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HISTORY OF THE
SIXTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
MUSTERED FOR THREE MONTHS.
The Sixth Regiment was organized and mustered into service, for three months, at Indianapolis, April 25th, 1861, with Thomas T. Crittenden, of Madison, as Colonel. It was one of the six regiments of three months' men organized under the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 men. On the 30th of May the Regiment left Indianapolis, via Cincinnati and Parkersburg, for the scene of conflict in West Virginia being first fully armed, equipped and clothed. Arriving at Webster on the 2d of June, it was marched, with other troops, the same night, through a drenching rain, a distance of fourteen miles, and on the morning of the 3d of June took part in the first battle of the war, at Philippi. Returning to Grafton, it was made part of General Thomas A. Morris' Brigade, and participated in the march to Laurel Hill and the engagement with Garnett's Confederate command at Carrick's Ford on the 14th of July. The latter part of the same month the Regiment returned to Indianapolis, where it was finally discharged August 2, 1861.
The Sixth Infantry was the first regiment organized in Indiana for the Civil War and was so numbered, for the reason that Indiana had five regiments in the Mexican War, and Governor Morton determined to perpetuate the history of each of them as a separate and distinct organization.
Company F was the first organized company from the southern and south- eastern part of the County to go to the Civil War. Its captain, William C. Moreau, afterwards entered the Army, with the same rank, in Company I, Third Cavalry. His career, after leaving the Army, perhaps before, was erratic and varied. He was an unfortunate man who, a dozen years or more after the Civil War, met a violent death in the State of Georgia. It must be recorded to his credit, however, that he was one of the first to lead an enrolled company into Indianapolis after President Lincoln had issued his first call for troops. First Lieutenant Allison afterwards became Captain of Company A, Fifty Seventh Regiment. A comparison of the names in the roster of this company with the same names in the Alphabetical list of Soldiers and Sailors from Henry County in the Civil War, will show that many of Henry County's true and tried soldiers had their first experience of war with Company F. and the knowledge here gained was of inestimable value to the State and Nation, materially aiding in the making
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of soldiers of their comrades in the organizations in which they subsequently served.
This regiment was re-organized and mustered for three years' service, at Madison, on the 20th of September, 1861, with Thomas T. Crittenden as Colonel, who later in the war became a Brigadier General U. S. V. It served during its entire enlistment with the Army of the Cumberland and greatly distinguished itself on many sanguinary fields.
The State of Indiana has erected monuments to this regiment at Shiloh and at Chickamauga. Henry County was not represented in the re-organization.
EIGHTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS. MUSTERED FOR THREE MONTHS.
In the following roster, the name of each officer and man is followed by his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. In some instances the soldier was not a resident of Henry County at the time of enlistment but moved to that county after the Civil War. In such cases the name of his home county is sub- stituted, for the postoffice address, and that is followed by the place of settlement in Henry County. The date of muster for the officers is the date they were .actually mustered into the service of the United States and not the date of commission.
FIELD OFFICERS AND REGIMENTAL STAFF.
COLONEL.
William P. Benton, Richmond. Mustered in April 26, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
Silas Colgrove, Winchester. Mustered in April 26, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
MAJOR.
David Shunk, Marion. Mustered in April 26, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
LIEUTENANT AND ADJUTANT.
Archibald I. Harrison, Indianapolis. Mustered in April 26, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
LIEUTENANT AND QUARTERMASTER.
John Robinson, Mustered in April 26, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
MAJOR AND SURGEON.
James Ford, Wabash. Mustered in April 30, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. ASSISTANT SURGEON.
George W. Edgerlee, Muncie. Mustered in April 30, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. DRUM MAJOR.
Charles R. Case, New Castle. Mustered in April 27, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
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FIFE MAJOR.
Israel W. Bonham, New Castle. Mustered in April 27, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY A.
MUSICIAN.
John L. Custer, Wayne County. New Castle after the Civil War. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
PRIVATES.
Joseph Funk, New Lisbon. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry Hubbard, Raysville. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William Muzzy, Wayne County. Mount Summit after the Civil War. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY B.
CAPTAIN.
Frederick Tykle, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
FIRST LIEUTENANT.
Henry Ray, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
SECOND LIEUTENANT.
Joseph W. Connell, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
FIRST SERGEANT.
