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Civil War Cavalry
and at ten o'clock that morning he departed for Washington City, by way of Harper's Ferry, in obedience to a summons from headquarters, leaving his staff officers to start for Centreville in the afternoon. He was soon made to retrace his steps by the sounds of battle in his rear.
"At the time the National scouts saw nothing but Ashby's cavalry, Jackson's whole force was strongly posted in battle order, with artillery on each flank, in an eligible situation, half a mile south of Kernstown, completely masked by woods, which were filled with his Skirmishers; and within an hour after Banks left Winchester, Confederate cannon opened upon Kimball.
Michigan Cavalry
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