The Regimental Casualty Analysis found in American Civil War Research Database records an engagement on March 20, 1862 at Milton, Tenn., losing one killed and one wounded.

Action at Vaught's Hill, near Milton, Tenn
MARCH 20, 1863

MARCH 20, 1863.--Action at Vaught's Hill, near Milton, Tenn.

REPORTS.

No. 1.--Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, U. S. Army.
No. 2.--Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds, U. S. Army,

commanding Fifth Division, Fourteenth Army Corps.
No. 3.--Capt. Alexander A. Rice, Assistant Adjutant-Gen., U.

S. Army.
No. 4.--Col. Albert S. Hall, One hundred and fifth Ohio

Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.
No. 5.--Col. Henry A. Hambright, Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania

Infantry, commanding Third Brigade, First Division.
No. 6.--Col. Robert H. G. Minty, Fourth Michigan Cavalry,

commanding First Cavalry Brigade.
No. 7.--Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan, C. S. Army.
No. 8.--Capt. J. D. Kirkpatrick, Ward's Ninth Tennessee

Cavalry (Confederate).

No. 1.

Report of Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, U. S. Army.

MURFREESBOROUGH, TENN.,
March 21, 1863--1 a. m.
Gen. Reynolds reports from Col. Hall's brigade, on a scout near
Milton, on the road to Liberty, that he was attacked this morning by
Morgan's and Breckinridge's cavalry, about eight or ten regiments.
After a four hours' fight he whipped and drove them, with a loss to us
of 7 killed and 31 wounded, including 1 captain. The rebel loss was 30
or 40 killed, including 3 commissioned officers, 150 wounded, and 12
prisoners, including 3 commissioned officers.

W. S. ROSECRANS,
Maj.-Gen.

Maj.-Gen. HALLECK,
Gen.-in-Chief.

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No. 2.

Reports of Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds, U. S.
Army, commanding Fifth Division, Fourteenth Army Corps.

HDQRS. FIFTH DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
March 20, [1863]--1.45 p. m.
COL.: A brigade from Gen. Granger's command is about
starting to re-enforce Col. Hall. Gen. Thomas is not in. Will you
authorize the movement? Have just heard from Hall. He was in a good
position, and holding the rebels off, but I fear they will greatly
outnumber him.

J. J. REYNOLDS,
Maj.-Gen.

Lieut.-Col. [C.] GODDARD.

I have only about 500 men in camp, whom I have ordered out with four
pieces of artillery.

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HDQRS. FIFTH DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
March 20, 1863--2.15 p. m.
COL.: About 12.30 p. m. a messenger arrived from Col. Hall,
saying that he was attacked at Milton, and threatened with being
surrounded by a large force of cavalry, and requesting our mounted
men. The mounted men are all out foraging. I sent a request to Gen.
Stanley for 1,000 cavalry, which were ordered from department headquarters
(Gen. Stanley being out). Gen. Granger offered to send
Hambright's brigade, and I called to see Gen. Thomas to authorize
it, but found him out. It was authorized by department headquarters. I
have only about 500 men in camp, and have sent them with four pieces
of artillery to Hall's aid. Messenger arrived half an hour since. Hall had
moved to a good position, and was holding his own, but evidently
outnumbered. Hall is said to be about 12 miles from here.

J. J. REYNOLDS,
Maj.-Gen.

Lieut. Col. GEORGE E. FLYNT.

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HDQRS. FIFTH DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
March 20, 1863--11 p. m.
COL.: Dr. [O. Q.] Herrick and Capt. Blair have just returned
from Milton. Hall is all right. He was surrounded by a superior force
of cavalry and five pieces of artillery. He took a good position, fought
them four hours, and drove them off handsomely. Our loss 7 killed and
31 wounded. Among the killed is Capt. [A. C.] Van Buskirk, One
hundred and twenty-third Illinois. Rebel loss 30 to 40 killed and 150
wounded; among the killed 3 commissioned officers. We have taken
about a dozen prisoners, including 3 lieutenants. Our re-enforcements
are all up, and Hall may give the rebels a punch to-morrow morning.
Morgan, Wheeler, and Breckinridge were present.

