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The 6th Michigan Cavalry was in advance. They did not wait for orders, but one squadron, Companies D and C, under Captain Royce (who was killed) and Captain Armstrong, were deployed as skirmishers, while Companies B and F, led by Major Weber (who was killed), made the charge. The line of skirmishers was forced back several times, but the men rallied promptly, and finally drove the enemy behind the works. A charge was then made, the squadron passing between the earthworks. So sudden and spirited was the dash, and so demoralized was the enemy, that the first brigade surrendered without firing a shot.
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