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U. S. Civil War
NINTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
On May 3d the brigade was ordered on an expedition in pursuit of General Morgan, then raiding in Middle Tennessee and threatening the Union lines of communication, attacking trains, and committing depredations generally.
Colonel Duffield overtook Morgan's force at Lebanon, May 5th, surprising him and driving in his pickets posted within a mile of that"place. Morgan had taken possession of houses on the outskirts of the town, where he was vigorously attacked, and after maintaining a heavy and well sustained fire was driven from building to building until finally he was compelled to flee, his forces scattering in a most demoralized condition.
Civil War
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