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Michigan's
Second Regiment Infantry
arriving there on the 28th at noon. At 3 P. M. left for Centerville, and at Blackburn's Ford met and engaged the enemy's cavalry, repulsing them and reaching Centerville at 6 P. M. On the 29th the regiment, in command of Lieutenant Colonel Dillman, Colonel Poe being in command of the brigade, continued the march, and crossing Bull Run moved to the front, deployed as skirmishers, and on recrossing Bull Run soon discovered the enemy in force, when he opened a heavy fire with shell and shrapnell from a number of batteries. Soon the regiment was withdrawn across the stream under a heavy fire from the batteries. On the 30th, again deployed as skirmishers, moving down the stream by the right flank, and. re-crossing it withdrew from the field;
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