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Battle of Franklin's Crossing

1863 in VirginiaBattles of the American Civil War in VirginiaBattles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil WarBattles of the Gettysburg campaignConfederate victories of the American Civil War
Conflicts in 1863June 1863Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in the American Civil WarStafford County, Virginia, in the American Civil War

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.

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