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Ninth Regiment Cavalry
Another detachment of the 9 th, in command of Colonel David, made up of Companies C and K and portions of A and B, with a section of Battery L, First Michigan Light Artillery, were ordered in pursuit of Morgan, and had embarked on transports at Lawrenceburg on July 14th, landing at Portsmouth, Ohio, on the 16th, thence pursuing the enemy in the direction of Chester, overtaking him and capturing some prisoners. Continuing the pursuit, the detachment reached Buffington's Island, and on the morning of Sunday, the 19th, engaged the enemy at that point, taking a large number of prisoners.
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