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avalry, then charged the heights, supported by Rives' regiment of infantry. On reaching the groud, dismounting, they formed on the left of Colonel Rives. The enemy, in turn, advanced against our lines, but were received by Colonel Rives' regiment with a heavy fire, and repulsed with heavy los, only to be repulsed with greater spirit, Colonel Rives sternly holding his position, from which hon the left by the simultaneous advance of Colonels Rives' and Gates' regiments, which speedily occueen pressed forward somewhat in advance of Colonel Rives' regiment, I ordered Burbridge to fall bac before our lines, as with a shout of triumph, Rives' and Gates' regiments dashed onward past Elkhour hands, captured by the charge of Gates' and Rives' regiments. A renewal of the enemy's fire by having come up, was assigned position between Rives' regiment and Gen. Martin E. Green's command. asters, within a few minutes after the fall of Rives, we suffered an irreparable loss in the fall o[2 more...]