Service
- Organized December 24, 1863
- Battle of the Crater at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, on July 30, 1864
- Moved to the Mexican border in Texas as part of the American response to the French intervention in Mexico
- Mustered out on November 8, 1865
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Famous quotes containing the word service:
“The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
“O good old man, how well in thee appears
The constant service of the antique world,
When service sweat for duty, not for meed!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community,—these are the most vital things education must try to produce.”
—Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve (1877–1965)