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On the morning of June 12, the Union troopers were tearing up the tracks to the west of Trevilian Station when they came upon General Wade Hampton's dismounted men entrenched and barring the way. The Union soldiers made repeated costly attacks on the rebel position but could not gain an inch of ground. Captain Frank Furness was one of two men to earn the Medal of Honor in this action when he voluntarily carried a box of ammunition across an open space swept by the enemy's fire to the relief of an outpost whose ammunition had become almost exhausted. His brave actions enabled the embattled soldiers to hold their important position. After nightfall Sheridan decided to abandon the rest of the mission. He retreated eastward, burdened by 1,000 wounded men, 500 prisoners, and hundreds of escaped slaves who flocked to his column. |
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