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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
The troops remained holding the ground until 5 P. M., when an order was given for the whole line to charge the enemy's works, which order was obeyed with alacrity, but the enemy being strongly entrenched we were unable to force them from their works. It was a brave and gallant charge, but a fruitless one. Our troops suffered terribly. The loss of the 17th in this charge was 7 killed and 33 wounded, out of 294 men engaged In
the contest.
Civil War
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