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Born March 22, 1817 • North Carolina
Died September 27, 1876 (aged 59) • Galveston • Texas
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Chattanooga • Battle of Chickamauga Creek • Battle of Perryville • Battle of Shiloh • Battle of Stones River

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