the right of the railroad. It dislodged the enemy, and with the cavalry troop to the right, — the troop had arrived about this time, after doing effective service in threatening the enemy's flank, — and with the companies of Major Gilbraith pushed forward in the centre, took up a position on the northern line of hills. Here they were rejoined by the infantry and by two pieces of artillery under First Lieutenant Archibald Campbell, which the brigade commander had ordered forward, and which by their fire added to the discomfiture of the enemy. The two Gatling guns under Lieutenant Maginnis, with the advance, did good work, at first in a place near the creek where the gunners had a good view of the enemy, and later on at the various positions of the advance-guard. The two guns from the main body were also operated from the crest of the hill during the latter stage of the combat.
The affair ended about six o'clock; and the troops, including all the artillery, bivouacked on or near the position occupied by
