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It has been stated herein by the writer that the captain of the com- pany to which the deceased soldier belonged generally wrote of the fact to the relatives at home. There are two notable exceptions to this rule : and these exceptions were in deference to circumstances. In one case the sol- dier might die of a long illness in the hospital, and during his illness he may have endeared himself to the surgeon and attendants by his pa- tience and resignation. In such a case, by general consent, the surgeon wrote the unpleasant news. Again, a dead comrade may have lived a religious life, in which case he would be very near to the chaplain's heart, and a letter from the chaplain to the relatives was in order; and this letter sometimes would be in addition to one written by the captain.
These cases mentioned are not fanciful cases, by any means. More might be cited; but these suffice.
THE GILLMORE MEDALS.
The general order announcing that medals were to be bestowed will be found elsewhere. The tirst mention of the same in a Northern paper was found by the writer in the New York Herald, 15 Oct. 1863, in these words : " Maj .- Gen. Gillmore has ordered a large number of bronze medals to be prepared for presentation to brave and meritorious soldiers who have distinguished themselves in the late campaign."
In a letter from its Port Royal correspondent, the New York Herald of 4 Nov. 1863 said that Gen. Gillmore had adopted the Napoleon idea of awarding to such soldiers as deserve it, for gallant and meritorious con- duct in the field, a medal of honor. Ball, Black & Co. of New York to be the makers. and they are already at work upon the design. The medal is to bear on one side a representation, in relief, of Sumter in ruins, and npou the other a fire simile of the General's antograph; while upon the buckle to which the medal is to be attached, neatly engraved, will appear the name. rank, company and regiment of the soldier upon whom bestowed. A certificate, embellished with fac similes of both sides, will be given with each medal.
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Though all regiments participating in the siege (whether in the charge of 18 July or not) were invited by Gen. Gillinore to send in the names of deserving soldiers, there were a few regiments which de- clined the offered honor, on the basis that every man of the regiment had been " gallant and meritorious." Whether this position was warranted by the facts, or whether it was a wise position, is not for the writer to discuss.
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The Third New Hampshire, through its officers, selected the requisite number of names, and they received the Gillmore medals. The following is a list of the recipients : -
Co. A : Privates Samnel D. Brelsford and Cyrus Gorman. (The latter received his medal about 1881, in New York City, from the hand of Gen. Gillmore himself.)
Co. B : Corp. James M. Chase, Private Frederick Silloway.
Co. C: First Sergt. M. J. Connelly. Private Geo. Allen.
Co. D : Sergt. D. W. Perkins. Private Chas. D. Randall.
Co. E : Privates James M. Diekey and A. J. Pettingill.
Co. F: Sergt. Joseph A. Newman (dead), Privates John F. Ennes and Chas. D. Smith.
Co. G : Private Benj. D. Burgess.
Co. HI : Corp. John Brooks, Private David A. Paige.
Co. I: Corp. Geo. II. Davis, Private Almond B. White.
Co. K : Privates James Cassidy and Hugh Macklin.
PECULIAR CASES, DUPLICATE NAMES. ETC.
Alexander. Daniel S .. Co. F: Volunteer recruit of 1862. Mortally wounded 16 May 1864; bullet near right temple. Sent next day by anibu- lance, with the. other wounded. to hospital. No more seen by Third New Hampshire.
Arlin, Emri, Co. D: The only drafted man in the regiment. The records show he was drafted 19 Ang. 1863, at Concord, and was mustered in 19 Ang. 1463. Forwarded 1 Feb. 1864. with Rupert Vincent and James Norton. His roll had, "expense of apprehension, 830.00," which. inter- preted, means that he was not willing to lay down his life for his country.
Adams, JJohn, Co. H: Substitute recruit: mustered in 13 Dec. 1864; deserted en route to regiment.
Adams, John. Co. K : Volunteer recruit; mustered in 11 Feb. 1865 ; de- serted 25 .hme 1:45.
Allen, Win., Co. C: Volunteer recruit; mustered in 8 Aug. 1862 : dis- charged for disability 21 Sept. 1862.
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Allen, Win., Co. D : Substitute recruit; mustered in 29 Sept. 1863; killed 13 May 1864.
Brown, John W., Co. K : Went on recruiting service, Hilton Head to Concord, in July, 1862. Was sick when the party was ordered back. Did not return to regiment till January, 1864, with Col. Jackson.
Ball, Hiram, Co. K : Wounded 16 May 1864, and taken prisoner ; knee shattered; lay on tield twenty-four hours ; leg amputated by rebel surgeon. A Michigan soldier, a fellow prisoner, cared for him and wrote to his mother after Hiram's death.
