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On Saturday, October 9th, the enemy, with cavalry, infantry, and artillery, attacked Kilpatrick's division, near James City, but were held in check during the day. Sunday the army was in motion, Kilpatrick slowly retreating, fighting as he always fights, right gallantly, against superior numbers, back through Culpepper towards the Rappahannock, until he reached the vicinity of Brandy Station. As the head of Ouster's brigade (then in advance) reached the high ground beyond that place, he found across the wide plain, noted as the scene of former severe cavalry battles, a long line of rebel cavalry drawn up under Fitzhugh Lee, evidently determined to prevent his further progress; their numbers warranting them in the belief that they would be successful.
American Civil War
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