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1861-Battle of Bull Run-Page 27.

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fresh troops to turn our right. The 28th Virginia attacked my own handful from the rear in the woods and I had the ill fortune to be wounded and a few moments afterward captured. xx The 38" New York was distinguished for its steadiness in ranks, and for gallantly repelling a charge made upon it by the New Orleans Tigers. The Zouaves, though broken as a regiment, did good service under my own eyes in the woods, and detachments of them joined various other regiments in the fight. The (First) Michigan deserves the credit of advancing further into the enemies' lines than any other of our troops, as their dead bodies proved after the battle. I only regret that from the fact of my separation from Arnold's battery, I cannot add any testimony of my own, to the well known gallantry, with which he and his command conducted themselves -
Report Col A.B. Willcox Sept 3d - 1862
was wounded July 21. 1861 -
held as prisoner of war until Aug 17 - 1862.
Commissioned to date July 21 - 1861.
Brig. Genl. U.S. Vols -
Record. Willcox, 2d..Brigade, Heintzelmans 3rd..Divn.
Killed 65: Wounded, 177; Missing 190: Total 432=.
See memo. about 28" Va? 33, Va. [N.C Tigers?].
The three officers who died of wounds, received in this Battle of Bull Run - Sunday July 21 - 1861. were:
Captain Ebenezer Butterworth of Coldwater, Co, "C", formerly "Coldwater Cadets Company": Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run. Va. July 21. 1861. Died in the rebel hospital at Charlottesville, Va. Aug. 17th. 1861. "of wounds received in action."
1st Lieut Bernard Mauch of Detroit, Co. "F". formerly "Mich. Hussars Company." Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21 "1861. Died "of wounds received in action" while in prison - 1861.
1st Lieut. John M. Casey. of Burr Oak, Co. "G", formerly; "Burr Oak Guard" Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run. Va. July 21" 1861. Died, "of wounds received in action"

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14 fresh troops to turn our right. The 28th Virginia attacked my own handful from the rear in the woods and I had the ill fortune to be wounded and a few moments afterward captured. xx The 38" New York was distinguished for its steadiness in ranks, and for gallantly repelling a charge made upon it by the New Orleans Tigers. The Zouaves, though broken as a regiment, did good service under my own eyes in the woods, and detachments of them joined various other regiments in the fight. The (First) Michigan deserves the credit of advancing further into the enemies' lines than any other of our troops, as their dead bodies proved after the battle. I only regret that from the fact of my separation from Arnold's battery, I cannot add any testimony of my own, to the well known gallantry, with which he and his command conducted themselves - Report Col A.B. Willcox Sept 3d - 1862 was wounded July 21. 1861 - held as prisoner of war until Aug 17 - 1862. Commissioned to date July 21 - 1861. Brig. Genl. U.S. Vols - Record. Willcox, 2d..Brigade, Heintzelmans 3rd..Divn. Killed 65: Wounded, 177; Missing 190: Total 432=. See memo. about 28" Va? 33, Va. [N.C Tigers?]. The three officers who died of wounds, received in this Battle of Bull Run - Sunday July 21 - 1861. were: Captain Ebenezer Butterworth of Coldwater, Co, "C", formerly "Coldwater Cadets Company": Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run. Va. July 21. 1861. Died in the rebel hospital at Charlottesville, Va. Aug. 17th. 1861. "of wounds received in action." 1st Lieut Bernard Mauch of Detroit, Co. "F". formerly "Mich. Hussars Company." Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21 "1861. Died "of wounds received in action" while in prison - 1861. 1st Lieut. John M. Casey. of Burr Oak, Co. "G", formerly; "Burr Oak Guard" Wounded and taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run. Va. July 21" 1861. Died, "of wounds received in action"