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Sketch of the Thirty-fifth .- After the consolidation mentioned above, the regiment remained in Tennessee and Kentucky, in the fall of 1862 participating in the pursuit of Bragg, the battle of Perryville and the skirmishes of the march. In a skirmish at Dobbins Ford, December 9, it lost forty men in killed and wounded. At Stone River | gensmayer, transferred to Veteran Reserve
it lost one-third of the number engaged, having twenty-nine killed, seventy-two wounded and thirty-three missing, making a total loss of 134. It also sustained heavy losses at Chickamauga. With the Second brigade, First division, Fourth corps, it par- ticipated in all the marches, battles, skirm- ishes and scouts of the historic Atlanta cam- paign of 1864. At Kenesaw Mountain in a hand to hand encounter with the enemy the regiment particularly proved its valor, losing eleven killed and fifty-four wounded. Near Marietta, while valiantly engaged capturing the enemy's rifle pits and twenty-eight pris- oners it again lost eleven in killed and wounded. It acted a conspicuous part in the battles following the fall of Atlanta and the pursuit of the enemy to the northward. At Franklin, Tenn., it gallantly repulsed the enemy, and at Nashville assisted in his rout and complete demoralization. It remained in Tennessee until June, 1865, when sent to Texas. Mustered out September 30, 1865.
The Sixth Battery, Light Artillery .- This battery was recruited at Evansville and mustered into the service at Indianapo- lis on the 7th of September, 1861, with Frederick Behr, of Evansville, as captain. When Capt. Behr gave his life to his country, on the field at Shiloh, April 6, IS62, the command was entrusted to Michael Mueller, who had rendered faithful service as second and first lieutenant, and who afterward was ever active in the per- formance of his duty as captain until mus- tered out at the expiration of his term, September 19, 1864. The other officers of the battery were residents of Indianapolis. The enlisted men contributed by Vander- burgh county to this battery were as follows : Sergt. Conrad Mushagen, mustered out September, 1864; Sergt. Heinrich Schulz, died, date unknown; Corp. Joseph Yuer-
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corps; Corp. Johann Kastner, veteran, mustered out July 22, 1865, as sergeant; Corp. William Hogrefe, mustered out September, 1864, as first sergeant; Corp. Charles Yuergens, mustered out Septem- ber, 1864; Corp. August Bergmann, mus- tered out September, 1864; Bugler Charles Mahler, discharged November 13, 1862; Artificer John Huller, died at Memphis, Tenn., July 20, 1864.
Privates .- Allbach, Franz, veteran, mus- tered out July 22, 1865; Becker, David, mustered out September, 1864; Benke, Heinrich, mustered out September, 1864; Bickel, Johann, veteran, mustered out Septem- ber, 1864; Blum, Johann, veteran, mustered out July 22, 1865; Burggrabbe, Charles, dis- charged August 18, 1862; Druschel, Johann, mustered out September, 1864; Ebie, Con- rad, mustered out September, 1864; Feld- worth, Adam, mustered out September, 1864; Fisher, Christian, never mustered out: Flurer, Tobias, mustered out September, 1864; Firnhaber, Adolph, mustered out