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American Civil War
Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry
The enemy, having met with a heavy loss after a battle of four hours' duration, retreated, leaving a number of killed and wounded upon the field greater than the entire number of the patriotic little band that opposed them. Among the number of killed and wounded were 22 commissioned officers. "The rebel command effected a crossing six miles down the river and proceeded on
their march. It was his intention, as General Morgan declared, to capture the city of Louisville, but this unexpected and terrible repulse cost him more than twelve hours' delay, and caused him, which fact he stated, to change his plans and abandon his attack upon Louisville.
Michigan
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