|
|
Michigan Cavalry Brigade 2
At this moment one battalion of the 1st Michigan, under Major Brewer, was ordered to charge the enemy with drawn sabres. This charge produced the desired effect. The enemy, without waiting to receive it, threw down their arms and fled, leaving their dead and wounded on the field.
"This position being an important one, and having received orders to hold it at any cost, measures were taken to put it in as defensible a condition as possible.
" We remained on the ground that night, the troops sleeping on their arms. Soon after daybreak the next morning, a portion of the line held by the 1st Michigan was attacked by a large force of the enemy.
American Civil War
Page 70
|
|
|
|
|
|