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Civil War Cavalry
There was some fighting with our rear guard at Strasburg, and again at Newtown, eight miles from Winchester; but our men retreated with moderate loss, and our infantry and artillery were again concentrated at Winchester by midnight. Here they were allowed a rest of two or three hours, broken at brief intervals by the rattle of musketry as the rebels closed around them, their artillery opening at daylight.
"Banks had now less than 7,000 men, opposed to more than 20,000, flushed with victory, and confident that the day would witness the capture and destruction of our little army.
Michigan Cavalry
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