"Dark rolled the Rappahannock's flood,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan, my Michigan;
The tide was crimsoned with thy blood,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan, my Michigan;
Although for us the day was lost,
Yet it shall be our proudest boast,
At Fredericksburg our Seventh crossed,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan, my Michigan."

In December 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside ordered pontoon bridges to be thrown across the Rappahannock River.

Col. Norman J. Hall, asked for volunteers to flush out Confederate riflemen by crossing the Rappahannock in pontoon boats.

The 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry responded to his call. The men of the Seventh poled and paddled their way across the river. Once ashore, they drove the Confederate riflemen from their concealments.

The battle of Fredericksburg occurred two days later on December 13, 1862.

Dedicated August 31, 2003 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Sponsored by the 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Co. B, Inc.

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