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Michigan Cavalry Brigade 2
Before reaching the station; the advance encountered a considerable force of the enemy, conducting upwards of 400 Union prisoners to Richmond. Major Brewer gallantly charged the enemy, and succeeded in recapturing all our men and quite a number of their captors. Among the' recaptured men of our army was one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, and a considerable number of captains and lieutenants, all belonging to infantry regiments, and having1 been captured during the battles of the Wilderness. Pressing on we obtained possession of Beaver Dam Station, where we captured three trains and two first-class locomotives. The trains were heavily laden with supplies for the army.
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