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Title: History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Curtis, O. B. (Orson Blair), 1841?-1901
Subjects: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1865) United States. Army Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1965) United States. Army Iron Brigade United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental historiese
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., Winn & Hammond
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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andfled with a few hurriedly packed up effects. Two bodies of cavalrymade off at high speed, about seventy-five men in all, but not a hostileshot was fired. The town was depopulated of whites, the furniturein the houses remaining as they left it. The contrabands, as the CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN. 123 slaves were known by since the war began, were full of joy andafforded all information they could. Several white females weptprofusely, but being assured that no harm would be done them,exclaimed : Thank God for that. A wagon-train was seen making fast out of town, but Lieutenant-Colonel Flanigan took a cross street and appeared before the wagon-master unawares. He was called upon to halt, but not being disposedto do so, the sight of a well-aimed Spencerian rifle stopped thetrain. The wagons with their contents of grain and meal were burnedand the best animals taken. After thoroughly searching the town and obtaining whatinformation they could, the expedition re-crossed the river with six
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CROSI (NG THE RAPPAHANNOCK AT PORT ROYAL, BY VOLUNTEERS PROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN AND FOURTEENTH BROOKLYN — SKETCHED BY H. J. BROWN OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. prisoners, fifteen horses and mules, a rebel mail and two loyal ladyrefugees detained there. The captured animals were swum over theriver behind the returning boats. One mule braced his feet againstthe bottom of the stream before deep water was reached and stoppedthe boat. He was let loose, but being headed for the opposite shore,swam over of his own accord, and the men were there to receive himupon his arrival.0; 124 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. Stonewall Jackson, with about 6000 men, lay encamped five milesback of the town and the enemy appeared in force and fired upon thelast boat as it was being taken from the water, but without injury toanyone. Camp was reached at dark, the men weary and tired. Atheadquarters it was deemed a hazardous undertaking and there wasjoy in camp upon their return without accid

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