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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
But no support came to our assistance at this point, and having advanced to the main body of their army we were compelled to fall back and recross the plank road which we had crossed while after the enemy, about 400 yards in the woods from the Brock road.
"At this point fresh troops came to our assistance and the battle became general along the whole line. The brigade remained under the terrible shower of musketry frequently changing our position and fighting incessantly until noon, at which time our left flank became so much exposed and so hardly pressed that we were obliged to fall back to the plank road where breastworks had been erected.
Civil War
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