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Battery M
The battery being in command of Lieutenant Emery, Captain Hilliar then acting as chief of artillery, two sections moved to Cumberland Gap on the 22d of January, 1864. On the 27th the left section joined the others at Cumberland Gap. On the 28th the battery occupied the fortifications at Cumberland Gap, where it remained during the remainder of the year, having been dismounted and armed with rifles. It formed a part of the 1st brigade, 4th division, 23d army corps, then garrisoning that point, and during the winter and following spring joined in the frequent scouts and expeditions made into southwestern Virginia.
Michigan Artillery
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