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Civil War American
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Colonel Shoemaker then telegraphed to headquarters at Dechard that he could hold the place if desirable, and received in reply an order from General Smith, in command, to withdraw in good order without delay, when the movement was immediately commenced, the trains dispatched for Nashville with all the stores, baggage, convalescents, and men unable for a hard march. The artillery was dis charged at the enemy one gun at a time, and then immediately taken from its position and placed on the train, and in that manner the fire was kept up until the last piece was removed.
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