. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . r. Lieutenant Dodsley could runfaster than Lieutenant Grace and so ran to the left and ordered themen back who ran for the works. About half a dozen men withLieutenant Dodsley had to take to the bank of the river which wascovered with underbrush. When they arrived at the crossing thebridge was taken up and a boat left for them to cross in. LieutenantDodsley being the last man to get into the boat. Some prisonersduring the assault on the rifle pits, recognized their captors asTwenty-
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . r. Lieutenant Dodsley could runfaster than Lieutenant Grace and so ran to the left and ordered themen back who ran for the works. About half a dozen men withLieutenant Dodsley had to take to the bank of the river which wascovered with underbrush. When they arrived at the crossing thebridge was taken up and a boat left for them to cross in. LieutenantDodsley being the last man to get into the boat. Some prisonersduring the assault on the rifle pits, recognized their captors asTwenty-fourth men and said : You boys crossed at Port Royal theother day and are not afraid of anything. The following were the casualties of the Twenty-fourth Michiganat Fitzhugh Crossing, April 29 and 30, 1863 : KILLED ON THE BATTLEFIELD: Sergeant Asa W. Brindle, . . B Forest C. Brown, C Sergeant John Tait, G Joseph Coryell F DIED OF WOUNDS:William H. Jamieson, foot amputated, G WOUNDED: First Lieutenant George W. Burchell, shoulder, . . G Sergeant George W. Haigh, wrist, D Sergeant Shepherd L Howard, arm, D. WILLIE YOUNG, DRUMMER BOY, YOUNGEST MEMBEROF THE REGIMENT. CAMPAIGN. I3I Herman Blankertz, foot, ... A Richard Downing D Thomas A. Wadsworth, foot, . A Aldrich Tovvnsend D Leander Bauvere, arm, . . B Andrew Waubec, leg, . .. E Richard Conners, head . . B James D. Shearer, hand, . F John M. Doig, foot, C Henry Robinson, head, .. G Hiram W. Hughes, hand, . . C Joseph Ruby, face, . . H James McKee, arm, . C John L. Stringham, head, ... I Samuel W. Phillips, foot, . . C Lilburn A. Spaulding, arm, . KLudovico Bowles, neck, . . D Swninaiy: Killed and mortally wounded, 5; other wounded, 20. Total, 25. Our losses would have been greater, but during the fog theenemy fired at random, and while in the boats the shots of theenemy passed over them as they neared the opposite bank. CHANCELLORSVILLE — STRATEGY — WITHDRAV^AL. The operations about Fitzhugh Crossing were me
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