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Second Regiment Cavalry
Colonel Sheridan assumed command at once, and was soon in the saddle. In a very few days he was in the spirited fight at Boonville, one of the brightest minor victories of the war.
The operations of the 2d Michigan Cavalry in that affair, as detailed in the following special report made to the Adjutant General of Michigan by Dr. William Brownell, who was then assistant surgeon of the regiment, and accompanied it on that occasion:
"During the last week of June, 1862, Colonel Sheridan, while his regiment was stationed at Corinth, was ordered with his brigade, consisting of the 2d Michigan (his own regiment), the 2d Iowa Cavalry, Colonel Hatch, and two pieces of artillery, supported by two companies of infantry,
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