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Grenville Dodge: “We soon discovered the rebels fleeing over the hills and down the White River Road, and being nearest to that road I…”

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We soon discovered the rebels fleeing over the hills and down the White River Road, and being nearest to that road I immediately started my Brigade after them.
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Grenville Dodge
Republican · Iowa

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Dodge describes his immediate action during a battle when he saw the enemy retreating.

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