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Ninth Regiment Cavalry
On the 10th he marched to Lexington, where a battalion of the regiment, in command of Major McBride, met with a portion of Morgan's command, had a brisk skirmish, and retired. On the llth the regiment marched to Paris and bivouacked for two hours; after dark started for Cynthiana, leading the horses the most of the way, so as to make as little noise as possible. Just at daylight on the 12th the enemy was found behind rail barricades; the llth Michigan Cavalry and 12th Ohio Cavalry were in line of battle on foot for the purpose of driving him from the barricades, while the 9th Michigan charged him on his left flank in most splendid style,
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