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Civil War
Seventh Regiment Infantry
The 7th having been heavily engaged at Gettysburg, the following report of Major Curtis, who succeeded to the command after the death of Colonel Steele, is inserted to show in detail the part taken by the regiment in that important battle:
" On the evening of the first day of July this regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Steele, reached a point some four miles south of Gettysburg, Pa., and formed in line a short distance to the left of the road, and extending into the woods on the southern slope of a high and conical hill. Immediately after arriving in position pickets were thrown out on the left flank, and a breastwork made of some rails lying near our line.
American Civil War
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