. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . gade formed on an elevation tothe rear of Hancocks Corps. The Seventh Wisconsin relieved someof his troops who occupied the enemys first line of intrenchmentsgained in the early morning attack and one side of the Salient-breastworks, while the enemy held their second line at the the whole afternoon and night the Union troops kept up a grants campaign—1864. 243 constant fire in one place to prevent the enemy from removing andusing eighteen pieces of his artillery parke
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . gade formed on an elevation tothe rear of Hancocks Corps. The Seventh Wisconsin relieved someof his troops who occupied the enemys first line of intrenchmentsgained in the early morning attack and one side of the Salient-breastworks, while the enemy held their second line at the the whole afternoon and night the Union troops kept up a grants campaign—1864. 243 constant fire in one place to prevent the enemy from removing andusing eighteen pieces of his artillery parked under and near a largeoak tree which stood just inside the Confederate intrenchments withinthe Salient between his lines. The Seventh Wisconsin did duty theretill dark when the Twenty-fourth Michigan and Sixth Wisconsin weresent down to take their places directly in front of that tree and theSalient, the left of the Twenty-fourth being about fifty feet from theenemys works. The Twenty-fourth had instructions to fire on eachside of that oak tree to prevent the enemys guns there from being ^„^J6r>^!,.
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