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American Civil War
Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry
he felt that it was his duty to retard the progress of the great rebel raider, if but for a few hours, as they might prove precious hours to the country. He might have retreated with entire success, but from patriotic motives he chose to fight, when he could scarcely entertain the hope that he and many others would ever live to tell the story of that terrible battle.
" After surveying the surrounding country, he selected a strong position for a battle field, on the south side of Green river, about two miles from the encampment, in a horseshoe bend in the river, through which the road ran, on which the rebel forces were advancing.
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