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American Civil War
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Major Robert T. Elliott, while leading the regiment, was here killed, when Captain Geo. H. Swan assumed command. The enemy was finally driven back and the regiment held the ground during the night. Report of Colonel N. E. Welch:
" The regiment formed line under a heavy fire and threw out skirmishers exposed in an open field to a destructive, raking fire. The men stood their ground with great coolness, and protected themselves by heaping up earth with their hands, bayonets, and plates.
Michigan in the Civil War
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