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Civil War
Seventh Regiment Infantry
After remaining a prisoner for two hours he, with some of his men, succeeded in making their escape, under a severe artillery fire from our batteries, his guard preferring to save his own life by getting to the rear with the colonel; but the colonel could not see it, and made a break for our line, and although under a murderous fire, from our own men and the rebels, escaped without a scratch. Not so with all the men, thirteen not having been so fortunate. "
On November 1st, 1864, it was doing garrison duty in Fort Steadman and
Battery 10, being only 235 yards from the main works of the enemy; consequently it was much exposed to the fire of the rebel batteries, although its losses were slight.
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