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| Civil War Battle Flags |
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Eighth Michigan Infantry Regiment |
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| The Eighth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was known as the "Wandering Regiment" for its long marches and hard battles in seven states. Detroit citizens sent this flag to the regiment as a gift in March 1863. When they got it, the regiment was proud to see the names of battles they had fought in-called "battle honors" painted on their new flag. Over the next two years, they added new honors on the flag's bottom red stripe.
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