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Title: A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 (electronic resource)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Child, William, b. 1834
Subjects: United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
Publisher: Bristol, N.H. : R.W. Musgrove, printer
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
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e night. This change was made just at daylight,and only a brief time before the battle began. Beyond adoubt the enemy intended just here to make the onset in themorning, but discovering the very heavy Federal lines, re-treated hastily- The furious fight here for an hour indicatesthis. The following diagram illustrates the first position :— So FIFTH XEW HAMPSHIRE. Enemy Forest and swamp. Enemy ********************************* Line of Skirmishers. Forest. Forest. Forest. Companies A and C. I I t I I I I I I I 1 I r^ 1 ^^^^ I ^ ^ I I I I I I I 1 I I r II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Railroad. (~) ^ Fair Oaks Station. t t t t t t t t I t t t t t t t tFifth Regiment in line of battle. t t t t t t t t t t t t General Frenchs Brigade—4 regiments. t t t t t t t t t Howards Brigade—3 regiments. O + + + + ++ rt + + + + ++ O Battery. *^ ^^ r^ t t t t t t t t t t General Meaghers Brigade. t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t ...... t t t t t t t t t t t tSedgwicks Division.
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FAIR OAKS. Si About I oclock in the morning the colonel saw lights inthe woods on the right flank. He had been informed thatthey belonged to the Federals, but not being sure, hedetermined to investigate, sending Major Cook with Com-pany B to reconnoiter. Cook soon reported that the lightswere those of the enemy in the woods, according to the bestof his belief. Then Cross went forward himself, alone, pick-ing his wa) among the stumps, over the killed and wounded.He crossed a road running toward the depot when he washalted by the click of a rifle-lock, and a sharp voice .said, Who goes there ? Cross answered, \\ounded man of theFifth Texas. Who are you? Picket of the Second Ala-bama, was the reply I wish to go to your fire, said Cro.ss. Pass around by the depot, and you will find the doctors,was the answer Cross then drew off into the darkness andjoined his regiment. It thus having been learned that the enemy were upon ourright flank a change of front became necessar>v While doingthi

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