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Flags of the Civil War
Presentation of Colors
The ceremony concluded with a benediction by the Rev. Dr. George Duffield, when the veterans marched to the depot of the Michigan Central Railroad, where they partook of a substantial repast, prepared for them by the citizens, and where they were waited upon at tables by ladies and gentlemen of the city. Those old flags, fluttering proudly in the breeze, bearing the mark of many bullets, and the record of many battles, under which friends had fought and loved ones fallen, strengthened the people in their love of country, and made them firmer in their faith of the lasting union of the Republic. They were gladdened in heart at the presence of the veterans of the army of Michigan. Yet, alas! their joy was mixed with sorrow. Fourteen thousand and over of that army had joined the "legion of the dead; " they had fallen under the flag on many battle fields. Most of them, in a spirit of humanity and veneration, have been gathered by kindly hands into the beautiful cemeteries,
Michigan colors
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