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Fourth Cavalry
After proceeding two miles, skirmishing sharply with the enemy, the Major struck a road leading across a creek to their works. Crossing the creek, capturing two of their pickets, he pushed rapidly up an ascent and soon obtained a foothold inside, and was engaged with the enemy at least half an hour before any other force arrived. Deploying his regiment in line, he moved obliquely towards the pike. As soon as firing .commenced on this flank, the enemy withdrew his artillery and moved into the town. fir-ing was now heavy along the whole line of the regiment, and especially on the right, the enemy in the woods taking advantage of the exposed position of the right in passing through some open fields.
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