Identifier: historyoftwentyf00curt (find matches)
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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dsworths Division changed its direction so as to project its leftflank directly in front of the enemys line of battle. Possibly thedirection man have been changed, but upon positive proof by actorsin the fight, the line of the enemy was struck squarely in front by the grants campaign—1864. 233 Twenty-fourth Michigan, and not until that movement of theStonewall Brigade described above, did the Iron Brigade receive asingle shot from the left flank and rear. Some of the men of theTwenty-fourth Michigan were captured before they had gone twentyfeet to the rear, running directly into the Confederate lines. The whole line of Wadsworths Division fell back through thewoods in considerable confusion and reformed near the Lacey House.Here the troops were ordered to throw up intrenchments, and whileengaged in this work,.Wadsworths Division was ordered to stop andmarch to the left to support the right of the Second Corps. Movinginto a dense woods, Stones Pennsylvania Brigade in the advance, the
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THE WILDERNESS BATTLE-FIELD. 234 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. lines of the enemy were soon developed, and a heavy musketry fireresulted between this brigade and the enemys skirmishers. TheTwenty-fourth Michigan in this movement and the fighting of thenext day was faced by the rear ranks. The enemy retired slowly andabout 8 oclock P. M. the firing died away. The troops ofWadsworths Division laid on their arms all night in close proximityto the enemy, the skirmish lines of the opposing forces not being overone hundred feet apart. Frequent alarms were given during thenight which resulted in the killing and wounding of a number of theTwenty-fourth who were out on picket. To show how close the lines were and £he density of the forest, theskirmish line on the right of the Twenty-fourth was ordered forward,when a voice rang out a few paces in front, Halt! who comes there?Friends, was the answer. What division do you belong to?The Fourth, was the reply. What State do you come from?

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