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07_1864-08-19 -- 1864-08-21

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1864. at day light our Regt. Recd an order to cross the R.R. as all the other forces were over but we were not so lucky a large force flanked us and killed a few men many Horses and cut off one Squadron and darkies with Rations for officers but then again outflanked the Rebs and marched us in safety. Wounded Taylor in left foot & Martin in Left Leg severe. (Vertically, over entry:-) Also Reached Jonesboro by driving the Rebs back and destroyed the R.R. and burned the Town - Made on toward Lovejoy Station and was Confronted by a Large Reb force with Breast works. we moved on them and the forced us to retire some three or four times and then my squadron had two (2) men killed belonging to Co. C and some four (4) wounded Horses. then we retired and waited for day light and then flanked Them Lost most all of our Rations. SATURDAY 20  Started out of Jonesboro about day light on a run to flank the Rebs and marched on the gallop almost all the day only while being in line of battle and fighting - succeded in going round the Rebs and struck the R.R. where we found a large Infantry force - Charged them and accomplished our object destruction of R.R. and by this time the Rebs who we flanked have come up to our rear and were pressing us - I had my Squadron thrown out as skirmishers and held them for an hour when they flanked my position and I after having one (1) man killed retired and formed in a woods when they still had an enfilading fire on us and it becoming evident they were about to surround us were called in and ordered to march when the whole division charged in on the Rebs and dispersed them in about two (2) minutes taking seventy (70) Prisoners nothing for Horses or men to eat only what they grabbed while riding through cornfields of which there were plenty. after cutting our way out marched to [McDonaldsville?] and through it - and kept up the movement until we crossed a bridge on some stream where we encamped it Rain, having wet us through immediately after the charge and again at night - three men missing  SUNDAY 21 moved out at day lights the Rebs. following - we Swam South River in safety with the loss of a few men when crossed cotton creek on a bridge which we burned thus putting and end to the Rebs following us but we kept a fast move until late at night when we encamped at Thermopolis in an open field and having received a drenching rain laid in our wet clothes all night - no fires allowed cut the Railroad nothing for men or horses to eat

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1864. at day light our Regt. Recd an order to cross the R.R. as all the other forces were over but we were not so lucky a large force flanked us and killed a few men many Horses and cut off one Squadron and darkies with Rations for officers but then again outflanked the Rebs and marched us in safety. Wounded Taylor in left foot & Martin in Left Leg severe. (Vertically, over entry:-) Also Reached Jonesboro by driving the Rebs back and destroyed the R.R. and burned the Town - Made on toward Lovejoy Station and was Confronted by a Large Reb force with Breast works. we moved on them and the forced us to retire some three or four times and then my squadron had two (2) men killed belonging to Co. C and some four (4) wounded Horses. then we retired and waited for day light and then flanked Them Lost most all of our Rations. SATURDAY 20 Started out of Jonesboro about day light on a run to flank the Rebs and marched on the gallop almost all the day only while being in line of battle and fighting - succeded in going round the Rebs and struck the R.R. where we found a large Infantry force - Charged them and accomplished our object destruction of R.R. and by this time the Rebs who we flanked have come up to our rear and were pressing us - I had my Squadron thrown out as skirmishers and held them for an hour when they flanked my position and I after having one (1) man killed retired and formed in a woods when they still had an enfilading fire on us and it becoming evident they were about to surround us were called in and ordered to march when the whole division charged in on the Rebs and dispersed them in about two (2) minutes taking seventy (70) Prisoners nothing for Horses or men to eat only what they grabbed while riding through cornfields of which there were plenty. after cutting our way out marched to [McDonaldsville?] and through it - and kept up the movement until we crossed a bridge on some stream where we encamped it Rain, having wet us through immediately after the charge and again at night - three men missing SUNDAY 21 moved out at day lights the Rebs. following - we Swam South River in safety with the loss of a few men when crossed cotton creek on a bridge which we burned thus putting and end to the Rebs following us but we kept a fast move until late at night when we encamped at Thermopolis in an open field and having received a drenching rain laid in our wet clothes all night - no fires allowed cut the Railroad nothing for men or horses to eat