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First Sharp Shooters
' The 8th and 27th Michigan were in the 1st brigade.
" The 17th Michigan was acting as an engineer regiment at division headquarters. "
Colonel Ely's brigade was in the advance on the morning of the surrender of Petersburg, and on reaching the suburbs of that city was met by some of the principal citizens, when they delivered him the following communication which is a verbatim copy of the original now in possession of General Ely:
Lieutenant General U. 8. Grant, Commanding the Armies of the United States or the Major General Commanding U. S. forces in front of Petersburg: '
Michigan Sharpshooters
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