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Civil War
Third Regiment Infantry
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, where it encamped until the 26th, when it broke camp and crossed the Rapidan, taking part in the advance on Mine Run, and on the 27th became engaged with the enemy at Bartlett's Mills or Locust Grove, losing eight in wounded. On the 28th it marched to Mine Run, having a skirmish on the 29th. On the 30th the regiment charged on the enemy's works, driving them from three lines of rifle pits, but failing in being supported, had to fail back to its original position. Having fallen back with the army, it again arrived at its camp at Brandy Station, on the 2d of December, having lost during the movement thirty-one "killed, wounded, and missing.
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