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Farther down to the right Buford was making glorious fight, his force being towards the river. General Ouster obtained of General Pleasanton, who had taken command,, permission to attempt to break the well formed lines of the enemy by a charge. Buford was fighting the right, while a long column of rebel cavalry was coming up from the left. Forming his brigade in two columns, led respectively by the 1st and 5th Michigan, General Ouster ordered his band to the front, and placing them between the heads of the columns, directed them to play Yankee Doodle. They did it with a will. As the glorious strains of that national air broke upon the ears of the men of that brave brigade, their sabres with one accord seemed to leap from their scabbards, as they eagerly waited for the order to charge.
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