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The Battle of Williamsburg,Va. occured on May 5, 1862 during General George B. McClellan's (Union)advance on Richmond.(This was called the Peninsula Campaign.) On that day the Confederate forces were defending a line of forts to the east of the city. The Confederate commander on the scene was James Longstreet. The battle lasted most of the day and was fought in heavy rain. The 19th Miss. was in Brig. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox Brigade and fought in the morning action.According to author Stephen Sears, the regiment and 2 others advanced against the enemy in a ravine to the west of Fort Magruder, the main Rebel defensive position. Steve French

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