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with a strong advance guard thrown out. Ten miles from Nashville I met the enemy's pickets, who, as they fell back before us, were continually reinforced, until arriving at Lavergne they disputed our progress with a force of 2,500 cavalry and mounted infantry, with four pieces of artillery, under General Wheeler. After some sharp skirmishing, in which we suffered some loss, and did the enemy considerable damage, I, under cover of a slight eminence, in which Lieutenant Newell, of Battery D, 1st Ohio, had his section planted, placed two companies of the 4th Michigan, dismounted and- in ambush,
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