December 20.
My command moved at daylight, the cavalry in advance, and went into camp at five o'clock, within four miles of Courtland.
The infantry met no opposition.
The cavalry skirmished most of the day in advance of the infantry, driving the enemy rapidly towards Courtland.
At Pond Spring, three miles north-east of Courtland, he made a stand, but was immediately charged and routed by my cavalry.
The report of Colonel Palmer, commanding the cavalry, herewith forwarded, gives a full account of this affair.
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