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Civil War Cavalry
We arrived at Winchester at dark. Our pickets were posted six miles out, and we all threw ourselves on the ground to rest as well as we could, being completely tired out. It was a cold night, and few slept much, as the rebels kept driving in our pickets. Major Town, with two of our companies on the Front Royal road, kept back one regiment of rebel infantry with cannon nearly all night, but at daylight they saw his small force and drove him: in. We (three companies) were bivouacked two miles from Winchester toward the enemy. At 4 o'clock we were all drinking coffee, when our pickets were driven into our camp by the rebels.
Michigan Cavalry
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