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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
On the 11th the regiment was again engaged, suffering severely from the fire of the enemy's musketry and artillery. On the 12th, the 5th (with which the remnant of the 3d Michigan Infantry had been temporarily consolidated. ) participated in the charge made on the enemy's works on the right, at Spottsylvania Court House. The command captured, in this charge, two stands of rebel colors] one was taken by Wm. renwick, Company D, the other by Corporal Benj. Morse, of Company E, both of 3d Infantry.
After various forced inarches the regiment arrived in front of the enemy's position on the North Anna river, on the 23d, and assisted in taking their works on the north bank of that stream, capturing a number of prisoners, and driving the rebel forces into and across the river.
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