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Civil War
Third Regiment Infantry
I. B. RICHARDSON,
Brig. General.
The regiment in command of Colonel S. G. Champlin, Colonel McConnell having resigned, encamped during the winter near Alexandria with the 2d and 5th, and moved to the Peninsula in March following, entering upon the campaign under McClellan as a part of Berry's brigade (3d) 3d division, 3d corps. It was in the battle at Williamsburg, May 5th, performing gallant and efficient service.
Extract from General Berry's brigade report, date June 1st, covering the battle of Williamsburg:
Yesterday morning in obedience to orders, I moved my brigade from its camping grounds some three miles below the vicinity of these works where we bivouacked at 12 M.
American Civil War
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