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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
During the night of the 16th, the 17th moved with the army to Knoxville, assisting actively in the defense of that town while besieged by the enemy.
On the night of the 20th the regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Comstock, was ordered to burn a house occupied by the enemy's sharpshooters. This was done successfully, but while returning to camp a shell from one of the enemy's guns killed instantly Lieutenant Josiah Billingsley.
Civil War
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