This is a memorial to the 26th Infantry Regiment of North Carolina we have encountered in our path that led us to cross the forest property McPherson.Fu here that the North Carolinians in command the young Colonel Henry King Jr. Burgwyn faced the equally famous 24 th Michigan, a member of the Iron Brigade and were able to oust the enemy from his posizioni.Burgwyn died during the action.
His men were decimated after 3 days of hard combattimenti.Il 26 ° it has a sad record: 708 dead, wounded and prisoners of a total of 800 men into action
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