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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
Like heroes they pressed on to the charge, until, coming within range, the enemy opened four additional batteries, hitherto masked, and poured In a deadly fire. Thus they were exposed to a cross-fire from five batteries at short range, throwing grape and canister, and to a flank fire of infantry. The result may be easily seen. Men fell like grain in harvest. Colonel Roberts was shot in the breast by a minie ball, and lived about ten minutes. His words were, ' I am killed;
tell Captain--------to take command of the regiment. ' He seemed to feel that he was
about to fall, for previous to his going to his place in the line, he called me aside, and, after leaving some private messages, said: 'I trust that Michigan will believe that I tried to do my duty. ' "
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