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Michigan Civil War
Eighth Regiment Infantry
The whole line now pressed up to support the 2d corps. The 9th corps rushed in on the extreme left, converging toward the penetrated space, and joined its right to the left of the 2d corps. About 9 o'clock the enemy began to charge desperately upon the 2d and 9th corps, to recover the lost works. For three hours a bloody fight continued. At noon, however, they abandoned for a time the attempt to retake the position so obstinately held. "
May 28th the regiment crossed the Pamunky and moved to Grove Church. In an attack on the enemy's lines on the 3d of June at Bethesda Church, near Cold Harbor, it lost 52 in killed, wounded, and missing, including Major W. Ely Lewis killed.
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