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Civil War
Third Regiment Infantry
During the month of November, 1864, the regiment was stationed at that point. On the 23d its advance picket on the Moulton and Courtland road was driven in, when five companies moved out and encountered a small force of the enemy, driving it back without loss. On the 25th the regiment moved toward Murfreesboro, Tenn., arriving there on the 27th, and was ordered to duty at Fort Rosecrans. While Gen. Milroy was engaged at the Cedars, with the principal part of Forrest's command, Faulkner's brigade of mounted infantry, on the 7th of December, made a dash on the picket line at Murfreesboro, driving in the pickets and gaining possession of the town;
American Civil War
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