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Michigan's
Second Regiment Infantry
It served with distinction on the Grant campaign, being engaged in the siege of Vicksburg, and on its surrender, moved with the army of General Sherman, a part of which was the 9th corps, in pursuit of General Johnstone, who then occupied the country in the vicinity of Jackson. Marching from camp at Flour Hill, July 4th, in command of Colonel Humphrey, and then serving in the 2d brigade, same division and corps, it arrived in front of Jackson on the evening of the 10th. On the 11th, the regiment being deployed as skirmishers, charged and drove the enemy from their rifle pits in front of the town, but was obliged by superior numbers to retire, with a loss in killed and died of wounds, twelve; wounded, thirty-six; and prisoners, eight; total, fifty-six. On the 13th and 14th, the loss in front of Jackson was two taken prisoners and one wounded. On the 18th and 19th, the regiment burned the depot and tore
up the track at Madison Station, on the Memphis and New Orleans railroad. It then moved via Jackson to Milldale.
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