Battle of Franklin's Crossing

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Battle of Franklin's Crossing
Part of the American Civil War
Date June 5–6, 1863 Location Spotsylvania County / Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia Result Confederate Victory
Belligerents
Confederate States	United States
Commanders and leaders
General A.P. Hill	General John Sedgwick
Strength
Corps	Corps
Casualties and losses
41 (6 dead, 35 captured)	57

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.