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Already the whole army had been some hours in motion.
The 5th Corps, followed by the 6th, was to cross at Germanna Ford, and march towards the Orange pike.
The 2d Corps to march on Chancellorsville, crossing at Ely's Ford; each corps was preceded by a division of cavalry, to picket the roads and scour the country.
The main waggontrain rested on the north side at Richardsville.
So you see the first steps were much like the Mine Run campaign.
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