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Ninth Regiment Cavalry
on the 15th, the engagement continuing for three hours, in which one hundred prisoners and two pieces of artillery were taken, and the enemy driven in the direction of Neuse river. Moving towards the Neuse on the 16th, skirmishing with the enemy throughout the day, and proceeding on the march during the 17th, 18th, and 19th, on the 20th and 21st it took part in the heavy engagement at Bentonville. Continuing the march on the 22d, arrived at Clinton on the 23d, and at the Raleigh and Smithfield railroad on the llth of April, skirmishing at that point. Reaching within six miles of Raleigh on the 12th, a sharp engagement took place, and on the 13th, after some light skirmishing at Morrisville, Raleigh was surrendered to General Kilpatrick.
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