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Fourth Cavalry III
"Each officer and soldier performed his duty well and nobly, and it is, therefore, difficult for me to make special mention of any. " Major Burns, 4th Michigan Cavalry, my Acting Assistant Adjutant General, was among the first to enter the works, and acted in the most gallant manner throughout the entire action." In a subsequent report, dated May 14th, 1865, to the commanding general, he says: "Major Burns, 4th Michigan Cavalry, my A. A. A. G., formed and brought forward the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry to the assault; was among the first to enter the enemy's works, and afterwards took part in the charge made by the 4th United States Cavalry. " This officer has been under my immediate command for nearly three years, and has invariably performed his duty with energy and zeal, and has distinguished himself in battle on many occasions.
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