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Civil War
EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
'When I consider that we were confronted by the whole of General Hood's army, it seems miraculous almost that we could escape capture. Our works, although strong in some parts are very weak in others, and if we had been subjected to a heavy fire of artillery it would have been almost impossible to remain, and with new, untried troops forming the principal strength of our garrison, an assault by such an army would have made me very anxious.
U. S. Civil War
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