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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoranda of Thirty-Eighth Virginia infantry. (search)
enemy into his works near the city, and it was the impression of Major Cabell that the city might now have easily been captured, but no further advance being ordered, the day passed by with desultory fighting between the skirmishers. Lieutenant William G. Cabaniss. Company K, with ten privates, was ordered to cross the Dismal Swamp and cut the M. & P. railroad east of Suffolk, but finding a heavy picket guarding the point at which he was to cross, and his object being secret, he returned withoum upon their line of battle. At this point I found my left entirely unprotected and the enemy upon a line with my own. I immediately reported the fact to Colonel Cabell and one of General Barton's staff and deployed my left, Company K, Lieutenant W. G. Cabaniss commanding, perpendicular to my line of battle and continued the advance, breaking and driving back three lines of battle the depth of my regiment, capturing two pieces of artillery. My ranks having in this time been so much depleted f