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The charge referred to by Colonel Alger has passed into history as one of the most gallant of the war, and is now cited as exemplary, worthy of following in the cavalry service of onr country.
and were forced to leave the field in haste and confusion, while the broken squadron of the gallant 1st formed as best they could in the rear of their regiment and joined in the pursuit.
This left our brigade in possession of that hotly contested field, and night having closed in, this terrible battle ended; and at our left, where the roar of cannon and musketry had been kept up all day, all was now quiet except occasional desultory firing along the line.
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