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About 10:00 A.M., Wheeler's Brigade attacked the wagon train of Starkweather's Brigade near here, destroyed 20 wagons, took some 50 prisoners, and captured a number of horses and mules. Action by the 1st and 21st Wisc., 4th Ill., 79th Pa., inf. and Btry. "A", 1st Ky. Lt. Art., under Starkweather, forced Wheeler to break off the action and withdraw toward Lavergne. The Federal brigade was immobilized in this area.
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