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Civil War
Third Regiment Infantry
that is, I was to defend the position which I then occupied In front of the enemy, called the Blackburn Ford, and about one mile in his front, where we had been for the last three days. I was also ordered to consider myself under the command of Colonel D. S. Miles, United States Army, who was to command his own brigade at Centreville, as well as my own and that of Colonel Davies, midway between the two— these three brigades constituting what was then called the reserve. Attached to my brigade was the field battery of Major Hunt, United States Army, and also the rifled battery of ten-pounders, under Lieutenant Green, United States Army. I was to open fire on the enemy, for the purpose of making a diversion, not before, but soon after hearing the report of General Tyler's cannonade on my right, to carry out which purpose I made the following disposition of the brigade:
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