The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 19
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ACTION NEAR BOONEVILLE, MISS.
A soldier's dearest meed is the consciousness that his duties to his
country have been well and worthily performed, and next to this is the
reflection that his conduct is rightfully appreciated by his country and
his superiors in command.
The cormn landing general is happy to know that this meed of com-
men nation was never more nobly earned or better deserved than by the
soldiers ot this division, and no greener laurels have been won in this
great struggle by the hardy sons of the West than those of the cavalry
division of the Army of the Mississippi.
By order of General Granger :
R. O. SELFRIDGE,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
No. 3.
Report of Col. Philip H. Sheridan, Second Michigan Cavaliry, command.
ing Second Brigade, Cavalry Division.
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, CAVALRY DIVISION,
Camp on King's Creek, Mies., July 2, 1862.
SIR: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to your instruc-
tions, I established my brigade, consisting of the Second Michigan and
Second Iowa Cavalry Regiments, at Booneville, Miss., June 28, and
threw out strong pickets on the numerous roads approaching that place.
On the morning of July 1 a cavalry command of between 4,000 and
5,000 men, under General Chalmers, advanced toward Booneville on
two converging roads. The head of their column on the Booneville
and Blackland road came in contact with my pickets 34 miles south-
west of Booneville. This picket, under command of Lieutenant Scran-
ton, Second Michigan Cavalry, fell back slowly, taking advantage of
every tree to fire from, until they came to the point where the second
road on which the enemy was advancing intersected this road. At this
point our pickets had a strong position and good cover, and were pres-
ently re-enforced by a second company and subsequently by three com-
panies more, all of Second Michigan, under command of Capt. Campbell.
The enemy had up to this time only shown the heads of his columns.
At this l)oint our resistance was so great that the enemy was obliged
to deploy two regiments on the right and left of the road. Informa-
tion was then sent to me that the enemy was in force. I sent word to
Captain Campbell to hold the enemy until I could support him, .and if
necessary to fall back slowly. Previous to this time I had stationed
one battalion Second Iowa in Booneville. I then directed Colonel
Hatch to leave one company of his regiment in camp and take the
balance of his regiment and the battalion in Booneville, except two
saber companies, and form in rear of Captain Campbell, cover his flanks,
and support him by a charge should the enemy break his lines.
While this was being done the enemy attempted to drive Captain
Campbell from his position by a charge through the open field. In this
they did not succeed, but were gallantly repulsed with great loss, my
men reserving their fire until they were within 25 or 30 yards, when
they opened on them with their Colt's revolving rifles. They then com-
imenced turning the flanks of Captain Campbell's position, when he re-
tired to another strong position in his rear. As soon as the enemy saw
him retiring they again charged him, but he succeeded in repelling
them, by collecting his men together in groups, when a hand-to-handC R.1. XXIX.]
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/30/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.