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Title: History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Curtis, O. B. (Orson Blair), 1841?-1901
Subjects: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1865) United States. Army Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1965) United States. Army Iron Brigade United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental historiese
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., Winn & Hammond
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ow the junction of the Po and Ny, andmarched three miles due west to Madisons Store on the road fromSpottsylvania, arriving there about four hours after the enemy hadpassed, and threw up earthworks across the road at I P. M. Duringtheir construction, Grant, Meade and several other Generals came up.Here the Iron Brigade remained as guard until the Fifth Corps, ledby the Sixteenth Michigan, passed with its trains. The Brigade thenfollowed in the rear, moving west by Madisons Ordinary to theTelegraph Road; thence across the Ta at Thornburg and on south toNancy Wrights; thence east towards Milford Bridge on theMattapony, some distance and halted at sunset for the night, atBethel Church, near the Mattapony River. Early the next morning,the Twenty-fourth under Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. Wight startedwesterly and soon struck the Telegraph Road and followed it belowBethany Church, then turned back as it was on the wrong road, andtook a road southeast from the church, leading to Jericho Mills on
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ROUTE OF IRON BRIGADE FROM SPOTTSYLVANIA TO NORTH ANNA. 250 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. the North Anna, the Iron Brigade arriving there only one hour behindthe enemy. On the way an old darkie told them: De udder fellowsright ahead of you—youll catch up wid em. BATTLE OF NORTH ANNA. The banks of the North Anna are very precipitous here and thebed rocky, very high bluffs skirting the south shore. BartlettsBrigade at the head of Warrens Corps boldly waded the stream,armpit deep, and covered the construction of the pontoon bridge.About 4 P. M., of May 23, the divisions of Cutler and Crawford andthe balance of Griffins crossed the river to the south side. After theIron Brigade crossed the stream, they wound up the steep bank andformed on a plateau of cleared fields about a mile square. There werewoods on the west and south and the river wound about the north andeast of the field. Halting a short distance from the river the menstacked arms and commenced preparations for supper.

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