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Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers Four Years with the Iron Brigade
Written by Rufus Dawes
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Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) was just 23 years old when the Civil War broke out. He became a captain in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, one of the regiments forming the "Iron Brigade" of the Union Army of the Potomac. First published in 1890, this work records his regiment's routine and operational actions, including Second Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Petersburg.
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