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Civil War
Twenty Fourth Regiment Infantry
"During the time I was a prisoner I conversed freely with distinguished rebel officers in relation to the battle on the 1st instant, and without exception they spoke in terms of admiration of the conduct of our troops, and especially that of the troops composing the 1st army corps. One of them informed me that Lieutenant General A. P. Hill had said that he had never known the federals to fight so well. At first the officers seemed very sanguine of their ability to dislodge the army of the Potomac from its position,
Michigan
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