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Civil War
Twenty Fourth Regiment Infantry
lie the remains of over two hundred Michigan men, the third largest in number, and the largest in proportion to population.
"Sleep well, O sad-browed city,
"Whatever may betide; Not under a nation's pity,
But 'mid a nation's pride. The vines that round you clamber
The brightest shall be, and best: You sleep in the honor chamber,
Each one is a royal guest. "
The 24th left its camp near the Rappahannock on the 12th of June, and shared, with its corps, the laborious and rapid marches to the Pennsylvania line.
Michigan
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