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U. S. Civil War
Twenty Seventh Regiment Infantry
On another occasion while advancing in line of battle in the Wilderness under a heavy fire, anxious to keep his alignment, in the excitement around him forgot his tactics and military phrases and went back to his native element, the sailor, and is heard all over the line giving his commands, "Luff, boys, luff, steady! luff, luff, there, steady! now give em every shot in the locker. "
Michigan
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