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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
At 5 P. M. Porter, though he had lost little ground, telegraphed again to General MeClellan that his position was critical, when French's and Meagher's brigades of the 2d corps were ordered to cross to his support. They moved promptly and rapidly, but before they could reach the field the rebels, rallying all their forces just at sunset for a last desperate effort, had stormed our entrenchments both on the right and on the left, and driven back their defenders with mutual carnage, capturing several of their guns.
, Porter, seeing his infantry beaten, now called into action all his reserved and remaining artillery, and thus bringing about eighty guns into action, was covering the retreat of his infantry, and dealing fearful retribution on their assailants, whose advance was suddenly checked.
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