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refer you to the official report of Colonel Harnden, dated May 13, 1865, endorsed by Colonel O. H. LaGrange, then commanding brigade and on file in War Record office, War Department, Washington, D. C."

Signed,
Fred Richter.

VII.

Endorsement Upon Colonel Harnden's Report of the Capture of Jeff. Davis.

Headquarters, Second Brigade, First Cavalry Division, M. D. M., Macon, Georgia, May 14, 1865.

Respectfully forwarded.

From this report it appears that Lieutenant-Colonel Harnden faithfully discharged his duty and no blame can attach to him in relation to the unfortunate collision between his detachment and Colonel Pritchard's, which he had every reason to believe remained at Abbeville. It is, however, a source of painful regret that the satisfaction experienced in this consummation is clouded by the knowledge that an act having every appearance

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