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Rh to guard the trains, was ordered up during the engagement, but was not needed. The pursuit was soon discontinued, as Wallace's entire force had taken the road towards Baltimore, and I did not want prisoners. Wallace's force I estimated at 8000 or 10,000 men, and it was ascertained that one division of the 6th corps (Rickett's) from Grant's army, was in the fight. Between 600 and 700 unwounded prisoners fell into oar hands, and the enemy's loss in killed and wounded was very heavy. Our loss in killed and wounded was about 700, and among them were brigadier General Evans wounded, and Colonel Lamar of the 61st Georgia regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Tavener, of the 17th Virginia cavalry, and Lieutenant Hobson, of Nelson's artillery, killed. The action closed about sunset, and we had marched fourteen miles before it commenced. All the troops and trains were crossed over the Monocacy that night, so as to resume the march early next day. Such of our wounded as could not be moved in ambu- lances or otherwise, were sent to the hospitals at Frederick under charge of competent medical officers, and our dead were buried. During the operations at Monocacy, a contribution of 8200,000 in money was levied on the city of Frederick, and some needed supplies were obtained.

On the 10th, the march was resumed at daylight, and we bivouacked four miles from Rockville, on the Georgetown pike, having marched twenty miles. Ramseur's division, which had remained behind for a short time to protect a working party engaged in destroying the railroad bridge, was detained for a time in driving off the party of cavalry which had been following from Maryland Heights, and did not get