The regiment with its brigade marched from Louisville to Chickasaw Landing on the Tennessee River, where the first active operations of the campaign commenced of March 21, 1865, and ended at Macon, Ga., with the close of the war. There was no engagement during this great campaign, in which Winslow's Brigade participated, in which the Third Iowa Cavalry was not conspicuous. The brigade commander recognized the meritorious conduct of Colonel Noble and his gallant regiment and highly
commended them, as will be seen by the following extracts taken from his official report:

Headquarters First Brigade, Fourth Division, C. C. M. D. M.,
Macon, Ga., April 21, 1865.

scouting, expeditionary, flanking, and Major: I have the honor to submit the following report of operations of my command since leaving Chickasaw Landing, Tennessee River, March 21st last. The distance marched, direct, has been four hundred eight eight miles, while the foraging marches swell the number of miles to an average of six hundred to each regiment. Though much of this has been over a mountainous and partially sterile region, we have found sufficient corn, and if it were not for the long, hard marches, often extending into the night, our animals would now be in exceedingly good condition. Those worn out have been abandoned or turned over to the Negroes, and their places supplied with captured horses and mules. The general conduct of officers and men has been excellent. . . We had slight skirmishing before entering Montevallo, March 30th, one man of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry being slightly wounded March 31st, my brigade moved in rear of the division, when a few miles south of Montevallo, it passed to the front, and the Tenth Missouri Cavalry, being dismounted, the enemy, an Alabama Brigade, was at once pushed out of position. Two men of the Tenth Missouri were wounded. While this regiment mounted, the Third Cavalry, Colonel J.W. Noble commanding, took the advance and one company charged the enemy on the road, at a time when its column was in retreat. A portion of the enemy being separated from their main force, Captain Johnson, with two companies, was sent to the right, and, charging, captured quite a number. Several of the enemy were killed and wounded. This officer acted with vigor and gallantry. The enemy were driven in great confusion to Randolph, leaving many animals and a number of men along the road and seventy-five prisoners in our hands. Colonel Noble led his
regiment, which behaved admirably, and his Adjutant lost his horse in the first charge. Moved April 1st in rear of the division and, when at Mapleville Station, heard firing in front; receiving soon afterwards orders to push forward rapidly, two regiments, Third Iowa Cavalry leading, were hastened to the battle-ground of Ebenezer Church, arriving just as the engagement was being decided. Captain Arnim, Company 1, was thrown out on the left of the road and directed to charge a line of the enemy formed on the bank of the creek four hundred yards from the head of my column. This company, having to throw down a fence under a severe fire, had one officer, Lt. J. J. Veatch, and several men, wounded, losing also about fifteen horses. Captain Arnim and his company behaved in a gallant manner, as did also Captain Alonzo Clark, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, A. A. Q. M., who voluntarily aided in conducting this movement. The column moving forward, the enemy quickly retired, and the Third Iowa Cavalry was sent in pursuit, following the enemy to
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