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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

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the 24th, to join in the pursuit of the portion of Morgan's cavalry
that had escaped, this detachment proceeded by cars to Mingo
Junction, on the Ohio river, thence marched to LaGrange and
Steubenville, overtaking Morgan near Steubenville, July 25.
The command skirmished with his forces, driving him during the
night, and on the following morning succeeded in pressing him
into an engagement, which resulted after a severe fight, in the
complete rout of his forces, with a loss of 23 killed, 44 wounded,
and 305 prisoners. Morgan, flying with the remnant of his troops,
was then chased, until,meeting with the forces under Gen. Shackleford, he surrendered. The regiment having again been united
at Covington, proceeded to Hickman's bridge, and participated in
the expedition of Gen. Burnside into East Tennessee, arriving at
Knoxville, Sept. 3. From Knoxville it proceeded to Cumberland gap. On the 7th, a detachment of the regiment drove in
the rebel pickets, entered the gap, and burned a large mill, on
which the enemy depended to a great extent for subsistence. On
the 8th, the rebels, 2,500 strong, with 14 cannon, surrendered to
the Union forces. Subsequently the regiment was engaged at
Carter's Station, September 22; Zollicoffer, September 24; Blue
Springs, October 5 and 10, and Raytown October 11. Since
it arrived at Covington, Ky., in May, 1862, the regiment marched
nearly 3,000 miles, exclusive of marches by detachments while
scouting and foraging.
It lost 4 men killed, 18 died of disease, 11 were lost, and 9 were
missing in action. The worst feature in connection with the
organization is that during the year 1863 no less than 227 desertions were reported. During the year 1864 the losses were 14 killed,
90 died of disease, and 20 missing. Its services in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia were replete with good results.
The regiment entered on service at Triplett's bridge, Ky., June
19, 1863, and completed its splendid labors round Pulaski Sept.
22, 1865, when it was mustered out. Returning to Jackson Sept.
28, it was discharged.
Casualties.-Major T. Lockwood fell at Stone Mountain, Oct. 2, 1864; Wm.
Tindlater fell at Stone Mountain, Sept. 13, 1864; Robert Fischer died at Marietta,
Oct. 3, 1864; John R. Dees died at Atlanta, Oct. 24, 1864.
Discharged. —1865-Fisher James, Fisher John, Gruat Peter, Hammer Geo.,
Huntley Albert, Jackson John, Lamb Henry, Lamb Paul, Lockwood Geo. N., Newman Mark, Sampson J., Shawbeissa J., Sims W. H., Smith John, Spencer Maurice,
William W. P.
THE TENTH CAVALRY
was raised at Grand Rapids in September, 1863, and, under Col.
Thaddeus Foote, left for Lexington Dec. 1, 1863, with a force of
912 men and officers. It here encamped until Jan. 25, 1864,
when it moved to Burnside Point. April 26 the regiment was
ordered to proceed thence to Carter's Station, and destroy the railroad bridge over the Watauga river. Reaching Carter's Station on
the 25th, after a severe engagement, it drove the enemy from a