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more, and found that I had lost two officers and eighteen men wounded; but I had captured three pieces of artillery and five hundred and ninety-nine men and thirty commissioned officers.
Their killed and wounded must have been at least two hundred, including those drowned in the river.
Generals Wheeler and
Martin had to take to the water with the other fugitives.
The Adjutant of the Eighth confederates reined in his horse to allow the two generals to take their dip before him, but his doing so threw him into the hands of the Third Indiana.
I bivouacked near the railroad station.
June 28.--Returned to within two miles of Guy's Gap.
June 29.--Reveille at one o'clock A. M. Marched to
Fairfield via Shelbyville.
The Fifth Iowa and Third Indiana were detached and left with
General Granger at Guy's Gap.
June 30.--Marched to within four miles of
Manchester.
July 1.--Returned to
Walker's Mills, within three miles of
Manchester.
July 2.--Reveille at one A. M. Waited four hours for the First division to move.
Marched to
Elk River, where I rejoined the Second division.
The enemy showed himself in force, the Seventh Pennsylvania skirmished with him a short time.
Camped one mile south of the river, the Fourth Michigan remaining on the north side to guard
Stokes's battery.
July 3.--Marched to
Decherd, the Fourth Michigan making a dash into that place, but finding that the rebs had removed, camped a mile and a half from
Decherd.
July 4.--In camp, Fourth Michigan sent to
Tullahoma for rations.
July 5.--In camp, rejoined by Third Indiana.
July 6.--Marched to within five miles of
Salem and went into camp.
July 7.--In camp.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
received a severe wound (shot through the body a little above the left groin) while crossing the river.
One hundred and eighteen dead rebels have been taken out of the river.
Fifteen were buried on the field, and in every house was left from one to four too badly wounded to be moved.
