CHAPTER XXIV.
THE BATTLE OF MIDDLE CREEK.
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Garfield has gained a great advantage, but he knows that it must be followed up.

His ambition is not satisfied.

He means to force a fight with Marshall, despite the odds.
He has been reinforced, but Craven's men are completely exhausted by their long and toilsome march.

They are hardly able to drag one foot after the other.