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Michigan in the Civil War
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Here are two country roads, one to the right of the turnpike and the other to the left, which give access to the crests overlooking the main road or turnpike. The one on the left is the ' old Sharpsburg road, ' and is nearly parallel to and about half a mile distant from the main road until it reaches the crest of the mountain, when it bends to the left.
" The enemy being found in force on each side of the Gap, holding each crest of the mountain, and strongly posted behind the stone fences and other available shelters, with their batteries in commanding position,
Civil War
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