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American Civil War
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
They had complete range, and no one could leave or approach us. Thus we all, both officers and men, passed the whole day, lying down in the mud close under the ridge, returning the rebel fire only occasionally, for our orders were ' not to fire or bring on an engagement until the contemplated attack should commence, ' and it was deemed prudent, as I afterwards learned, not to make any further attempts; we had to await darkness before we could move or return, which we did at 10 P. M., when I sent in all nay wounded, buried all the dead, and then marched into town, where we bivouacked in the streets;
Michigan in the Civil War
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