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Ninth Regiment Cavalry
Michigan was elated, Tennessee began to falter. The had been brought up among those
mountains and were familiar with every inch of ground and they assured Colonel David that
to reach the mill over such rock ribbed barriers and in the face of the enemy's fire was impossible
and to them the march was ended.
But Colonel thought differently and reasoned from probabilities. he did not know the nature of the ground more than a distant view could
give to a careful observer, but
he did know the fighting qualities of his men
and said in a manner peculiar to himself
Well well give me the advance and we will take care of the mill
Michigan moved on alone, drove the enemy from the rocky fastness, burned the mill
and went back with
the loss of only one man killed and three wounded.
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