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Civil War Cavalry
Jackson had struck the valley pike at Mlddletown—twelve miles south of Winchester—along which a large body of Federal cavalry with many wagons, was hastening north. He attacked at once with his handful of men, overwhelming resistance, and captured prisoners and wagons. "
In general terms this is not a proper, nor even a true statement of the result of the engagement at Middletown; but let that pass.
then goes on to say:
The cavalry was from New England—a section in which horsemanship was an unknown art—and some of these centaurs were strapped to their steeds. Ordered to dismount, they ex
plained their condition, and were given time to unbuckle.
Michigan Cavalry
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