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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Colonel John S. Crocker, 93d New York, now being the senior officer of the brigade, assumed command, and on the morning of May 6th had the brigade in line and advancing to meet the enemy at daybreak. Again the 1st U. S. Sharp shooters were deployed as skirmishers in front, and closely followed by the brigade in line of battle.
We had not gone more than 400 yards before we met the enemy, whom we found in large force. One of the most desperate musketry engagements was here fought known in the history of this command. But the brigade soon drove them back to other lines, following so closely that it nearly became a rout. In this way we followed them for nearly 1, 400 yards, taking three lines of rifle-pits or breastworks formed of rails and logs.
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