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Before the attack at Deep Cut, 10,000 men under Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter massed in the woods behind the present day road for the major Union attack of Second Manassas. At 3 p.m., a lieutenant in Berdan's Sharpshooters addressed his troops: "Now, men, if there are any here who think they are going to have an easy time on this skirmish, change your tune now."
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