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10th Regiment Cavalry
Let no one say, either, that it was due to a want of cooperation on the part of other officers. Let the responsibility rest where it belongs—on the chief officer in command. Had he handled his troops steadily and properly, a stampede would have been
impossible.
"There was at Strawberry Plains an entrenched camp, the defenses of which had been constructed by the 10th Michigan Cavalry. The position was an admirable one, and the defenses well made. A force sufficient to man the entire line could have maintained itself against many times its own number. In fact, although the force there was quite inadequate to man the whole line, and although many of them were indifferently armed and disciplined, yet I think there was no feeling of uneasiness at the approach of Breckenridge with his largely out numbering force.
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