“The hardships and privations of the siege were very great, the men suffering especially from want of sufficient food and clothing…

“Four companies of the Second Michigan, A, H, G and F, in command of Captain Emil Moores, occupied a short rifle pit adjoining the left rampart of Fort Saunders, being on that side of the fort not fronting the Confederates; but, on the side facing Knoxville, which was not enclosed by a wall or rampart….

“….and when the main attack was made these companies moved inside the fort defending a portion of the principal works.”

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