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American Civil WarSoldiers
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
KELLY'S FORD, VA
Nov. 7, 1863
Detachment of 3rd Army Corps
Shortly after noon the head of the column reached
Kelly's ford, when a brigade of Confederate infantry was seen
to rush out of the woods on the opposite bank toward the
intrenchments. A cross-fire of artillery was brought to bear
upon them, the enemy replying with a battery. At 1:30 p.m.
the Federals forced the passage of the ford and by 2 o'clock
the whole of the 1st division had crossed. The Confederates,
meantime had evacuated their rifle-pits and were in full
flight across the field. Their casualties were not reported;
the Union loss was 6 killed and 36 wounded.
[Source: The Union Army, vol. 5]
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