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" On the 3d of July the regiment, with others composing the 2d brigade, was ordered to repel an attack on General Meade's right. The position of the regiment was frequently changed during the day, but without meeting the enemy until about 4 P. M., when the 7th Michigan Cavalry, which had been deployed as skirmishers, was rapidly driven in by the enemy's cavalry {Hampton's brigade). The duty devolved upon the 1st Michigan of saving Battery M, and the day, which was then going against us. Nobly did the ' Old 1st' do its duty. Charging in close column, the troopers using the saber only, the host of rebel myrmidons were immediately swept from the field.
American Civil War
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