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Michigan Civil War
Eighth Regiment Infantry
The total enrollment of the regiment was 1, 792 officers and men, while its losses were 9 officers, 131 men killed in action; 3 officers, 64 men died of wounds; 2 officers, 195 men died of disease.
" With rolling drum and banners gay, We sent them from our arms away; With kisses on their lips yet warm They met the battle's fearful storm; It passed and left them pale and low, With faces toward the flying foe. "
Notes.
—Order referring to Corporal J. Q. Adams (mortally wounded in the battle of Port Royal Ferry, January 1st, 1862):
Headquarters 2d brigade, Beaufort, South Carolina, January 7, 1862.
Report relative to J. Q. Adams, 8th Michigan Infantry, Company A, wounded in the battle of the 1st instant, and left on the field:
Civil War
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