The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-09

resisted Braggs awful onslaught on the right
wing at Stone River. It lost I43 men in this
engagement. Altogether it lost "a killed and
294 by disease.
The 22d Mich. went into Chickamauga with
584, and lost 372, killed, wounded and missing
The 23d Mich. belonged to the Twenty-third
Corps, and fought from Knoxville to Colds
bOro. 1t lost 73 killed and 261 by disease.
The oath Mich. was member Of the famous
Iron Brigade" and lost the most Of any regi-
ment that fought at Gettysburg. 1t exacted
full pay for its losses, however and covered the
ground in its front with rebel dead 1t helped
very effectively to capture Archer's rebel
Brigade, and one of its members-Patrck Ma
loney-sei2ed Gen. Archer by the throat in the
midst of the struggle, faced him about and
marched him up to his commander, with the
remark: General Wadsworth | make you ac-
quainted wild Gineral Archer" It went in
with 1856, and lost BIG. Altogether, it lost 1s9
killed, 80 died in prison, 100 of disease and 400
wounded; total, 725.
When, July 4, 1863, John Morgan demanded
the surrender of the 25th Mich, the Colonel
replied that the day was not the one upon
which TO entertain such proposition. With
200 men he Tepulsed the swarmiBg force of
rebels, killing so and wounding 200 of them.
1t lost 166 of the 955 men it took from the
State.
The 26th Mich. was the first of the Second
Corps to reach the rebel works in Hancock's
famous assault at spottsyvania, and for more
than an hour it fought hand hand over the
works. 1t was engaged for Ii hours, and lost
al killed and 90 wounded OF nine Color
Guards seven were killed or wounded. IL had
total membership of ] ,2lO, of whom 1O1 were
killed and I5s died fron other causes.
The 9th Mich. had its first hard fight in
protecting the trains on Burnsides retreat to
Knoxville. 1t suffered severely from the hard
ships and priyations of that severe Winter in
East Tennessee, and then Joined the Army Of
the Potomac, and began the Wilderness cam
paign 86i strong. BY the time Petersburg fell
it had lost 225 killed, $50 wounded, SO had died
IN rebel prison and III by disease. 1t was
commanded for n considerable time by Mai.
Moody, an old Lake Captain and when excited
he was wont to use the commands he was most
familiar with. During the fighting in the Will
derness he could be heard By other regiments
shouting: "Luf, boys, luff steady! Luif,
there, huff; now give EN- every shot in the
locker"
The 28th. Goth and 3Oth Mich. were raised
toward the close of the war, and were largely
formed of men and officers who had served in
other organizations from the State. They did
good service around Nashville
The 1st Mich. Colored (IO2d U. S. c. IT, was
raised in 1868, and did good service in South
Carolina and Florida.
The lst Mich. Engineers aud Mechanics was
raised for the service which its name i'm
piled, and was splenddly effective 1t distin-
guished itself a fighting organization at La
Fersne, Tenn, where with SIS men it repulsed
1000 of Wheelers cavalry after an engagement
which lasted FIVE hours, and saved the rear of
the Army OF the Cumberland. then fighting at
Stone River
The il batteries Of light artillery sent ont by
the State were distributed among all the armies
lighting for the Union. aud fought splendidly
wherever placed. They lost 50 men killed in
battle and 49, by disease, in prisons. etc.
OF the 90, ~ men whom Michigan IS credited
with more than 5000 were killed on the field Of
battle aud over 1000 died 10 prison. Of dis
ease etc, during the progress of the war.
II IS also a significant fact that of the 1907
officers commissioned by the State. 1910. or
almost exactly oHe-half, fought their way up
from the ranks
Michigan seems 10 be q very bad place to
look FOR coaee-coolerS