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U. S. Civil War
Twenty Seventh Regiment Infantry
In obedience to instructions from General Burnside I ordered General Hatranft's forward
without waiting for the first division, with instructions to gain Cemetery Hill if possible
This was about 5. 15 A. M..
Meanwhile the enemy had recovered from their surprise and now concentrated
so heavy a fire upon the point that our troops, in seeking temporary shelter became still
more mixed with each other and with the 1st division, lost their ranks and much of their regimental organization in spite of the efforts of many of the officers,
Michigan
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