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Born November 13, 1814 • Massachusetts
Died October 31, 1879 (aged 64) • Garden City • New York
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Chancellorsville • Battle of Chattanooga • Battle of Fredericksburg • Battle of Lookout Mountain • Second Battle of Bull Run

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