. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . erred to the Twenty-fourth Michigan in thefollowing terms: When the First Corps came on the field on the morning of the ist, among thefirst to be thrust into the baptism of fire was the Twenty-fourth Michigan. Comparisonsupon such an occasion as this are out of place, and yet it will not be improper to saythat on no battlefield of the war was there greater heroism shown than by that regimenton that day. Confronted by vastly superior numbers, with most stubborn courage itmaintained i
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . erred to the Twenty-fourth Michigan in thefollowing terms: When the First Corps came on the field on the morning of the ist, among thefirst to be thrust into the baptism of fire was the Twenty-fourth Michigan. Comparisonsupon such an occasion as this are out of place, and yet it will not be improper to saythat on no battlefield of the war was there greater heroism shown than by that regimenton that day. Confronted by vastly superior numbers, with most stubborn courage itmaintained its ground until more than half its numbers lay dead or wounded on thebloody field. The loss was very great, but the emergency was great. Hours were mostprecious, and the check thus given to the enemy permitted the concentration of the Armyof the Potomac and rendered possible the great victory of the third day. Announcements of reunions were made at the close, usually thatthe survivors would meet at their separate monuments in the afternoon, rain or shine, where each was dedicated with appropriate
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