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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
The 5th, at Charles City Cross Roads and Malvern Hill, was in Kearny's division of Heintzelman's corps, which is noticed in the Annual Cyclopedia for 1862, as follows:
Late on the same day (June 30th) a battle was fought between the forces under General Heintzelman and the main force of the enemy, which attempted to advance by the Charles City Road and cut off the retreat. This force was led by Generals Long-street, A. P. Hill, and Huger. As the masses advanced upon the Federal batteries of heavy guns they were received with such destructive fire of artillery and musketry as to throw them into disorder.
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