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Civil War
FOURTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Colonel Woodbury was at the head of our regiment, and Captain Rose, of Monroe, and Captain Chapin, of Company F, were near by in charge of their companies. The Colonel attempted to rally the retreating regiment, shouting to them with his cap in one hand and his sword in the other, telling them to stand their grounds, that they and the 4th could check the enemy. At this moment he was pierced in the forehead by a musket ball. He threw up his arms and fell back dead. His countenance in death appeared calm but earnest. His under lip was clasped under his upper teeth, a habit of his life, indicating his earnestness of purpose. "
Michigan in the Civil War
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