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Second Regiment Cavalry
In August following he was attacked near Rienzi by a large command of cavalry under Colonel Faulkner which he signally defeated, and drove to within a few miles of Ripley, dispersing the whole force and capturing a large number of prisoners and arms. He remained with his brigade in that locality until September 7th, when with his old regiment, the 2d Michigan, he was ordered to join the army in Kentucky."
Colonel Sheridan having been appointed a Brigadier General, to rank from July 1, 1862, he recommended to the Governor the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Campbell to fill the vacancy.
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