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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Here the regiment extended across the old Sharpsburg road and lay in line of battle, sheltered as much as possible by the sloping ground until nearly 4 P. M.
"Far up the mountain the enemy with their batteries were awaiting our advance. On the crest a lane extended from the left of the road, and at right angles with it, flanked on each side by a strong stone wall; behind each of these walls on the left of the road and behind another on the right of the road, running at right angles with it, lay dense masses of the rebel infantry,
Civil War
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