Sep- tember, 1864, as first sergeant; Gardner, Au- gust, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Hortig, August, unaccounted for ; Hartmann, Heinrich, mustered out September, 1864; Heidorn, William, unaccounted for; Hess, Peter, mustered out September, 1864; Hin- steadt, Heinrich, mustered out September, 1864; Hirsch, Ferdinand, mustered out May 28, 1865; Huller, Michael, mustered out September, 1864; Jochum, George, mus- tered out September, 1864; Jochum, Jacob, mustered out September 1864; Jockol, Michael, mustered out September, 1864 ; Jordon, Heinrich, veteran, mustered out July 12, 1865 ; Koffitz, Heinrich, mus- tered out February 6, 1865; Krueger, Charles, unaccounted for; Kutterer, Anton, unaccounted for; Krohnsager, Heinrich, mustered out September, 1864; Korff, Heinrich, discharged, date unknown;
Kohl, Heinrich, mustered out Septem- ber, 1864; Longhaus, Adam, veteran, mustered out July 22, 1865; Lim- bach, Peter, unaccounted for; Limbach, Casper, discharged July 30, 1862; Loebs, Johann, mustered out September, 1864; Mehsens, Claus, unaccounted for; Maertz, Samuel, discharged, date unknown; Praef- fle, Johann, accidentally killed; Pump, George, mustered out 1864; Peck, James, mustered out May 22, 1865; Riedle, Albert, niustered out September, 1864; Roffen- sholfer, Christ., not mustered out; Rosem- meyer, Frederick, mustered out September, 1864; Sickenberger, Johann, discharged November 13, 1862; Schneidthorst, Hein- rich, died at St. Louis, Mo., January 21, 1864; Schaaf, Jacob, unaccounted for ; Stern, Franz, unaccounted for; Schmidtz, Valen- tine, unaccounted for; Schmidtz, Heinrich, died May 28, 1864; Steljes, Johann, mus- tered out September, 1864; Strohmayer, Xavier, mustered out September, 1864; Schuman, Heinrich, died at Memphis, Tenn., June 18, 1864; Trautt, Jacob, mustered out September, IS64; Un- hold, Frederick, mustered out Septem- ber, 1864; Wetzel, George, discharged November 26, 1862, wounds; Wei- bel, Christian, mustered out September, 1864; Wechmayer, Heinrich, mustered out September, 1864; Zeller, Louis, veteran, mustered out July 22, 1865; Zeigler, Franz, veteran, mustered out July 22, 1865, as corporal.
Recruits .- Bechdolt, Erhard, mustered out July 10, 1865; Becker, Johann, mus- tered out July 22, 1865, as sergeant; Diet- rich, Charles, unaccounted for; Fenke, John H., unaccounted for; Horreben, Fred- erick, mustered out July 22, 1865; Heiden, William, mustered out July 22, 1865; Hein- rich, Anton J., supposed lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865; Isler, Adam, mustered out
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July 22, 1865; Klosen, Nicholas, unaccounted for; Kaiser, Gottleib W., mustered out July 22, 1865; Michelfelder, Gottleib, mustered out July 22, 1865; Pope, Charles, mustered out July 22, 1865; Rommel, Gottleib, mus- tered out July 22, 1865; Sholl, Joseph, un- accounted for; Titt, John G., mustered out May 28, 1865; Williams, August, unac- counted for; Wengert, George, mustered out July 22, 1865; Wolf, George P., not mustered out. This battery went out with 133 men, and received seventy-eight re- cruits. Nineteen of its men re-enlisted as veterans, seventeen died, six deserted and twenty-six were unaccounted for.
