. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . enemy, the skirmish lines of the opposing forces not being overone hundred feet apart. Frequent alarms were given during thenight which resulted in the killing and wounding of a number of theTwenty-fourth who were out on picket. To show how close the lines were and £he density of the forest, theskirmish line on the right of the Twenty-fourth was ordered forward,when a voice rang out a few paces in front, Halt! who comes there?Friends, was the answer. What division do you belong to?T
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . enemy, the skirmish lines of the opposing forces not being overone hundred feet apart. Frequent alarms were given during thenight which resulted in the killing and wounding of a number of theTwenty-fourth who were out on picket. To show how close the lines were and £he density of the forest, theskirmish line on the right of the Twenty-fourth was ordered forward,when a voice rang out a few paces in front, Halt! who comes there?Friends, was the answer. What division do you belong to?The Fourth, was the reply. What State do you come from? New York. The reply came back shoot the yankees. Many from both armies in looking for water during the night, foundthemselves prisoners within the opposing lines, so close were they andso_thick the underbrush. About five oclock on the morning of the 6th, General BirneysDivision of Hancocks Corps advanced past the left of theTwenty-fourth Michigan, in line of battle, and marched straight forthe enemys lines, the whole of Wadsworths Division advancing at. IRON BRIGADE FIGHTING IN THE WILDERNESS. grants cam-paign—1,864. 235 the same time, General Rices Brigade forming the first line and theIron Brigade the second and third. The battle was resumed withdetermination on both sides. Warren attacked Ewells right whichhad been strengthened during the night. The attacks on both sideswere frequent and persistent. It was learned from prisoners thatLongstreet was expected with i2,oocvmen to attack our left. HenceWadsworths Division, as above noted, had been sent to assistHancock. Returning to the Iron Brigade, in a few minutes a heavyfire of musketry was opened by the contending lines, the woods beingtoo heavy to permit the use of artillery. The Confederate line,consisting of Hills Corps, had been driven back at all points, whenLongstreets Corps came up, formed quickly, and at once attackedBirneys and Wadsworths Divisions. A very sev
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