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Colonel John Morgan's progress.
through Kentucky.
Kaeven cities and towns captured.

Knoxville, July 24, 1862.
To General S. Cooper:

Col. Morgan sends a dispatch, dated Georgetown, Ky., 16th inst., stating that he has taken eleven cities and towns, with very heavy army stores, and has a force sufficient to hold all the country outside of Lexington and Frankfort, which places are chiefly garrisoned by Home Guards. The bridges between Lexington and Cincinnati have been destroyed.

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