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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
We have taken part in every engagement, were the very first to give information of the proximity of the enemy, and fired the first musket in this campaign. For twenty-five days we have not been out of sound or range of musketry or artillery, and many of my men have been for days without shoes, having nothing to protect their feet but pieces of blanket tied around them, still keeping up on the march and doing all their duties. Such devotion surely deserves credit. Notwithstanding the unprecedented severity of the campaign, the men are in the best of spirits, full of confidence and hope, and certain that full and sure success will eventually crown the efforts of our arms.
Civil War
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