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poison springs,captured union color

o.r. report brig, gen,w.l.cabell battle of poison springs, the enemys strength was about 2,500 men,from all the information i could get -1,500 negroes of the 1st kansas colored vol,regiment, and 1,ooo white troops with 4 pieces of artillery.the number of killed of the enemy was very great,especially among the negroes,you could track our troops by the dead bodies lying on the ground. i estimated his loss from what i saw and heard from reliable officers as follows, killed,negroes.450, indians.7, white troops.30, total. 487, no estimate of wounded can be made. morgans regiment which was stationed on the camden road east of the battle ground,killed at least 80 negroes and captured 35 prisoners, my whole command captured 62 prisoners, 58 white troops and 4 negroes, we also captured all the wagons, 200,of them 4 cannon,and stores,we also captured a stand of colors of the negro regiment, michael...,

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