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beyond the right flank of Hammond's brigade; but owing to the lateness of the hour and heaviness of the road over which he was compelled to move, he secured but few prisoners. This report also seems to be silent in respect to any order from General Thomas. There was another good reason why the cavalry secured but few prisoners at that time: there were very few left to secure behind that part of the line, the infantry having captured nearly all of them. My own official report, dated December 31, gave the following account of the operations of December 16, to the accuracy of which no exception was taken by General Thomas. The only order therein mentioned as coming from General Thomas was that received in the night of the 15th, for the pursuit of the enemy on the following day. In the night of the 15th I waited upon the major-general commanding at his headquarters, and received his orders for the pursuit of the enemy on the following day. Our operations during the 15th had swu