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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
The following letter is from General Phillip Kearny:
Headquarters Third Division,
Heintzelman's Corps, May 10th, 1862. \
His Excellency, Austin Blair, Governor of Michigan:
Sir: —It gives me great pleasure to address you in order to bring to your immediate notice the noble and brave manner with which the troops of your State in my division conducted themselves in the engagement before Williamsburg on the 5th instant. The 2d, under Colonel Poe, and the 5th, under Colonel Terry, behaved in the most handsome manner. I have the honor to transmit herewith the reports of the colonels of these regiments, together with that of their general, General Berry, commanding brigade-, and also a copy of one sent in by myself to headquarters. I also send you a copy of the killed and wounded.
Civil War
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