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At this time Colonel Joe Porter's force numbered 1,500 men. On the 29th inst they were again in the saddle and in full pursuit, driving him northward on almost the same trail he came down, and by close pursuit prevented a union of Poindexter's and Porter's forces. On the 3d of August, met Colonel John McNeil, also in pursuit of our common foe; 5th, constant skirmishing with Porter's rear guard; 6th, brought him to bay in the town of Kirksville, where his men were distributed in houses. A closely-contested engagement of two hours and forty minutes' duration, under the able management of Colonel John McNeil, decided a complete victory in our favor and a complete rout and disbandonment of the enemy, with a loss of not less than 600 killed and wounded. At this engagement Porter had under his command 2,650 men, while opposed to them we had but 500 and a section of the 3d Indiana battery, which did valuable service in shelling and destroying houses.
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