. Histoire du vingt-quatrième Michigan de la brigade de fer, connu sous le nom de régiment de comté de Detroit et Wayne .. . mort de homésickness et de la débilité générale. Il avait 70 ans, mais à son enrôlement se représentait comme 43 seulement. Theregiment était sous ordre de marche et le chirurgien adjoint Collatold Quartermaster Bell qu'un cercueil serait nécessaire pour Nowlin.en supposant que l'homme était mort, son cercueil a été acheté par le Quarter-master, et le Lieutenant C. C. Yemans, avec l'aumônier et l'enterrement MARCHE AU RAPPAHANNOCK. 85 partie, est arrivé avec elle à l'hôpital à 9 heures la nuit, pour l'enterrer

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. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . died of homesickness and general debility. He was 70years old but at his enlistment represented himself as 43 only. Theregiment was under marching orders and Assistant Surgeon Collartold Quartermaster Bell that a coffin would be needed for Nowlin.Supposing the man was dead, his coffin was procured by the Quarter-master, and Lieutenant C. C. Yemans, with the Chaplain and buriaL MARCH TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK. 85 party, arrived with it at the hospital at 9 oclock at night, to bury him.His grave had been dug and all preparations made for a funeral —except the corpse. To the astonishment of the burial party theyfound the man still alive. At the end of two hours his spirit hadtaken its flight and the old man was buried at midnight with the usualhonors of war. Soon after midnight on Tuesday morning, December 9, theregiment marched away from Brooks Station to within five miles ofthe Rappahannock and on the 10th moved two miles nearer andawaited orders to move forward into the impending battle.. THE PERSIMMON TREE. CHAPTER V. Battle of Fredericksburg. THE SITUATION — HEROIC CHARGE OF THE SEVENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY. UPON assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, General Burnside re-organized it into three grand divisions.General Sumner commanded the right (Second and NinthCorps); General Franklin commanded the left (Twelfth andSixth Corps); and General Hooker the center (Third and FifthCorps). The Eleventh Corps under General Sigel was on the reserve.At this time, one part of the Confederate army was at Culpepper, and the other part in the Shenandoah Valley. Instead of interposingbetween these divided forces, Burnside started his army for Falmouth, nearly opposite Fredericksburg. When Lee discovered thismovement, he united his forces at Fredericksburg. Before thepontoons arrived for Burnside to cross the river, Lee arranged hisarmy along the hills in the rear of the

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