proceed a short distance to the rear on the Nashville pike, to repel

the enemy's threatening attempt at our communications. Willingly and

cheerfully the brigade again entered the fight under these new

conditions, and although it was supplied with but three or four

cartridges to the man now, it charged gallantly and recaptured two

pieces of artillery which the Union troops had had to abandon at that

Shortly after we debouched from the cedars I was directed by

Rosecrans to send some aid to the right of General Palmer's division;

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