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Battle of Franklin's Crossing | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Confederate States | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General A.P. Hill | General John Sedgwick | ||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
41 (6 dead, 35 captured) | 57 (9 dead) |
The Battle of Franklin's Crossing, also known as Deep Run, 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.