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Confederate infantry started to wade the river, but Captain John Mendenhall massed 57 guns here and unleashed shot, shell, and canister on the attackers, inflicting almost 16 casualties a minute. Unable to withstand the fierce pounding, the Confederates fell back as Union infantry pursued them across the river, and the guns had won the day for the Union.
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