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Download or read book My Brave Mechanics written by Mark Hoffman and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important and little-known chapter of Michigan's Civil War history, drawn from the letters, diaries, and regimental records of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics regiment.