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THE FIGHT AT MURFREESBORO’. Captain Kerr, of the Highland Rangers, who was wounded in the arm in the fight at Mure freesboro’, Temn., came to Rome on Tuesday.— From him we get the following items: The fight took place on Sunday, the 18th iuet., and lasted four or five hours. 1,272 Pederaiz were captured by our forces, including 46 com missioned officers, among the number was Gen. Crittenden. The first Georgia cavalry, Col. J. J. Morrison, was ep . Two companies from this county are in that regiment, Capt. Kerr’s and Captain Haynie’s. Dr. Witcher, of Polk county, Surgeon of the regiment, was killed.. Major — ‘3 horse was shot from under him. Adjutant John N. Perkins was very badly wounded—we fear mortally.— Two of Capt. Kerr’s company, besides himself, were wounded—T. Z. Smith in the thigh, and B Huckeby in the knee—both severely. Captain Haynie had four men killed and several wounded. Captain Crabb, of Polk, was killed, and C. L. Montford, of his company, 28 Killed, Dr. Zu ber, of the same company, was mortally wounded, of Lieutenant Hutchings severely, but not mor tally, Capt. Seawright, of Paulding, was killed, and Lieut. Trammell badly wounded, Rome Ga. Southerner, July 24th. Bortes Recsuse.—A private panarch receiv ed in the city yesterday says Mrs. Phillips has been released from confinement on Ship Island. It is not certain that she ever reached her place of exile.— Savannah Republican, July 26.
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Augusta Weekly Constitutionalist
Augusta, Georgia, US
Wed, Jul 30, 1862
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