed the Atlanta and Montgomery railroad. The rear brigade (the 1st), was sharply attacked on the left flank by artillery and dismounted cavalry; the center of the 2d regiment (7th Pennsylvania), cut through and the column divided.
Michigan Cavalry
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