Battle of Franklin's Crossing
Battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Franklin's Crossing, also known as the Deep Run Battle, took place near Fredericksburg, Virginia on June 5, 1863. Union forces under General John Sedgwick skirmished with Confederate troops under General A.P. Hill during a reconnaissance to determine the movements and location of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate forces repulsed the Union probe. The small fight was the first action in the Gettysburg Campaign.
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General A.P. Hill | General John Sedgwick | ||||||
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41 (6 dead, 35 captured) | 57 |
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