Field Service of the Sixth Battery .- Oc- tober 2, 1861, the battery left Indianapolis by rail and proceeded by way of Evansville to Henderson, Ky., whence it moved to Cal- houn, South Carrollton, and Owensboro, Ky., being on duty at these places until the spring of 1862, when it joined Gen. Sherman's command at Paducah. On the 4th of March, with Sherman's division, it moved up the Tennessee river on steamers, disembarking at Pittsburg Landing. On the morning of April 6, when the rapid advance of the enemy opened the battle of Shiloh, it was guarding the bridge over Owl creek on the Purdy road. For over two hours it held its position supported by McDowell's brig- ade, but was eventually forced back by the strong columns of the enemy. While the battery was retiring Gen. Sherman met it at the intersection of the Corinth road, and gave orders to Capt. Behr to bring his guns into battery. The captain had hardly given the order to his men when he was struck by a musket ball and fell from his horse. This caused confusion, and the enemy pressing forward vigorously, captured most of the guns of the battery, and killed sixty-eight of its horses. Capt. Behr's wound proved fatal, and four more were wounded, After
this battle new guns were procured, and the battery moved with the army upon Corinth. On May 28th, supported by Gen. Denver's brigade, the battery had a sharp engage- ment with the enemy. The guns were un- limbered and moved by hand to the crest of a hill, and opening a rapid fire drove the enemy from a strong position, demolished a block house, from which he annoyed one line of skirmishers, and dashing forward, the brigade captured and held the ground. Taking position in these advanced works, the battery was constantly engaged in the siege of Corinth until its evacuation by the enemy. The battery, with a portion of Sherman's troops, next engaged the enemy at Holly Springs, Miss., defeating and driv- ing him from the town. Thereafter, until November 26, it did garrison duty at Fort Pickering, near Memphis, Tenn. From here it moved with Sherman's forces upon the rebel Gen. Pemberton, on the Talla- hatchie river. The enemy, however, aban- doned his works and retreated to Grenada, the battery returning to La Grange, where one section was detached to LaFayette and the other to Colliersville, Tenn. In June, 1863, the battery, proceeding by way of Memphis, joined the army of Gen. Grant, then engaged in the siege of Vicksburg, taking part in the operations against that city until its surrender. It then moved with Sherman's column to Big Black river, where, July 6, it engaged the rebel forces under Gen. Johnson. It next took part in the siege of Jackson, Miss., until its evac- uation, when it was assigned to the Third brigade, Third division, Fifteenth army corps, and went into camp near Bear creek, Miss. On October 15, the battery moved with Gen. McPherson's command on an ex- pedition to Brownsville, Miss., and shelled the rebels out of a strong position. Soon afterward it went into camp
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at Pocahontas, Tennessee. January I, 1864, a majority of its members re- enlisted as veterans. It was stationed at Pocahontas, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg and Memphis until May, when it moved with Gen. Sturgis' command through north- ern Mississippi, and on June 10 was engaged in the battle of Guntown, losing three men and ten horses. At Tupelo, Miss., July 14, 1864, it lost one killed and seven wounded. Thereafter, until ordered to Indianapolis for muster out, it served as a stationed battery at Fort Pickering. It reached Indianapolis July 15, 1865, with two officers and forty- eight men, and was mustered out July 22, following.
The Forty-second Regiment .- The organ- ization of this regiment was completed on the 9th of October, 1861, and Company A, the only one composed exclusively of Van- derburgh county men, was mustered in on the same day. The colonel of the regiment during its entire service, was one of Evans- ville's foremost citizens, James G. Jones. Its lieutenant-colonel, was the distinguished statesman and soldier, Charles Denby, who being promoted colonel of the Eightieth regiment, resigned October 21, 1862, when the vacancy was filled by the appointment of another well-known man who went out as major of the regiment, James M. Shank- lin, whose service was terminated by death at his home May 23, 1863. Other staff officers from Vanderburgh county were: De Witt C. Evans, adjutant, September 12, 1861, to October 11, 1862; James L. Orr, quartermaster to November 9, 1862, when promoted captain and assistant commissary sergeant ; William Atcheson, chaplain, January 28, to May 24, 1862 ; Nicholas M. Patterson, chaplain, December 18, 1862, to October 20, 1863; and John Mageniss, assistant surgeon, September 7, 1861, to August 21, 1864. Of the regimental non-
commissioned officers Joseph C. Overell was sergeant-major from the date of muster un- til promoted second lieutenant of Company D, April 5, 1862, which position he resigned August 27, 1864; George W. Shanklin was quartermaster sergeant, and Elder Cooper was commissary sergeant, from which rank he rose by successive stages to the captaincy of Company D, and was honorably dis- charged after three years of active service. A regimental band, of twenty pieces, under the leadership of Charles C. Genung, was mustered in with the regiment, but orders from the war department dispensing with such organizations, prevented this body of men from leading the regiment through its brilliant career.
