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Michigan's
Second Regiment Infantry
The following is the official order relative to the part taken at Williamsburg by Berry's brigade, composed of the 2d, 3d, and 5th Michigan:
Headquarters 3d Brigade, Kearny's Division, On Williamsburg Battle-field, May 8th, 1862. Special Orders.
The commander of the brigade takes great pleasure in making this official communication to his command: That they, by heroic fortitude, on Monday last, by making a forced march through mud and rain, each vying with the other to see who could most cheerfully stand the hardships the time called for, making thereby a march that others shrank from, coming into a fight at double-quick, made doubtful to our side by the overwhelming mass of the enemy poured upon our center; by a rapid deploy and quick formation, and by coolness, precision, and energy, beat back the enemy,
American Civil War
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