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n this route; for, instead of meeting cavalry, they found the inevitable and ubiquitous Mahone supporting and sustaining the cavalry. Gen Mahone with Saunders's Alabama and Flanagan's Florida brigades, left camp about two o'clock on Wednesday morning, and by a rapid march reached Ream's Station about daylight. Here they quickly formed with Saunders's left resting on the railroad, and his right joining on to Finnegan, whose right rested on the stage road by Dinwiddie Court-House, to Lawrenceville, in Brunswick county. On the right of Finnegan, was Fitz Lee's cavalry. About daylight, or a little thereafter, the enemy's cavalry, principally Couch's brigade, advanced in line of battle. Gen M had intended to ambuscade the enemy, but by the neglect of an officer, the artillery were not instructed to reserve their fire, and so they opened upon the enemy as soon as they came in sight. The enemy did not advance very far, but reclad and staggered back, and finally retreat The enemy,