Company A was first commanded by Capt. William Atcheson, who resigned January 28, 1862, to accept a commission as chaplain of the regiment. A promotion from the first lieutenancy was then given to Capt. Charles G. Olmstead, who was killed at Chaplin Hill, Ky., October 8, 1862. His successor was Capt. John Trimble, for a time second and then first lieutenant. Upon the muster out of Capt. Trimble, March 30, 1865, Jacob W. Messick, who had entered the service as a sergeant, was commissioned captain, but his term expiring, he was mustered out as second lieutenant, in which rank he was then serving. May 1, 1865, Andrew McCutchan, who had enlisted in the ranks, and been promoted therefrom to the first lieutenancy, was rewarded for his faithful service with a captain's commission, and was mustered out with the regiment. James W. Vickery passed successively from the rank of first sergeant to that of first lieutenant, from which he was mustered out at the expiration of his term of enlistment. William Shaw also rose from the ranks, and was mustered out with the regiment
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Jesse Gillett was commissioned second lieutenant May 1, 1865, but was not mus- tered, being discharged as first sergeant June 18, 1865. The following is a complete roster of the company, as mustered October 9, 1861 :
First Sergt. James W. Vickery, pro- moted second lieutenant; Sergt. William Lant, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Sergt. Jacob W. Messick, promoted second lieutenant; Sergt. Charles S. Talbot, discharged account disability; Sergt. Nathaniel Matheny, died Anderson- ville prison, August 29, 1864; Corp. John W. James, discharged account wounds; Corp. John Riggs, killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Corp. Chauncey Glass- mith, killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862; Corp. Thomas Trimbal, veteran, killed Lost Mountain, June 17, 1864; Corp. Lewis W. Short, mustered out, date un- known; Corp. Robert W. Woods, mustered out February 14, 1865; Corp. Christopher L. Scott, discharged July, 1862, disability; Corp. William Swanson, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Musician John Messick, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Musician Alonzo Brein- iard, transferred to gunboat service; Wag- oner Robert McCutchan, discharged May 12, 1862, disability.
Privates .- Abbott, Owen, discharged June, 1863, disability; Ahns, Louis, killed Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Albacker, John, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Ayers, James B., discharged February, 1862, disability; Barns, James, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Benner, Ashley R., veteran, not mustered out; Bennet, Samuel, dis- charged May, 1862, disability; Bicking, Henry, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Black, Nathaniel, discharged July, 1863, wounds; Brightenhauger, Fred, died at Nashville, Tenn., January 3, 1863, disease;
Brown, Nicholas, discharged account of disability; Carter, William, veteran, died May 31, 1864, wounds; Chisler, Louis, dis- charged account of disability; Clinger, George, discharged account of disability; Calvin, Henry, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Copley, Charles, dis- charged October 3, 1862, disability; Copley, Erastus, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Dean, Charles, died February 28, 1862, disease; Deitz, George W., dis- charged, 1862, account of disability; Deitz, Southmead, died March 29, 1862; Delong Josiah, unaccounted for; Dennison, Thomas, died in Andersonville prison, August 23, 1864; Depaw, John W., killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Elliott, William, mus- tered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Elwood, Benjamin, discharged January 6, 1863; Fairchild, Isaac, discharged account of disability; Fleehearty, Joel, discharged December 22, 1863, disability; Fleehearty, Zadok S., discharged account disability ; Fogel, Conrad, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Gleichman, George, unaccounted for; Goodge, George, vet- eran, mustered out June 15, 1865; Hasanwinkle, John, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865, as first sergeant ; Headon, Robert, promoted in U. S. colored troops ; Huff, August, transferred to Veteran Re- serve corps; Kirkpatrick, Andrew, trans- ferred to Veteran Reserve corps ; Kirkpat- rick, George, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Laurence, Charles F., vet- eran, mustered out July 21, 1865, as corpo- ral; Lawrence, Leslie, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Lockwood, John R., mustered out October 10, 1864, term ex- pired; Louder, Andrew, discharged, disa- bility ; Lutz, Francis, discharged, date un- known; Martin, James, killed at Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863; Mathias, John W., transferred to Veteran Reserve
