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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
"Lieutenant Colonel George Lockley was in command of the regiment. The roar of battle was now terrific, and as we neared the line of battle the usual scene of confusion presented itself, wounded men by hundreds running, walking, crawling, and going to the rear on stretchers. The shot and shell were hurling and crashing through the pines, cutting the tops and branches in a fearful manner. We were none too soon, for as we neared the front we met our troops fleeing in disorder from their line. All attempts to rally them were in vain. We begged, implored, and threatened; they rushed frantically through our lines, cutting us entirely in two. The rebels were close after them, and no time was to be lost, so we dashed forward through a narrow swamp and gained a rude line of logs, thrown up by the rebels early in the day.
Civil War
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