Very respectfully,

J. J. REYNOLDS,
Maj.-Gen.

Lieut. Col. GEORGE E. FLYNT.

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No. 3.

Report of Capt. Alexander A. Rice, Assistant
Adjutant-Gen., U. S. Army.

HDQRS. FIFTH DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
March 20, 1863.
COL.: Col. Hall has with him about 1,500 infantry and two
pieces of artillery. Is 3 miles this side of Milton. Was attacked this
morning in the rear. Says he has seen the enemy in large force both on
his right and left, and thinks he is being surrounded. Says the enemy are
all mounted, and asks for re-enforcements of cavalry. Gen. Reynolds
called on Gen. Stanley for 1,000 cavalry, and is now gone to find
Gen. Thomas, to get a brigade of infantry from Gen. Granger's
division, as Col. Wilder's brigade are all out. Strength of enemy not
definitely known.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ALEX. A. RICE,
Capt. and Assistant Adjutant-Gen.

C. GODDARD,
Lieut.-Col. and Assistant Adjutant-Gen.

No. 4.

Report of Col. Albert S. Hall, One hundred and fifth
Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.

HDQRS. 2d BRIGADE, 5TH DIVISION, 14TH ARMY CORPS,
Murfreesborough, Tenn., March 22, 1863.
SIR: Having completed the reconnaissance begun on the 18th instant, I
hereby report the operations of my command.

I left camp, with two days' rations in the haversack and two on
packmules, with the following force: One hundred and twenty-third
Illinois Infantry, Col. James Monroe commanding, 18 officers and
313 enlisted men; Eightieth Illinois Infantry, Col. Thomas G. Allen
commanding, 18 officers and 365 enlisted men; One hundred and first
Indiana Infantry, Lieut. Col. Thomas Doan commanding, 19
officers and 353 enlisted men; One hundred and fifth Ohio, Lieut.
Col. William R. Tolles commanding, 18 officers and 245 enlisted
men; one section of the Nineteenth Indiana Battery, Capt. S. J.
Harris commanding, and Company A, of Stokes' cavalry, Capt.
[Joseph H.] Blackburn commanding, giving me a total strength of
infantry of a little over 1,300. My orders were to "reconnoiter the
enemy and strike him, if the opportunity offers."

On the night of the 18th, I occupied Cainsville, taking 2 prisoners;
making that night an unsuccessful effort to surprise a small rebel camp
and failing by the mistake of a guide.

Early the next morning I took the Statesville road, finding the enemy's
pickets; captured 2 of them. At Statesville my advance was met by a
force of 150 or 200 rebel cavalry; a slight skirmish took place here, in
which a sharpshooter from the One hundred and fifth Ohio mortally
wounded one of [J. M.] Phillips' rebel cavalry. The enemy retired
slowly down Smith's Fork toward Prosperity Church, on the pike. I
followed very cautiously, skirmishing the ravines, and upon reaching the
pike wounded 2 of Smith's ([Eighth] Tennessee) cavalry and captured
1. Half a mile from this spot, down the valley toward Liberty, a
regiment of rebel cavalry, re-enforced by those whom I had driven from
Statesville, was in line of battle across the valley. A small cavalry picket
was also seen on the pike toward Auburn. I rested my command at
Prosperity Church about two hours.

Becoming entirely satisfied that a large rebel force, under Morgan's
command, was massed in the vicinity, and that I should be attacked by
the next day at the farthest, I determined to choose my own ground for
the engagement, and accordingly at dusk I moved my command to the
high ground to the rear of Auburn, bringing me 3 miles nearer
Murfreesborough, leaving the rebel regiment wholly unmolested, by
skirmishing my way to Auburn with 40 or 50 rebels, whom I found had
occupied the place during the afternoon. Of this force I wounded 1 or
2, and they retired on the Woodbury road. That night the enemy's
pickets confronted mine on every road leading from my position, and a
large force advanced in the night from toward Liberty and encamped in
the vicinity of Prosperity Church. Knowing that the enemy largely
outnumbered me, I determined to draw him as near Murfreesborough
as possible, and to reach a fine position near Milton, 7 miles from my
Auburn camp.