Benjamin F. Elwood, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
SERGEANTS.
Charles A. Ray, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry C. Elliott, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
George W. Shane, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Wounded at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
CORPORALS.
Madison Grose, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
John R. Pierce, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Warren W. Ferris, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William O. Williams, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
MUSICIANS.
Henry M. Minesinger, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Alfred M. Thornburgh, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
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PRIVATES.
Thomas Bell, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James A. Biggers, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Milton L. Bock, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Hiram B. Brattain, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James Burns, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
George H. Cain, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Daniel D. Case, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
David W. Chambers, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Pinson W. Clanton, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Robert K. Collins, Cadiz. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. Isaac Davis, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henderson Duke, Rogersville. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Milton R. Dungan, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William Forsha, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Burden Fuqua, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James Fuqua, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6,
George W. Goodwin, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out 1861.
August 6, 1861.
Joseph B. Gossett, Honey Creek. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out Au-
gust 6, 1861.
William Gossett, Honey Creek. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Wounded at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Jacob M. Gough, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James M. Gray, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered. out August 6, 1861.
Elisha Hart, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Joseph Harvey, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William Hawk, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Eaton Hayes, Cadiz. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry H. Henderson, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William H. Herman, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Charles B. Hoover, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
De Witt C. Hoover, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
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William H. Hoover, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Thomas J. Houck, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
John Howell, Middletowu. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry Johnson, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August
6, 1861.
6, 1861.
Samuel J. Johnson, Middletown. Mustered in ' April 25, 1861. Mustered out August
Absalom H. Julian, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Alfred Kitts, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William Lemon, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Korac McArthur, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. John Manning, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Cornelius M. Moore, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Emery H. Mullen, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. Jonathan Murphey, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Jacob Osborne, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry L. Powell, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Wounded at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Henry Rader, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
George W. Ralston, Rogersville. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
John J. Rife, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Jonathan Runyan, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James Salmon, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. John H. Scott, Rogersville. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Daniel Shepherd, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Jeremiah A. Shepherd, New Castle. Mustered in April 25 ,1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
William H. Shepherd, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Calvin Sheridan, Rogersville. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Lindley H. Spencer, Greensboro. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. Joel D. Starr, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861. Cyrus Van Matre, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
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Landy Van Matre, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
James H. Vores, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
George W. Warner, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Noah W. Warner, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Philander Wisehart, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Killed at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861.
Albert N. Yost, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Edward Zimmerly, New Castle. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.
Isaac W. Ellis, Delaware County. New Castle after the Civil War. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
Collier M. Reed, Delaware County. Middletown after the Civil War. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Wounded at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY E.
PRIVATES.
John D. Lytle, New Castle. Mustered in April 24, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
David B. Strahan, Randolph County. Kennard after the Civil War. Mustered in April 24, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY G.
MUSICIAN.
Andrew F. Kraner, Madison County. New Castle after the Civil War. Mustered in April 22, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY H.
PRIVATE.
John W. Sherry, Middletown. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY I.
PRIVATE.
Robert P. Gordon, Wayne County. New Castle after the Civil War. Mustered in April 21, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
COMPANY K. MUSICIAN.
Isaac Grove, Middletown. Mustered in April 23, 1861. Mustered out August 6, 1861.
HISTORY OF THE
EIGHTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
MUSTERED FOR THREE MONTHS.
On the President's call for 75,000 men to serve for three months, this Regi- ment was recruited and went into camp at the State fair grounds at Indianapolis,
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known as Camp Morton, and was mustered into the service of the United States on the 25th of April. 1861. The regiment remained in camp at Indianapolis until the 19th of June, when it left for the then seat of war, Western Virginia.
The regiment was stationed at various points in that State until the 10th of July, when it marched to near Rich Mountain, at which place a force of Con- federates was advantageously posted behind works on the mountain side. Finding the enemy too strong to attack in front, the 8th was sent with the 10th and 13th Indiana and the 19th Ohio regiments through a dangerous pass in the mountain to reach and attack in the rear, while the troops remaining should keep up de- monstrations in front.
The brigade succeeded in reaching the rear of the Confederate position about two o'clock on the afternoon of the IIth, and immediately attacked it, and after an engagement lasting about one hour, succeeded in routing the enemy, who fled from the field, leaving their killed and wounded, as well as many prisoners and two pieces of artillery, in the hands of the Federals.
