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Michigan Civil War
Eighth Regiment Infantry
Immediately following these battles the regiment, in command of Lieutenant Colonel Graves, moved on the Maryland campaign, marching via Alexandria, Washington, Frederick City, and Middleton, Md., and became heavily engaged at South Mountain on September 14th, and on the 17th at Antietam.
The gallant conduct of Major Belcher (then a lieutenant) at the battle of South Mountain is noticed by General J. I). Cox, commanding the Kanawha division, in his report of the part taken by his division in that engagement, as follows:
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