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who realized he was badly outnumbered, but determined to attack the Union column in an area where the roads were bad and the undergrowth was heavy. Forrest expected his cavalrymen to make short work of the Union infantry who would be worn out by marching in hot weather. By mid-morning, Forrest's
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Confederate brigade to make a serious assault on the final line. Gage's Alabama Battery, Chalmers' supporting artillery, was hit so hard by Union cannon fire that it was forced to retreat. Chalmers' infantry were then stopped by withering artillery fire.
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394:Until April 1862 Battery B was assigned to the
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425:24-pounder gun located on Grant's final line,
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