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American Civil War
Fourteenth Regiment Infantry
Five companies—C, under Lieutenant Finn; E, Captain Ernst; F, Captain Nixon; G, Lieutenant "Witherspoon; H, Captain Higgins—were sent on the skirmish line under Major Fitzgibbon. The night was intensely dark and rainy, requiring the men to be very vigilant against the night attack and 'surprises' which 'fighting Hood endeavors to take profitable advantage of. As was anticipated, the attack or feint was made at midnight, and to thwart its designs the Major ordered that not a single shot be returned, thus leaving the enemy ignorant of our whereabouts,
Civil War Battle
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