I moved at light, and upon reaching the high ridge, 3 miles from
Auburn, halted twenty minutes to fill canteens and view the enemy's
advance. He was 2 miles behind me, but showed himself in no great
force. Making on this ridge some demonstrations which would indicate
a purpose to stay there, I dropped suddenly down the slope toward
Milton, and passed 3 1/2 miles of open, level country at a quick but
steady step, occupying one hour, bringing me through Milton with the
head of my column within 500 yards of the spot I desired to reach.
Throwing two companies of the One hundred and twenty-third Illinois
and half of Blackburn's company of cavalry into the edge of the town
as skirmishers, and posting lookouts on my flanks and rear, I put a
Napoleon into position, stacked arms, and awaited the enemy's pleasure.
In twenty minutes his advance was visible in the eagle of the pike,
beyond Milton, about 1,500 yards away, and was promptly scattered by
a shell from Harris. A few minutes later the enemy advanced,
dismounted, and attacked my skirmishers in the village. By this time a
large force was visible, and two heavy columns began passing, one to
my right and one to my left, on the gallop. At this moment I started
three messengers for the general, to apprise him of my whereabouts and
to ask him for a re-enforcement of cavalry. Placing the Eightieth Illinois
into position to take care of my right, and the One hundred and first
Indiana my left, I drew my skirmishers gently back, re-enforcing them
with three more companies of the One hundred and twenty-third Illinois,
so as to cover the center, and set Harris to shelling each column as it
passed, supporting his guns by the One hundred and fifth Ohio. As the
heavy flank movements of the enemy made it necessary, I drew the
whole command slowly back, converging my flank regiments to a line
with my center along the top of the hillock, where I had determined to
make a stand. The heavy column passing to my left was two or three
times cut in two by Harris, but from the nature of the ground was
enabled to pass out of range. The column on my right was forced to
come nearer and run the terrible gauntlet of Harris' fire, which killed
and wounded them at every shot, and finally ran against a volley from
the Eightieth Illinois, which killed and wounded some 30 men and 8
horses, and but for an unwarrantable delay on the part of the officer
commanding the Eightieth Illinois, in giving his men orders to fire,
would have been substantially destroyed. As it was, the terrible raking
given it by the artillery, and the volley from the Eightieth Illinois which
it finally received, quite effectually extinguished its valor and boldness,
so that a thin line of skirmishers and part of Blackburn's little company
was all that was necessary to control them thereafter.

Each of my regiments came into position on the crest, just as I directed,
without confusion or delay; but there was no time to spare on my left.
Here the enemy dismounted, and advanced with all the precision,
boldness, and rapidity of infantry drill. The blow struck the One
hundred and first Indiana and the left wing of the One hundred and
twenty-third Illinois. The first attack was at once repelled; but the
enemy, quickly re-enforcing his line of skirmishers, renewed it with
double force and determination, rapidly advancing his main line. At this
moment some confusion was manifest in the One hundred and first
Indiana, but the gallant example set the men by their field, line, and
staff officers, by the unflinching One hundred and twenty-third Illinois,
and the opportune arrival from the right of five companies of the
Eightieth Illinois and one of Harris' guns, enabled me to check the
disorder. Every man returned to his post and fought to the last. The
enemy gained no advantage; the advance he made by it cost him dearly.

