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Civil War Cavalry
The retreat was continued, the rebels pressing closely, but receiving some severe checks with loss.
After a quiet halt at Martinsburg, a sufficient time to give some little rest to the men, the whole of the main column reached the Potomac river, opposite William sport, soon after dark, without further molestation. The command and the wagons were transported to the opposite shore during the following day.
Headquarters 5th Army Corps,
Army of the Potomac,
at Strasburg, Va., !
General Orders,
March 26th, 1862.
No. 6.
The general commends the activity and bravery of the 1st Michigan Cavalry. [The only regiment mentioned in the order. ]
Michigan Cavalry
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