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April 22, 1864 fight

I am wondering if anyone can tell me anything about a fight that took place April 22nd, 1864 somewhere east of Augusta.
In the weeks after the fight at Fitzhughs Woods the Union tried to repeat the operation with more men. Col. C.C. Andrews took troops upriver by boat to Augusta while the 8th Mo. cavalry went by way of Clarendon, Cotton Plant, then to Augusta were they hoped to catch the Confederate troops between them. Rather than join Andrews in Augusta the 8th Missouri got on the trail of some of the enemy & on the 22nd of April had a sharp fight lasting several hours with Freeman's and/or McCray's command. There were a number of US killed wounded & captured, as well as an unknown number of Confederate casualties. Union accounts of this fight are few. The 8th Mo's records, which are sketchy as to location, called the fight Cache River, Cotton Plant, & Pumpkin Bend. One mention of the fight from a union deserter who fought with Freemans' command mentions the Colony fight on April 22nd, 1864. The colony was the area around modern day McCrory I believe. Any information about this fight or its possible location would be welcomed.
David Casto

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