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First Sharp Shooters
piercing them in several places, capturing and holding several forts and a store of guns, with a large number of prisoners, holding their advantages and contributing to a very large extent to the glorious achievement that has crowned the united efforts of the whole army.
The first division alone under General Wilcox in their operations of yesterday not
only held the extended line of two miles and over against all attacks but themselves
attacked the strongest positions on the rebel lines, capturing two forts, nine guns, nearly
1,000 prisoners, several flags, ect. and all with a loss to themselves of about 200 men.
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