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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Tis eve; one brightly beaming star
Shines from the eastern heaven afar,
To light the footsteps of the brave,
Slow marching to a comrade's grave. "
The Union army had fallen back, but Blackman, in the darkness of night,
witn an ambulance and a few men returned at much risk to the field, found
his colonel's grave, unearthed the body and returned with it to the regiment.
On getting leave of absence he started for Michigan via Washington.
Reaching there, he met Senator Chandler, who, on ascertaining his mission,
inquired as to his means at the time, and on learning that they were very scant,
gave him his check for three hundred and fifty dollars for this and other
purposes.
Civil War
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