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Attempted Ambush

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On March 5, 1865, near the point where Ebenezer Road crossed the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, the 29th Missouri Mounted Infantry of Col. Reuben Williams's command deployed on either side of the tracks to capture a Confederate train approaching from Florence, but the attempt failed when the engineer discovered the trap, reversed his engine, and escaped.
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