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Civil War
Seventh Regiment Infantry
One officer and a sergeant were wounded while on picket at this station. The 7th participated in the movements of the Army of the Potomac in October, consequent upon the advance of the rebel army, and was in the action at Bristo fetation on the 14th, with the loss of one officer and eight men wounded.
Major Curtis says in a report of that affair:
" About 4 P. M. on the 14th instant, while this regiment was marching at the rear of the brigade and when within a short distance of Bristo Station on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, picket firing was heard on our left flank.
American Civil War
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