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corps, not mustered out; McCutchan, An- drew, promoted first lieutenant ; McCutchan, Reuben, discharged April 29, 1864; Mc- Cutchan, Thomas, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; McCutchan, Will- iam J., mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired ; McElroy, Albert, veteran, mus- tered out July 20, 1865; McFarland, Will- iam A., mustered out June 8, 1865 ; Mcln- nery, Michael, died at Pittsburg Landing, March, 1863; Miller, Joseph, veteran, mus- tered out July 21, 1865, as sergeant ; Mor- gan, George P., mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired ; Moushart, Rening,'lost on steamer Sultana, April 27, 1865 ; Nash, Richard, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Neihaus, David, died in Anderson- ville prison, September 3, 1864 ; Olmstead, Charles D., discharged in 1863, disability ; Otto, August, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Park, Alexander, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Parrott, Matthew, veteran, discharged March 2, 1865, wounds; Perry, James, veteran, mustered out June 15, 1865; Pitts, Josiah, not mustered out; Plowman, Amon, trans- ferred to gunboat service; Rhoads, Joseph, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Schel- ter, Bernhard, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Schroder, William, died in Andersonville prison June 4, 1864; See, William, discharged, 1863, wounds; Sell, Frederick, veteran, mustered out July 21. 1865, sergeant; Shaw, William, promoted second lieutenant; Shook, Henry, died of disease, date unknown; Skelly, Bryan, died November 11, 1862, of wounds; Smith, Joseph, lost on steamer Sultana, April 27, 1865; Stone, Henry J., killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862; Street, Benjamin, vet- eran, mustered out July 21, 1865, corporal; Tomlinson, Daniel, died of wounds, date unknown; Trindle, John, discharged Septem- ber 23, 1863; Truckey, Peter, discharged
September 14, 1864, disability; Tyrrel, John Q., discharged, 1863, disability; Wagoner, Edward, died in Andersonville prison, August 29, 1864; Weatherspoon, Granville, mustered out October 10, 1864, term expired; Webb, John, discharged July, 1863, disability; Wills, William, died at Evansville, Ind., February, 1862; Withrow, Leander, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps.
Recruits .- Billiods, George, mustered out July 21, 1865; Dixon, Matthew G., mus- tered out June 18, 1865; Freppon, Madi- son, mustered out July 21, 1865; Fairchild, Isaac, mustered out July 21, 1865 ; Hooker, George, mustered out July 21, 1865, as corporal; Hoffman, Daniel, mus- tered out July 21, 1865 ; Jackson, Joseph A., mustered out June 18, 1865; Nightingale, William O., mustered out June 18, 1865 ; Olmstead, William L., mustered out July 8, 1865 ; Pharr, Josiah, mustered out June 18, . 1865 ; Reed, Thomas E., mustered out July 21, 1865; Wunt, George E., mustered out July 21, 1865. This company went out with ninety-eight men, received eighty- eight recruits ; lost by death, twenty-eight ; by desertion, three, and reported two unac- counted for.
Vanderburgh county was also represented among the officers in other companies of this regiment. In Company C, Worthing- ton W. Combs was second lieutenant from the company's organization, and though commissioned first lieutenant, resigned April 23, 1863, before being mustered. In Com- pany D, in addition to those already named, Francis M. Edwards served as captain, Sep- tember 12, 1861, to March 18, 1862, and James D. Saunders as first lieutenant, Sep- tember 12, 1861, to April 5, 1862, when commissioned captain, though discharged before being mustered. In Company K, Edward M. Knowles rose from first sergeant
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by promotion to first lieutenant, and was killed in a rebel prison at an unknown date; and John D. Linxweiler rose from the ranks to the second lieutenancy, being commis- sioned May 1, 1865, and serving until mustered out with the regiment. Besides those recruits assigned to Company A, others joined the regiment from this county. In Company F, there were: John Finn, March, 1864, to July, 1865; William Munn, December, 1862, to July, 1865, and Samuel C. Stitt, March, 1864, to July, 1865. Har- rison Farmer was in Company G, and Adam Leifert and John W. Smith in Com- pany I, as substitutes. In Company K, John Dressel served as a private and cor- poral from November, 1864, to July, 1865; and as substitutes during the same time there were: Bernard Knust, David King, Anton Maus, John Peters, James Swainey and William Walters.
