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Desperate Last Stand of Wisconsin Regiment at Centreville
A letter from W. Le Collis describes a brutal Civil War battle near Centreville. The 24 Wisconsin Regiment fights with Sherman’s battery, endures heavy losses, and must retreat after sustained bombardment. The writer details wounded comrades, comrades captured, a disastrous rout, and the long march to Fairfax Court House and Falls Church.
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W. LE
Collis
Corcoran
Arnisiros Aerairs
Cam
Sebastopol
Waterloo
Satirlay Evenre
Qe Uluck
Hunter
Ourself
Col
Tyler
Sherman
Mourec
2Nd Ohio
Ohio
2Nd Wisconsin
Phe
Trish
Francix Meagher
Wis
Shemnan