. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . er entitling them to the highest praise. I shall leave here to-morrow with a force nearly the same, andattempt to reach! Canton, hoping thereby to prevent their detach-ments from being sent to Forrest. I will send a report more indetail at a very early day. I am, Colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. W. Slocum,Major-General, W. T. Clark,Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the (R R. Vo
. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . er entitling them to the highest praise. I shall leave here to-morrow with a force nearly the same, andattempt to reach! Canton, hoping thereby to prevent their detach-ments from being sent to Forrest. I will send a report more indetail at a very early day. I am, Colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. W. Slocum,Major-General, W. T. Clark,Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the (R R. Vol. XXXII, Part 1, p. 242.) FIRST LIEUTENANT D. E. POTTER. The subject of this sketch was born in Fort Ann, WashingtonCounty, State of New York, November 20, 1836. He enlisted inCompany A, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, August 24. 1861. The reg-iment was ordered to Cairo in November following, when thecompany was assigned to duty as General Grants escort; actingas such until after the fall of Vicksburg. General Grant havingbeen assigned to a higher command in the East, left his escortat Vicksburg. As a member of the escort, always near General Grant, he. D. E. POTTER,1st Ueut. Third U. S. C. C. Third U. S. Colored Cavalry. 179 carried dispatches to corps and Division commanders on everybattle field from Fort Do nelson to Vicksburg. Early in the warhe was promoted to Corporal. He was discharged from CompanyA, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, July 11, 1863, for promotion as Cap-tain in the Fiftieth U. S. Colored Infantry, which position he re-signed August 9, 1864, to accept a position as Second Lieutenantin the Third U. S. Colored Cavalry, and was promoted to FirstLieutenant July 22, 1865. He commanded his company, D, on theGrierson raid from Memphis to Vicksburg, December and Jan-uary 1864-5, taking part in the battle of Egypt Station and Frank-lin, Miss., December 28th and January 2. He was successively detailed as regimental Adjutant and asAssistant Adjutant-General, Third Brigade, Cavalry
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