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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
On Tuesday morning our march was resumed and early on Wednesday morning we crossed the Rappahannock on pontoons, near 'Kelly's Ford, ' distance twenty-eight miles from our old camp.
Turning southward, the Rapidan was reached about sundown, and crossing the river, whose waters were waist deed at 'Ely's Ford, ' we encamped upon the steep shores of the south bank. At sunrise of Thursday we moved in the direction of Chancellorsville, and arriving at that place at 10 o'clock A. M., we halted to allow the remainder of the corps to arrive. The 11th and 12th corps came up by another route, and to this brigade was assigned the advance upon the ' Frederieksburg and Gordonsville plank road, ' toward the former city.
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