The Federal troops around Rich Mountain were commanded by Major General George B. McClellan, but the fighting was all done by the regiments before named under the immediate command of Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans.
After the battle, the 8th went into camp at Beverly and remained there until the 24th of July, when it left for Indiana and was mustered out and discharged at Indianapolis on the 6th of August.
Company B of this regiment was the first organized company to go to the Civil War, from the central and northwestern part of the county, and like Com- pany F, Sixth Infantry, was one of the first to reach Indianapolis, after the call for troops had been issued. It arrived there before any kind of adequate arrange- ments had been made for the reception of troops, as is evidenced, by the fact, that during the first day and a half of its stay at the Capitol City, it was quartered at the Bates House, then the leading hotel of the city, occupying the present site of the Hotel Claypool.
In the battle in which it participated, private, Philander Wisehart, of Me- chanicsburg, was killed, being the first soldier from Henry County to lose his life in the Civil War. He was a member of the well known Wisehart family, then as now so numerous in Fall Creek Township. Sergeant George W. Shane, of Middletown, and privates, William Gossett, of Honey Creek, and Henry L. Powell, of New Castle, were wounded, the last named severely.
Captain Frederick Tykle had been a soldier in the Mexican War and, on the second call for troops, re-entered the service as Captain of Company E, Eighth Regiment, organized for three years.
First Lieutenant Ray had also been a soldier in the Mexican War. He after- wards re-entered the service in Company B, Fifth Indiana Cavalry.
Second Lieutenant, Joseph W. Connell, re-entered the service as First Lieu- tenant, Company C, 36th Infantry. He died of pneumonia, in the arms of the author, under the fly of a tent, in front of Corinth, Mississippi, May 24, 1862. His remains were interred in a very shallow grave, with the idea that they would soon be removed for burial to his native home in Ohio. The author doubts very much that this was ever done. By correspondence, it has been learned that
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luis remains are not in the known list of the National Military Cemetery, at Corinth, nor at Shiloh, Tennessee, twenty miles distant. His remains have prob- ably been re-interred, among those of the unknown dead, in the National Cemetery at Corinth.
Many of the soldiers in this regiment from New Castle, Sulphur Springs, Middletown and vicinity will be seen by comparison with the Alphabetical List of soldiers and sailors from Henry County in the Civil War, to have served later in other organizations. The knowledge of war gained by them in this, their first service, was of inestimable value to the State and Nation, in enabling them to educate their comrades in the art of war.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HENRY LYCURGUS POWELL,
WOUNDED SOLDIER, CIVIL WAR; NATIVE OF NEW CASTLE, AND FARMER.
It is always pleasant and profitable to contemplate the career of a man who has made a success of life and won the honor and respect of his fellow men. Such is the record of Henry Lycurgus Powell, than whom it would be difficult to find a more whole-souled or popular man within the limits of Henry County. He is the son of Simon T. Powell, who, in his lifetime, was as well known as any citizen residing in the county.
Henry L. Powell was born in New Castle, Indiana, December 23, 1842. He attended the public schools and the old academy, finishing his education in the State University at Bloomington, where he spent two years. When the Civil War broke out and disruption of the Union was threatened, Mr. Powell cast aside all personal interests and enlisted in the country's service in what became Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry (three months). He was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, April 25, 1861, and with his regiment was sent to the field in West Virginia. In the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11, 1861, he received a severe wound in the right ankle, breaking the bone and in a measure disabling him for life. He was the first citizen of New Castle or vicinity to suffer injury in battle in the Civil War. At the time of the injury, the surgeons wished to amputate the foot and it was saved to him only by the active interference and protests of General Grose who was present at the time as a private citizen. This wound prevented Mr. Powell from taking further part personally in the war, but he along with his father, who had been physically disabled from infancy, took an active interest at home in encouraging enlistments, soliciting and forwarding sanitary supplies and caring for the women and children of the soldiers at the front.
