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Civil War Artillery
First Regiment Light Artillery
of hard and desperate fighting in the bloody battle of Stone River, where it lost heavily, but achieved a most noted distinction, second to no battery in the service, and the history of the times will bear witness to its noted fame in the ages that shall follow.
General Rosecrans at one time gave Loomis to understand that his battery Had the key to his position, and cautioned him to hold it at all hazards.
Its loss was heavy, being 22 men killed, wounded or missing, with nearly 40 horses killed or disabled.
Light Artillery
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