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American Civil War
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
As soon as the day dawned the rebels opened fire from a gun on our extreme left with shell. It only fired three shots when, from some unknown cause, it ceased and did not fire another cannon all day, greatly to our relief and safety, for had they continued they surely would have shelled us out; the first shell exploded immediately over us, wounding a number; the other two did not explode, but struck within twenty feet. The enemy's riflemen, however, were ever on the watch, and if a man exposed himself he was instantly fired at.
Michigan in the Civil War
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