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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
planted a section of Cook's battery near the turn of the road (Sharpsburg) and opened fire on the enemy's battery across the main pike. After a few good shots by the enemy unmasked a battery on his left, over Shiver's Gap from a small filed woods. He threw canister and shell and drove Cook's cannoneer and drivers down the
road with their limbers; Cook gallantly remained with his guns. Cook here lost one man killed, four wounded and two horses killed. The attack was so sudden the whole division being under fire, -a flank fire
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