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The Army of the Cumberland by Henry Martyn Cist
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landed, when the position was to be strongly fortified and held by
them until the arrival of Hooker.

At midnight the troops who were to take part in the expedition were
marched to the river and placed in the boats manned by crews with
oars, and on two flat boats. The force that marched under Turchin
moved out under cover of dense woods over the point to the ferry,
where they remained in readiness to cover the landing of the troops
coming down the river. The artillery accompanied this part of the
command and remained under cover.

At 3 o'clock A.M. of the 27th, the boats moved out into the stream
under cover of a slight fog. On arriving at a point some two miles
below the town, these troops reached the rebel picket line posted
on the left bank of the river. The boats passed on unobserved by
keeping close to the right hand shore until just at the landing,
when the troops in the first boat were greeted with a volley from
the rebel pickets, a station being at this landing. In perfect
order, as previously planned, the troops hastily disembarked, moved
forward, occupying the crest of the hill immediately in front and
commenced the work of intrenching. Before this was completed the
enemy, heavily re-enforced, just beyond the crest, moved forward
to drive Hazen back. Here a stubborn little fight was had, the
rebels making a gallant charge with partial success on the right of
Hazen, when they were met with the remainder of the brigade under
Colonel Langdon, who charged at once on their lines and after a
short engagement drove them from the hill into the valley beyond.
Turchin's brigade having crossed the river was placed in position on
Hazen's right, when the enemy moved from the front up the valley.
The rebel force here was a thousand infantry, three pieces of
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