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The enemy having possession of the Gap, a charge was made by one squadron, which, with the remainder of the regiment deployed as skirmishers, was successful in driving the enemy from the Gap. The regiment held the position until the entire column had passed, though the enemy made desperate efforts, with superior numbers, to drive us out. Our loss here was heavy. Captain William B. Elliott, while bravely leading his company, was mortally wounded and died the next morning, and Lieutenant James S. McElhenny, commanding Company G, was killed instantly.
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