killed and 78 wounded, and that of seventeen engagements participated in by him since the beginning of the war the affair at Cynthiana was much the fiercest and most desperate.

I append also a list* of rebel wounded left in Cynthiana. Nine of their wounded are also at Paris, besides a number left along the road between this place and Richmond, Ky., to which point we pursued him, by command of General G. C. Smith.

We are under great obligations to the companies from Cincinnati, Newport, and bracken County, Kentucky, under Captains Wright, Arthur, and Pepper, for their invaluable aid, who distinguished themselves on that occasion and fought like heroes.

The friends and relatives of the wounded of both sides are greatly indebted to Surg. W. T. McNess, Seventh Kentucky Cavalry; Drs. j. C. Frazier, A. Adams, W. O. Smith, J. A. Kirkpatrick, John A. Lair, and-McLeod, for their unremitting attention to the wounded, and to the ladies of Cynthiana unbounded praise is due for their untiring ministrations upon the wounded, &c.

I have the honor to be, with much respect, your obedient servant,

J. J. LANDRAM,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.

Captain JOHN BOYLE,

Asst. Adjt. General for the District of Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.

Numbers 6.

Report of Brigadier General G. Clay Smith U. S. Army, of operations July 13-25, including skirmish near Paris.

LEBANON, KY., July 26, 1862.

SIR: By order of General Boyle I left the southern part of the State on the 13th, and assumed command of some forces in Frankfort, Ky., on the 16th day of this month. As soon as I reached that point I immediately set to work to organize a sufficient force to move against General John Morgan, said to be in camp near Georgetown.

At 9 p. m. of the day I reached Frankfort I was ready to march with 1,320 men, 430 of which were of Colonel Williams' (Ninth Pennsylvania) cavalry, which I had brought with me from the lower part of the State; two pieces of Captain Nicklin's (Thirteenth Indiana) battery, and two pieces gotten up by Home Guards, under Captain Goins; Colonel Mahan's Indiana regiment of infantry, and one company of regulars under Captain Biddle.

On the cars at 9 p. m. Colonel Maxwell reached Frankfort with Colonel Stoughton's regiment and orders to assume command of that point and the forces, and directions for me to for me to proceed to Lexington and take control of matters there. I left as early as possible with 230 of Colonel William's cavalry and reached Lexington at 7 o'clock in the morning. General Ward, by orders from General Boyle, turned over his command to me. I learned that General Morgan was in the neighborhood of Paris and would probably take possession of that town during the day or that night. I organized a force of 595 men-230 Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, under Major John Marshall; 165 Eighteenth Ken

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