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American Civil War
Sixth Regiment Infantry
The total enrollment of the 6th was 1, 957 officers and men, its losses being 542, of which 2 officers and 43 men were killed in action; died of wounds, 21 and of disease 6 officers and 470 men, being 542 of a total.
men,
" By the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
Where the blades of grave grass quiver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead. "
Note -From the Rebellion Record:
" An officer with Banks army relates, in a private letter an incident which occurred during a temporary truce at Port Hudson on the 27th of May He availed himself of the opportunity thus afforded to ride up to the rebel works as close Is he could, to get a good view of them, when he saw a regiment of the enemy throw down their arms, and heard them give three cheers and exclaim, 'We sur-render. The rebel officers at once approached them, and, with drawn swords and pistols, overpowered and controlled them, and compelled them to take up their arms and resume their position. "
Michigan Civil War
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