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Several unsuccessful attempts were made to obey this order, but before it could be done the brisk firing of the rear guard warned the commanding General that his force occupied a dangerous position. Never was a command in a more critical situation. Never before was man cooler or did one display more real generalship than General Kilpatrick on this occasion. Tapping his boot with his whip and peering in the direction of the rapidly approaching force, he saw it falling back, apparently in some disorder. Not a moment was to be lost; inaction or indecision would have proved fatal, and the moral effect of a successful campaign destroyed in an hour. Fortunately, General Kilpatrick was cool and defiant, and felt the responsibility resting upon him. This made him master of the situation, and by a dashing movement saved the cavalry corps' from disaster.
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