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10th Regiment Cavalry
had abandoned his command, and taking a by-road through the woods had started for Knoxville. Smith and Kirk, finding themselves entirely unsupported, quietly withdrew their commands to the woods and made their way back, Smith to Strawberry Plains and Kirk to Knoxville. Gillem lost his wagon train, a fine battery of six Parrot guns, and nearly one-fourth of his command was taken prisoners, while the balance of the command was so demoralized as to be of no account in the further movements of that campaign. Let no one charge the responsibility of this shameful disaster upon the rank and file of the regimental or company officers of the Tennessee troops.
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