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on him. At last his ammunition gave out, and as he stood resting against a tree, he received orders if he could not bring off his gun, to leave it. At this moment, Brown's battalion, which had been placed in the rear of the gun, came on at a double-quick, to cover the retreat of Low's command. They attempted to take off the gun by at this time commenced in good order. Their cavalry attempted only once to charge, but paid so dearly for their temerity that they were not heard from again; for Brown's battalion, in ambush, with one volley mowed them down as with a scythe. Here fell their Major Garett, one captain and four lieutenants, and thirty rank and file. A private of Brown's battalion — Prophet by name — leaped over the fence into the road and captured the Major's sword, but only after he had thrown a number of dead men off his body, the bullets raining round him the while. The enemy at this time had outflanked us on the left, our cavalry having retired too soon. But they did