In order that the family might be represented on the firing line, the younger brother, Orlistes W. Powell, was also given to the cause. He enlisted as a private soldier in what became Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as Corporal, September 16, 1861. Later he was made Commissary Sergeant and then Sergeant Major of the regiment and up to the day of his death, he was with the regiment without the absence of a single day, taking part in all of its marches, campaigns, hardships and battles, until at Chicka- mauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863, he was killed. His remains fell into the hands of the enemy and he was buried on the battlefield. Nearly four months afterwards his remains, identified under as curious a circumstance as ever came to the attention of the author, were recovered. brought home and re-interred February 3, 1864, in South Mound Cemetery, New Castle. It seems that sometime before the battle, Orlistes had had his name, "O. W. Powell," worked on his arm in India ink. He was buried in a trench containing more than a dozen other bodies, thrown in promiscuously, as was the custom in both armies, when burying the enemy's dead on the battlefield. Wlien young Powell was thrown in, his arm, on which his name was worked, became extended horizontally, at full length. The upper part of the next body, thrown in carelessly, fell im- mediately over the name. After the battle of Missionary Ridge, when the Federal army again occupied the old battlefield at Chickamauga, Simon T. Powell
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appeared on the scene to recover the body of his son, Orlistes, and in the first trench opened, in taking out the bodies, mangled and decomposed beyond recog- nition, it was found that the body resting on the arm of Orlistes had preserved, as clear and distinct as in life, the name "O. W. Powell," thus the identification was complete and his mortal remains restored to the care of the family whose sacrifice he had been to the cause. Orlistes W. Powell was born in New Castle, February 17, 1845.
After the close of the war Henry L. Powell read law in the office of Judge Joshua H. Mellett, but never engaged in active practice of the profession. He turned his attention to farming and stock raising and has continued in those pur- suits to the present time. He makes a specialty of fine stock of all kinds and finds the business a profitable one. His methods are in keeping with the progressive spirit of the twentieth century and his present prosperity is a monument to his thrift and well-directed efforts. He is a man of broad humanitarian principles, of earnest purpose and upright life, and does all that lies in his power to uplift his fellow men and promote the moral well being of his community. His is a well rounded life.
In politics he is an earnest Republican. He has, from time to time, taken an active part in the campaign work of his party and has served a number of times as a delegate to conventions.
On November 6, 1867, Mr. Powell was united in marriage with Amelia Clift, daughter of Elisha Clift, an old and highly respected citizen of New Castle. On August 18, 1871, there was born to them their only child, Howard Orlistes. During the Spanish-American War he became a soldier and was mustered into the service of the United States, as Corporal, Company K, 160th Indiana Infantry, May 12, 1898. He was first sent with his regiment to Camp Hamilton near Lexington, Kentucky. From that point it was transferred to Camp Chicka- mauga near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The regiment was finally ordered to Cuba and stationed at Matanzas. Howard O. Powell remained with the regiment until mustered out February 24, 1899. On April 18, 1900, he married Grace Farquhar of Chattanooga, Tennessee, daughter of Mrs. Louise Farquhar, and located at Savannah, Georgia, where he is acting as an inspector of lumber for E. B. Hunt- ing and Company. Two sons have been born to this union, the one, Henry Titus, so named after his grandfather, Henry L. Powell, and his great-grandfather, Simon Titus Powell; the other, Howard Orlistes Powell, junior, so named after his father.
Mrs. Amelia (Clift) Powell was born September 8, 1842. She was educated in New Castle and at the Western Female Seminary, Oxford, Ohio. She gradu- ated from the latter institution in 1867 with honors and was soon afterwards married to Mr. Powell. She was an amiable and charitable lady, much devoted to her husband and son, and welcome at all social gatherings because of her wit and genial humor. She died December 12, 1892.
Three generations of Powells have thus been identified with Henry County and have supported the honor and interests of home and country, in camp and field and civic life. They have well earned the respect of their fellow citizens.
Henry L. Powell is a member of the George W. Lennard Post, No. 148, Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, and is an honorary member of the 36th
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Indiana Regimental Association. The association conferred this honor upon him for his own early service and suffering in the Civil War and in commemoration of the heroic death of his brother, Orlistes W. Powell.
On January 10, 1894, Mr. Powell married Mrs. Emma L. Ogle nee Martin. She was born March 3, 1857, in Wayne County, Indiana, and received her early training there and in Hancock County, this State. She is a noble woman of fine tastes and happy disposition, possessing in full measure the qualities essential to the making of an ideal home.
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