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Michigan Civil War
Eighth Regiment Infantry
On the 21st the regiment, with the 79th New York, formed the advanced posts in command of Colonel Fenton, and on the 22d moved to Gray's Hill Plantation and McGee's place further in advance, where they remained until the 31st, occupied in drill and picket duty. On January 1, 1862, the regiment marched from camp at Duck Creek at 3 A. M., crossing Coosaw river in flat boats, marched on the main land about two and a half miles to Port Royal Ferry. On the march engaged a masked battery with troops of the enemy, with loss of two killed, six wounded, and one missing:
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Civil War
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