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Civil War
FOURTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
In this engagement Colonel Lombard fell while gallantly leading his regiment. His death is mentioned in the regimental report as follows:
"On the 5th Col. Geo. W. Lombard was mortally wounded, and died on the 6th. He had command of the regiment since July 2d, 1863; was highly respected and loved by his command, and his noble conduct on every battlefield will never be forgotten by the surviurs of the regiment. "
"A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. "
Michigan in the Civil War
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