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Battery H
At Thompson's Hill, Miss., May 1, 1863, it first encountered the rebels, and then at Raymond May 12th following, where it received much favorable comment on its rapid and. effective fire. Greeley, in his "American Conflict, " on noticing the battle of Raymond, makes the following mention of the gallant and valuable services rendered by the battery in that affair:
" The fight here was a short one. The rebels opened with great fury, attempting to
charge and capture Be Golyer's battery, which was in position in our front, but being repulsed by a terrific fire of grape and canister, they broke and fled precipitately. "
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