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Herewith you have a list* of the killed [14], and I refer you to the surgeon's report for other casualties.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

JNumbers S. FULTON,

Colonel Forty-fourth Tennessee Regiment.

R. B. SNOWDEN, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

OCTOBER 9, 1862.-Acting at Dry Ridge, Dog Walk, or Chesser's Store, near Salt River, Ky.

REPORTS.

Numbers 1.-Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division, First Corps, Army of the Ohio, including skirmish, October 8, at Lawrenceburg.

Numbers 2.-Colonel Edwin A. Parrott, First Ohio Infantry.

Numbers 1.

Report of Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division, First Corps, Army of the Ohio, including skirmish, October 8, at Lawrenceburg.

THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF CHAPLINTOWN,

October 9, 1862-6 p.m.

GENERAL: Left Frankfort 1 a.m. yesterday. By arriving at Lawrenceburg the rebel cavalry appeared in front and a smart skirmish ensued, owing to an imprudent advance of Jacob's cavalry. The leading company lost 3 killed, 12 wounded, 13 missing. Several of the enemy killed and wounded I doubt not.

Our march from Lawrenceburg was closely watched by the enemy's cavalry, and at daybreak of to-day they appeared in force and attempted to drive in the pickets. They exhibited three regiments of infantry and one of cavalry. Our pickets were re-enforced and a sharp firing was kept up for three or four hours. On our side the Thirty-second Indiana, First Ohio, Fifteenth and Nineteenth Regulars were engaged, and a section of Guenther's battery. Their loss respectively was: Thirty-second Indiana, 1 killed; First Ohio 3 killed and 8 wounded; Sixteenth [?] Regiment, 1 killed. The enemy must have suffered very severely. Many of their men were seen to fall.

I presume they picked up some of our stragglers, and I fear they have captured a train of sixteen wagons sent after me unadvisedly, and which contained articles for the Fifth Brigade. I know nothing of General Dumont's column, but I suppose he has moved on Frankfort.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. W. SILL,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

General BUELL.

Will move to Willisburg to-morrow via Chaplintown.

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*Nominal omitted.

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