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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
To Colonel William H. Withington, of the 17th Michigan Infantry, whose bravery in the charge of the ' Stonewall Regiment' at South Mountain and in the battle of Antietam made him the pride of his men, and whose sterling qualities of mind and heart endeared him alike to all, these lines are respectfully inscribed by the author. "
Quick rations are finished, the rammers are sprang, And waist-belts are buckled, and knapsacks are slung; As soon all are marshaled and fearlessly stand Awaiting impatient the word of command.
Civil War
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