. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . e bullet pierced his heart! Lieutenant Gilbert A. Dickeyand the second color bearer had been killed, several officers wounded,and many of the men lay dead or wounded on this line, a superiorforce compelling them to take a new position. The enemy had now approached a little within the first line ofbattle of the Twenty-fourth Michigan, where they were held for sometime, the work of death going on without ceasing. They were theTwenty-sixth North Carolina and expected to meet militia on
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . e bullet pierced his heart! Lieutenant Gilbert A. Dickeyand the second color bearer had been killed, several officers wounded,and many of the men lay dead or wounded on this line, a superiorforce compelling them to take a new position. The enemy had now approached a little within the first line ofbattle of the Twenty-fourth Michigan, where they were held for sometime, the work of death going on without ceasing. They were theTwenty-sixth North Carolina and expected to meet militia only, andhave an easy victory. But their dead and wounded lay quite asnumerous as our own among the trees. The Iron Brigade wearing adifferent head gear from the rest of our army (stiff, broad brimmed,tall, black hats), this unique feature made them recognized by theirold antagonists who now were heard by our own wounded to exclaim: Here are those black-hat fellows again! This is no militia. They had met this Iron Brigade before, and well knew when they didso that business was meant. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 161. 162 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. The Second Line of Battle of the Twenty-fourth Michigan wasspeedily formed. Meanwhile, a desperate resistance was made againstScales Confederate Brigade on our right, which the rest of the IronBrigade, chiefly the Seventh and Second Wisconsin, aided by BatteryB, Fourth U. S. Artillery from another section of the field, almostannihilated. Our fraternal Second Brigade of Wadsworths Divisionwas also doing its whole duty further to the right. Fresh regimentafter regiment was dashed against the Iron Brigade to break theFederal left. The ranks of the Twenty-fourth had again becomethinned, a windrow of killed and wounded indicating the position ofthis line. Overwhelmed again, it was forced to take another newposition beyond a small ravine. On this Third Line of Battle its third color-bearer was killed, andMajor Edwin B. Wight (acting as L
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