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American Civil War
Fourteenth Regiment Infantry
when a soldier of Mackey's command, Sam Dunning, ordered him to halt and surrender, which he did reluctantly, remarking to Martin W. Culp, the cavalryman to whom Dunning had given him in charge, • I could have shot you if I had thought fit, but I would be committing murder. ' Fifteen of his men, among whom was a brother of his, were captured also, the remainder escaping through the dense forest. On approaching Captain Mackey, McCann endeavored to conceal his rank—a star on his left breast—and on being asked who he was, gave his name as Johnson.
Civil War Battle
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