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Second Regiment Cavalry
and falling back rapidly at the same time, from cover to cover, but presenting a bold front, until driven by force of numbers, checked Forrest's cavalry long enough to save the 18th Ohio Cavalry and the trains.
From the 8th to the 12th it participated in an important reconnaissances, during which the enemy were driven across Duck river. March 25th it had a sharp encounter with a large force of rebels under Stearns and Forrest, killing and wounding a large number of the enemy, and capturing 52 prisoners and a number of wagons loaded with arms, ammunition, and baggage, with a loss to the regiment of 1 died of wounds, 6 wounded, and 2 missing.
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