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Col. H. C. Caldwell resigned the Col.onelacy[sic] of the Regt sometime in June 1864 to enable him to accept the office of U. S. District Judge of Arkansas to which he had been appointed Lt. Col. Jno. W. Noble was promoted to Col.onel and Maj George Duffield to Lieut. Col.onel. The Regiment accompanied Brig Gen Sturgis in his unfortunate campaign to Gemtown[?] Mip and was the rear guard of the army on the retreat and gallantly held the enemy in check and saved a large number of stragglers from capture. The Regiment sustained heavy loss. They also accompanied A. J. Smith on his expedition towards Grenada, sometime after the Gemtown[?] disaster and on this occasion ment the enemy and were victorious. The Regiment under Command of Lt Col. Duffield accompanied Winslows Brigade from Memphis which place they left about the 1st of Sept and meved across to Brownsville Ark and from there were ordered to follow up Prices Army then enroute to invade Mo. I enclose Official reports of Col. E. F. Winslow + Lt. Col. Benteen with other Reports of the expedition in pursuit of Price from which you will see something in reference to 3d Iowa Cavalry.