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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
"In the West they ended with the splendid Union victory at Mission Ridge, which so closely followed the terrible assault at Chickamauga, and, in a measure, counteracted the effect of that memorable disaster.
"The important event occurring with the commencement of 1864 was the return of the 'veterans' previously mentioned, who had re-enlisted for another term of service, and were in turn on furlough and reorganizing within the State. "
With great promptness the soldiers of Michigan, who had served the requisite time, availed themselves of the opportunity to re-enlist, and in numbers almost surprising, in view of the hardships and dangers they had already passed through.
American Civil War
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