. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . 2 men in the ranks,(some of whom were recruits), threefield officers besides the Adjutant andSergeant-Major, and thirteen lineofficers, a total of 320. Shortly after the roll had been called,the Corps took up its line of march forParkers store on the Orange CourtHouse Plank Road, Crawfords Divisionleading, followed by Wadsworths, withRobinsons and Griffins bringing upthe rear. The Corps advanced alonga woody road, and shortly after thehead of the column had reached theopen ground at
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . 2 men in the ranks,(some of whom were recruits), threefield officers besides the Adjutant andSergeant-Major, and thirteen lineofficers, a total of 320. Shortly after the roll had been called,the Corps took up its line of march forParkers store on the Orange CourtHouse Plank Road, Crawfords Divisionleading, followed by Wadsworths, withRobinsons and Griffins bringing upthe rear. The Corps advanced alonga woody road, and shortly after thehead of the column had reached theopen ground at Chewnings farm, about a mile from Parkers Store, theenemys skirmishers were encountered. A halt was ordered. Thehead of the column countermarched a short distance, turned to theright and formed a line of battle at right angles with the woody road,facing southwest. Griffin was ordered to form his Division on theright of the Orange Turnpike and Wadsworth on the left, supportedon the left by Dennisons Brigade of Robinsons Division. As theline of battle was formed, it placed the Iron Brigade at the left of the. GERMANNA CROSSING. grants campaign—1864. 231 Division and the Twenty-fourth Michigan on the left of the Iron its right was the Nineteenth Indiana, followed by the Second andSeventh Wisconsin on the right. The Seventh Indiana and SixthWisconsin were held in reserve. In these positions the two Divisions,about 10 oclock, were ordered forward to attack the enemy. Pushingthrough the dense thickets, at times marching by the flank to close upwith the right, then again in line, the two divisions advanced aboutone mile with the skirmish line in front. Here the Confederate lineof battle was encountered, two lines deep, made up of troops fromGeneral Ewells Corps. The firing at once became brisk all along theline, and the battle of the Wilderness had begun in earnest. After ashort but very sharp engagement, the Iron Brigade with its old-timeyell, charged the enemy, complet
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