The enemy now opened on my center with four pieces of artillery, and
vigorously attacked my rear, but was repulsed at the rear by Capt.
[W. S.] Crowell, with one company of the One hundred and fifth Ohio,
and Capt. Blackburn's company, dismounted. The enemy's artillery
assisted in driving the enemy from my rear. The engagement was now
general. My line encircling the hillock, inclosing us within 5 acres of
space, was entirely surrounded by the enemy, and every reachable spot
was showered with shot, shell, grape, and canister. Meantime Harris
was not idle; with one gun on the crest, he swung it as on a pivot, and
swept them in every direction, and Lieut. [W. P.] Stackhouse, with
the other gun on the pike, swept everything within his range. Artillery
was never better worked. Again and again the enemy tried to break our
devoted circle, and continued the unequal contest upon me steadily from
11.30 a. m. till 2.15 p. m., when, seeing it was of no avail, he drew off
his cavalry to my front, leaving but a small force on my flanks; and,
desisting from the attack with small-arms, continued to play his artillery
till 4.30 p. m., when he finally withdrew it also. He, however,
continued to so far occupy the ground outside of my line as to prevent
me from taking his slightly wounded or the arms left by him. He
collected the most of them and took away all the men, except those
within rifle range of my lines that were not dead or mortally wounded.
The enemy left upon the field, of men and officers, 63, including 4
captains and 2 lieutenants, dead or mortally wounded; and from an
interview with four surgeons, left by the enemy, I learned that the
wounded carried away cannot be less than 300, among whom were
many officers, including Gen. Morgan, slightly wounded in the arm;
Col. [J. W.] Grigsby, arm broken; Lieut.-Col. [Thomas W.]
Napier, thigh broken; Lieut.-Col. [R. M.] Martin, flesh-wound
in the back, and many officers of lower rank. I am myself satisfied,
from a personal examination of the ground, that the enemy's loss is not
less than 400. To this could easily have been added a large number of
prisoners if my cavalry re-enforcements had reached me in due time.
Col. Minty, of the Fourth Michigan, commanding cavalry
re-enforcements, reached me about 7 p. m., at dark, and after the
enemy had wholly left. I am most credibly informed that Col. Minty
received his order to re-enforce me at about 1 p. m., and I submit to the
inquiry of my superior officers why it should take Col. Minty six
hours to make the distance of 13 miles over one of the best roads in
Tennessee. The gallant Col. Hambright, with his brigade of infantry,
reached me within thirty minutes after the cavalry had reported.

I have brought into camp fifty-three stand of arms, taken from the
enemy, 10 prisoners, and 8 horses. The wounded and prisoners who fell
into our hands represent nine regiments, including three of mounted
infantry, and there were at least three regiments of the enemy held in
reserve during the entire engagement, 1 mile in front. The fatal force of
the enemy could not have been less than 3,500. The surgeons declined
to disclose the force, and one wounded officer placed it at 4,000.
Among the enemy's dead was a mulatto, killed on the advance line,
fully uniformed and equipped. My loss is as follows: Killed, 1 captain
and 5 enlisted men; wounded, 1 lieutenant and 41 enlisted men;
prisoner, 1 enlisted man; missing, 7 enlisted men.
Of the number wounded but few are serious, and many will not need
hospital treatment. The missing were all inside the lines when the
engagement began. They undoubtedly ran away to the rear, and are
either captured or are in the woods on the way to this camp.
The detailed reports of regimental commander are forwarded herewith,
together with a plat of the route passed over and of the field of battle.*

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* Plat omitted as unimportant.

I directed the citizens to bury the rebel dead and brought my own into
camp.

The hard fighting of the day was done by the One hundred and first
Indiana and the One hundred and twenty-third Illinois, but I feel
profoundly thankful for the prompt and gallant co-operation which every
officer of the command gave me, and too much praise cannot be given
to the men of the entire command for their soldierly conduct. Capt.
W. R. Tuttle, of the One hundred and fifth Ohio, my acting assistant
adjutant-general, and Lieut. Sanford Fortner, of the One hundred
and first Indiana, my aide-de-camp, rendered me the most valuable
assistance on every part of the field. Capt. Blackburn, of the First
Middle Tennessee Cavalry, deserves especial praise for his daring and
efficient conduct during the scout and engagement. I desire also to make
especial mention of Private J. H. Blackburn, Company A, First Middle
Tennessee Cavalry, for the prompt and intelligent execution of my
orders in bearing my dispatch from the point of attack to division
headquarters, at Murfreesborough, and also of Private Edward Potter,
Company E, One hundred and fifth Ohio, for the faithful and prompt
management of my train of pack-mules, so placing them that not an
animal was lost, and for his valuable assistance as an orderly on the
field.

I have the honor to be, very truly, your obedient servant,

A. S. HALL,
Col., Cmdg. Second Brigade.

Capt. ALEXANDER A. RICE,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen., Fifth Division.