Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Col. Wm. J. May” in year 1861, month December, day 11 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864:

...ohibit writing or speaking against slavery, so as to make them conform to the spirit and genius of the National institutions. The Eleventh Michigan infantry, twelve hundred strong, commanded by Col. Wm. J. May , arrived at Jeffersonville, and were at once despatched to Bardstown, Ky. They are a fine body of men, and will doubtless do good service in the Union cause. Michigan has done nobly thus far, and t...
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