it is generally conceded that Company A covered itself with glory, which is acknowledged by the regiment.

P. H. THORPE,

Adjutant.

Captain R. A. ALSTON, Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Inclosure.]

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In the action referred to above my regiment was deployed upon the Georgetown pike, Companies A and B upon the right, Companies E and R upon the left. After a stubborn fight the enemy were drive from all the positions in the edge of the town. Company B was then sent and succeeded in dispersing it. Companies E and F charged up to the bank of the river under a severe fire of musketry and grope, and were prevented from entering the town, only by the depth of the water at that point. Company A crossed the river at a ford near the bridge, charged across the brigade, and after a very severe contest drove the enemy from the houses near the bridge. Company C, previously held in reserve, charged through the town on horseback, and forced the enemy to abandon their artillery and cleared that street. The two lastnamed companies, then uniting with the Georgia (who had dashed in upon the left), forced the enemy to abandon the depot and subsequently the town.

It is almost impossible to speak in terms too high of the different officers under my command; good conduct and individual gallantry were so common that it almost ceased to be a matter of remark. Captain Hutcheson and Webber led their companies in perfect order through a fire that was unusually severe. Lieutenant J. A. Smith and Bowyer, of Company A, were both severely wounded in front of that company and in the midst of the enemy. Captain Bowles and Lieutenant Myers, of Company C, behaved with great gallantry; the latter was struck from his horse, but fortunately the wound was but slight, Lieutenant White, commanding Company B, performed the duty assigned him, and kept his company in front of a superior force for nearly an hour, finally dispersing it. I have the pleasure to report the gallant and efficient conduct of Captain Thorpe, adjutant of my regiment, and my thanks are due him for the manner in which he superintended the execution of every order. I cannot too highly compliment Colonel St. Leger Grenfell, who acted with my regiment, for the execution of an order which did perhaps more than anything else to gain the battle. His example gave new courage to every one who witnessed it.

I have the honor to report that every one in my regiment gave satisfaction to myself and their respective company commanders.

B. W. DUKE,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Regiment.

Captain R. A. Alston, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Numbers 16.

Report of Lieutenant Joseph E. Harris, commanding Morgan's Artillery.

MORGAN'S BRIGADE,

Cynthiana, Ky., July 18, 1862.

SIR: In obedience to special instructions I have to report that my