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out on the Salem pike as far the old Shelbyville dirt- road, and then down that road to within a mile of Shelbyville, and bivouacked. At 2 P. M. on the 25th, the pickets being reported as driven in on the Shelbyville pike, Major Mix, having reported to Colonel Patrick, 5th Iowa; moved in advance with the 4th Michigan, and engaged the rebel pickets two miles out. Advancing in line on each side of the pike, through a dense cedar thicket, over ditches and rocks, almost impassable for horses, driving the enemy to Guy's Gap, where he was found to be strongly posted, and contesting every foot of ground.
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