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Civil War
FOURTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
The General complied with my request at once, but the Captain objected, saying 'he did not want to lose his horse just yet; ' but the General said, sharply: Patrick, you take that horse and get out of this at daylight. ' I replied, 'All right, sir. That night long after tat-too had sounded in the camp the nickering light of the tallow candles in nearly every tent could be seen burning, but a dead silence prevailed, for most all were writing letters to their loved ones at home.
Michigan in the Civil War
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