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in Finley, with company A, kept the sharp-shooters of General Churchill at bay. Col. Butler, of the rebel army, was killed here. Col. Fitzgerald, of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee, led the attack against our left with two regiments of Tennesseeans. He was killed; and the attack being unsuccessful, two more regiments were ordered up under command of General Preston Smith, to defeat our left wing. We gave way after half an hour's fighting against greatly superior numbers, Captains Nation and Wingett, of companies B and G, defending every inch of ground. About this time Adjt. Perry's horse was killed and he wounded; but notwithstanding he unflinchingly performed his duty. We were compelled to fall back behind the Seventy-first Indiana, which was forming in line of battle to check the advance of the enemy. While forming our lines my horse was struck by a cannon-ball, thus falling, myself being under him, paralyzing me and injuring me internally. Capt. Finley took comm
in Finley, with company A, kept the sharp-shooters of General Churchill at bay. Col. Butler, of the rebel army, was killed here. Col. Fitzgerald, of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee, led the attack against our left with two regiments of Tennesseeans. He was killed; and the attack being unsuccessful, two more regiments were ordered up under command of General Preston Smith, to defeat our left wing. We gave way after half an hour's fighting against greatly superior numbers, Captains Nation and Wingett, of companies B and G, defending every inch of ground. About this time Adjt. Perry's horse was killed and he wounded; but notwithstanding he unflinchingly performed his duty. We were compelled to fall back behind the Seventy-first Indiana, which was forming in line of battle to check the advance of the enemy. While forming our lines my horse was struck by a cannon-ball, thus falling, myself being under him, paralyzing me and injuring me internally. Capt. Finley took comm