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The legislative request was focused on
obtaining the release of Colonel Orlando B. Willcox, who had languished
in a southern prison since his capture on July 21, 1861, at the Battle
of First Bull Run. Commander of the First Michigan Infantry Regiment,
Willcox was finally exchanged on August 19, 1862. The following day, he
was promoted to brigadier general. Years after the war, he was awarded
the Medal of Honor for heroism at First Bull Run.
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