Movements in the Field .- For some time after its organization the Forty-second regi- ment did duty in the interior of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Moving with Buell's army to Louisville, in the fall of 1862, it took part in the pursuit of Bragg through Kentucky, participating in the battle of Perryville, on October 8, losing 166 in killed, wounded and missing. It was next engaged in battle at Stone River, where sev- enteen were killed and eighty-seven wounded, and after several months in camp at Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, it partic- ipated in the battle of Chickamauga, losing eight killed, fifty-three wounded and thirty-two missing. Subsequently it took part in the storming of Lookout Mountain and the battle of Mission Ridge, losing forty three in killed and wounded. January I, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted as a veteran organization at Chattanooga, and soon after returned to Indiana on veteran furlough, where it was publicly received and ad-
dressed by Governor Morton and other prominent men.
Returning to the field in March, it joined Sherman's army near Chattanooga, and on the 7th of May marched from Ringgold on the campaign against Atlanta, participating in all the principal battles of that famous campaign, losing along the route 103 offi- cers and men, in killed and wounded. Dur- ing this campaign while in Six-mile Range, near Allatoona, the regiment was on picket duty seven days and nights, within fifty yards of the rebel skirmish line, without be- ing relieved. After the fall of Atlanta, it marched to Kingston, Rome, Resaca, and through Snake Creek Gap to the Chattuga valley, thence to Gaylesville, Ala., in pur- suit of Hood's army, and then back again to Rome and Atlanta. In November, mov- ing with Sherman from Atlanta to Savan- nah, it took part in the skirmishing along the route and the siege of that city. Then, through the Carolinas it went to Goldsboro, engaging in the battles of Averysboro and Bentonville, losing ten men and officers killed and wounded. After the close of active opera- tions the regiment marched to Washington, and proceeded thence to Louisville, Ky., where on July 21, 1865, it was mustered out. Four days later at Indianapolis, it was present at a public reception on the capitol grounds, on which occasion addresses were made by Gen. Sherman and Gov. Morton. During its term of service the Forty- second lost in killed, wounded and missing, 629, of which number eighty-six were killed on the field, 443 were wounded, and 100 taken prisoners. Its strength at the time of its muster out was 846, officers and men. It participated in battles and skirmishes at Wartrace, Perryville, Stone River, Elk River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Allatoona Mountains, Kene-
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saw, Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Charleston, Black River and Bentonville.
The Sixtieth Regiment .- In the autumn of 1861, Col. Richard Owen, of New Har- mony, celebrated throughout the state as an erudite scholar and gallant commander, then lieutenant colonel of the Fifteenth regiment, obtained authority to recruit a regiment and rendezvous it at Evansville. A partial organization was made at that place in No- vember, 1861. During the progress of enlisting, the regiment was ordered to Camp Morton, Indianapolis, on February 22, 1862, to guard rebel prisoners, and, while on duty there the organization was perfected - the last companies being mustered in in the months of March and April. Except on the medical staff the only regimental officer from this county was Maj. Joseph B. Cox, a valuable and well-known citizen, who joined the regiment as captain of Company F, was promoted major, May 27, 1862, and re- signed November 30 following, on account of ill health. Dr. Madison J. Bray, a recog- nized leader among Evansville physicians, was surgeon from November 15, 1861, to November 28, 1862, when he resigned, whereupon Dr. W. W. Slaughter, an able physician and ripe scholar, well-known in Vanderburgh county, though not a resident then, was commissioned as his successor.
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