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This layout is of the 1st Michigan Infantry monument at Gettysburg, PA. Photo was taken April 29, 2007. For this one I tried several different things, but in the end I really liked the simplicity of this one.

Monument inscription:
First Michigan Infantry, first brigade, first division, fifth corps, mustered in at Detroit, Mich., May 1, 1861 for 3 months; mustered in at Ann Arbor, Mich., August 17, 1861, for 3 years; re-enlisted as Veterans February 20, 1864, mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July 9, 1865. Total enrollment, 2,144 officers and men. Killed in action, 12 officers, 106 men; died of wounds, 6 officers, 32 men; died of disease, 1 officer, 95 men; total 252. From the first to the last. Early in Virginia and the capture of Alexandria, May 24, 1861, to Appomattox April 9, 1865. Participated in 54 skirmishes and general engagements. The monument marks the position where the regiment fought July 2, 1863; present for duty, 21 officers, 240 men; total 261; killed, 1 officer, 4 men; wounded 6 officers, 27 men; missing 4 men; total, 42.


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