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ill overlooking miles of the country, and two and a half miles south of Louisville. The country on both sides of the Ogeechee is an extensive swamp, with thick, tangled growth. These swamps, however, have good sandy bottoms, and it was not difficult to pass through them. The distance marched was ten miles. December 1.--Moved at seven A. M., my division leading, following the road toward Millen. My advance was preceded by the Ninth Illinois mounted infantry. Crossed Big Dry Spring and Baker's Creeks, passing through the camp of Carlin's division of the Fourteenth corps, west of Baker's Creek, and encamped one and a half miles from Bark Camp Creek. The country passed through on this day's march was very swampy, although the roads in the main were very good. The facilities for forage were not as ample as on the previous days, the plantations being comparatively few; and although these few bore marks of having been well cultivated, the stock and provisions had been mostly remove
. S. Benner, Third Kentucky cavalry, Aid-de-Camp; Lieutenant William Waters, Third Kentucky cavalry, Provost-Marshal; Captain Baker, Eighth Indiana, Acting Commissary of Subsistence; and Lieutenant Winters, acting ordnance officer; Eighth Indiana orsed the river above me. Pushing on toward the town, my advance came upon a column moving out on the McDonough road. Lieutenant Baker, with company E, immediately charged the enemy, and drove them hastily through the town. In the mean time, another , the whole numbering probably forty men. I ordered Lieutenant Jones, commanding company D, to charge them, ordering Lieutenant Baker, with company E, to support the charge. The rebels broke in all directions, leaving their guns, hats, blankets, andever, I feel constrained to bear testimony to the good conduct and gallantry of Adjutant Mitchell, and Lieutenants Jones, Baker, and Bryan; also to the gallantry of Sergeants Jackson, of company B, and Holland, of company H, and private Pierce, of c
oads, were two regiments of cavalry, under Colonel Baker, First North Carolina cavalry. Matters wecolumn near Gatewood's, where Colonels Rosser, Baker, and Goode, with their respective regiments, jasualties you are respectfully referred to Colonel Baker's report. During the series of engagementorth Carolina, that the enemy had taken in Colonel Baker's engagement, early in the morning. This his I also reported to General Huger. But Colonel Baker, having arrived, assumed the command, and morning, (twenty-ninth,) I moved off, with Colonel Baker, in the direction of the Long Bridge. As inity for some hours, I was ordered, under Colonel Baker, First North Carolina cavalry, to take posance guard from my regiment, thrown out by Colonel Baker, reported that both sides of the road leadive at the same time. A small number under Major Baker, who were the first to enter the field, werwere killed and wounded — among the latter, Major Baker, whilst behaving most gallantly. Lieutenan[10 more...]
Frobel, Major and Chief of Artillery, commanding. Report of Colonel Baker. headquarters First North Carolina cavalry, August 9, 1862from Captain Houston's company. I am, sir, with much respect, L. S. Baker, Colonel First North Carolina Cavalry. Report of Lieutenant- pickets had not been driven from their posts. He reported that Colonel Baker's or my position would be attacked by morning. This courier wain the field, which was preparatory to moving to the support of Colonel Baker. I received no information after this from Malvern Hill. It istant: At one o'clock A. M. I received a verbal message from Colonel Baker, through his courier, to this effect: that the enemy had drivened of artillery, cavalry, and infantry. From the withdrawal of Colonel Baker's pickets on my right, thereby preventing any communication, on the Charles City road, between Colonel Baker's and mine, besides exposing my right entirely to approach of the enemy in case Colonel B. shou