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American Civil War
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
At Goose Creek they again took advantage of a stone wall commanding the defile and bridge through which we must pass, and opened a volley on the head of a column of cavalry just preparing to charge.
" Under directions from General Pleasanton to clear the position, I ordered the 83d Pennsylvania to carry the bridge on the run, and the skirmishers of my entire line to ford the stream and turn the enemy's flank.
Michigan in the Civil War
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