. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . enemys batteries. In a short time,orders came for the Twenty-fourth to advance and support thebattery. It marched to the ravine. Some lay down in a ditch,others in water, the shot and shell whizzing over their heads as thickas hail from batteries on the right, left and center, which filled the airand ploughed the earth around. The artillerists were wounded andreduced. A call was made for volunteers to man the guns, andimmediately privates Seril Chilson and Abram F. Burden of D, andS
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . enemys batteries. In a short time,orders came for the Twenty-fourth to advance and support thebattery. It marched to the ravine. Some lay down in a ditch,others in water, the shot and shell whizzing over their heads as thickas hail from batteries on the right, left and center, which filled the airand ploughed the earth around. The artillerists were wounded andreduced. A call was made for volunteers to man the guns, andimmediately privates Seril Chilson and Abram F. Burden of D, andSullivan D. Green of F, stepped to the front and worked with thebattery the rest of the day. OUR FIRST CASUALTIES—DRILL ON THE BATTLE-FIELD. Soon after, the Twenty-fourth formed on the open brow of thehill again, fully exposed to the belching fire of the enemys guns. Itwas about 4 oclock. The regiment soon found shelter again in thefriendly ditch, but not before sustaining its first losses in action. Asolid shot cut off the arm of John Bryant, and instantly killed 94 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH Louis Hattie by severing hishead from his body. Both be-longed to Company I. YoungHattie was but eighteen yearsold, and the favorite of the regi-ment. The casualty was soonknown along the line andcreated some unsteadiness inthe execution of orders. Itwas a most trying moment asthe cannon balls ploughedthrough the ranks, and shellsshrieked like demons in the air. Colonel Morrow saw thewavering lines and was quickto discern that no troops wouldlong stand in such a fire unem-ployed, without the privilegeof returning a single shot. Tobring the men to themselves hehalted the regiment and put itthrough the manual of armsdrill. His sonorous orders:Attention, battalion! Rightdress ! Front! Support arms,,etc. were heard over the field,,and with all the precision of aparade, the orders were was a glorious sight to seenearly a thousand men standingat a support arms, while the
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