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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. FIGHT AT "No. 4," NEAR CEDAR KEYS. ' Here are men who fought in gallant actions, As gallantly as ever heroes fought; But, buried in the heap of such transactions, Their names are seldom found, nor often sought." On the night Captain Dickison returned from his expedition, on the east side of the St. John's river, he received a dispatch from Captain E. J. Lutterloh, on the outpost, near Cedar Keys, reporting the enemy landing in large force at Cedar Keys, under cover of their gunboats, and marching out in the interior, on the road to Levyville. A few hours later, another dispatch from this gallant and ever vigilant officer stated that they were at Levyville, and a portion of their command was moving in the direction of Lake City. He immediately telegraphed to headquarters at Tallahassee. Soon orders came for him to move forward with all the force he had, get in the rear of the enemy and harass them until General Millar could reach them with his brigade, which would soon leave by train for Lake City, and thence march through the country with all the ordnance stores needed. Captain Dickison arranged his cavalry in detachments for an immediate move, consisting of fiftytwo men from his Company H, under Lieutenants McCardell and McEaddy, eighteen men from Com pany B, under Lieutenant McLeod, and twenty from Company H, Fifth Battalion of Cavalry, in command of Lieutenants Haile and Haynes, with one twelvepound howitzer, commanded by Lieutenant Bruton. A strong guard being needed to accompany the prisoners to headquarters, they were forwarded to Tallahassee by daylight the next morning, and then our command was ready to move forward. Having little rest, after their ten days' toilsome march over the river, they were almost broken down;...