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First Infantry Civil War
First Michigan Infantry
The comrade caught the wounded soldier up, and as he was about to put him across his shoulder, another cannon ball carried away the poor fellow's head. His friend, however, in the confusion, did not notice this, but proceeded with his burden toward the rear. "What are you carrying that thing for?" cried an officer. "Thing?" returned he. " It's a man with his leg shot off. " "Why, he hasn't any head!" cried the officer. The soldier looked at his load, and for the first time saw that what the officer said was true. Throwing down the body he thundered out: "Confound him! he tould me it was his leg!"
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