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Michigan Civil War
Eighth Regiment Infantry
This most daring and dashing assault is recognized in history as a most gallant affair, but was accomplished at a great sacrifice of life, the 8th Michigan lost 13 killed, 98 wounded, 35 prisoners of war, and 36 missing, out of 534, including 12 out of 22 officers. Captains Simeon C. Guild and Benjamin B. Church here fell mortally wounded.
In an order issued immediately following the engagement General Stevens
"You were ordered not to fire, but to push forward and use the bayonet. You obeyed the order. You formed under a terrible fire of grape, canister, and musketry. You pushed to the ditch and abatis of the works from right to left. Parties from leading regiments of your two brigades, the 8th Michigan and 79th Highlanders, mounted and were shot down on the parapet, officers and men.
Civil War
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