Ballard, Wm. W., Co. G: He was sent home with Lieut. Thompson's body in August. 1862. He had furlough for that purpose. Never returned, but was discharged for disability 1 Jan. 1863, at Concord.
Blood, J. C., Co. I : Wounded 13 July 1863, on Morris Island; sent to Hospital Steamer Cosmopolitan. While on board he recovered sufficiently to care for other wounded, and thus was sent on a trip to New York. On return trip was taken sick with varioloid and sent to Hospital at Beaufort, S. C. He finally reached the regiment before it left Morris Island.
Brelsford, Samuel D., Co. 1: Taken prisoner at Laurel Hill, Va., 7 Oct. 1864; escaped 27 May 1865. It is said that he was at Andersonville; and while there was one day on a detail at work on a bridge, and from there escaped, being shot in the foot during the melee.
Brown, Henry. Co. 1: A reeruit, arriving in December, 1863 (with Mckinnon and Thompson ; see Mckinnon). He stated that he was really named Baxter. and a deserter from the Navy. His case was reported to Department Headquarters same time as MeKinnon's and Thompson's (same letter really ) ; and the Department Commander decided he had better stay with Co. . 1.
Burbank, W. H., Co. G : After his wound of 16 May 1864 he was sent to hospital; never rejoined till regiment reached Concord for final dis- charge. While in the hospital he was commissioned and mustered; but the latter was promptly revoked by the War Department, because it was in violation of an order forbidding musters into a higher grade if the party was unfit for active service in the field. The revocal is in no wise a reflec- tion on Burbank.
Burke, Leonard O. F., Co. F: He went ont as a waiter for Capt. Randlett, and afterwards enlisted in the regiment, in March, 1862.
Brown, Bartholomew, Co. I: Said to have been an employe of the railroad (City Point, Va.) before the war; and when the regiment was there (9 June 1864), he showed his comrades a railroad sleeper with his initials ent upon it, as proof of his previous employment.
Brown, Franklin J., Co. E : Real name John F. Brown; but when he joined as a reeruit, in November, 1863, he found another J. F. Brown, and he thereafter called himself .. J. Franklin Brown." This got twisted about on the rolls, and finally ended as " Franklin J. Brown."
Burrell. Fred E. : Unassigned recruit. Died on passage from New York to Hilton Head, 6 Sept. 1862, 11.45 P.M., on Steamer Gen. C. Collins. The steamer arrived off Moorehead City, N. C., the 8th; and the body was taken ashore in a sail-boat to Carolina City and buried three miles from the landing. under a tree. Several companion recruits (of same squad) accompanied the body. Reeruit Win. B. Merrill (afterward Co. F) offered a prayer; and then all joined in firing a salute over the grave, with their revolvers, and returned to the steamer.
Bragdon. Ira : Was by error on Co. I's rolls. No record of his being mustered : and it is presumable that he was rejected at the last moment.
Clark, Azariah L .. Co. 1: Was furloughed from Laurel Hill. Va., in January, 1865, after the regiment had left for Fort Fisher. He went home to join a son, then recently from Andersonville prison. He overstayed to attend the son's funeral. and then reported at Washington to the Provost Marshal General. Ordered into camp near the railroad station. Had pass from there to Bermuda Hundred. On arriving, found the detachment had also gone to North Carolina. Stayed around a few days, was taken sick and seut to Hospital at Point of Rocks. From there sent to Hospital at Fort Monroe (the MeClellan) and discharged.
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Cavender, James : Was a representative recruit for A. A. Cox of Enfield, and served in Co. B. This was the only case of the kind in the regiment.
Curran, John, Ist : Original man of Co. C; served full term.
Curran, John, 2d : Original man of Co. C; re-enlisted ; mustered out 20 July 1865.
A.T.a Courtney, Patrick : In regiment twice, and in Co. F both times. First, as an original, and served full term; second, a substitute recruit, mustered in 15 Dec. 1864; mustered out 20 July 1865.
Carroll, John, Ist, Co. C: Original man; deserted next day after muster-in.
Carroll, John, 2d, Co. C: Substitute recruit; enlisted 23 Dec. 1864; deserted 17 Jan. 1865.
Connelly, Patrick, Co. C: Original man; discharged for disability, but died in the hospital.
Chase, James L., Co. F : First man wounded (in June, 1862, on James Island) ; sent to General Hospital, Hilton Head, with the wounded of the 16th. Thence later to General Hospital. Bedloes Island, N. Y. In February, 1863, Capt. Randlett, returning from leave, brought him from New York to Hilton Head. He re-enlisted, but never returned from his furlough.
Chase, Chas. F., Co. F: Commissioned in 1st S.C.V. (colored) ; served in that regiment about one year, almost wholly at Hilton Head ; resigned. Afterward enlisted as a private in 13 V.R.C., Co. F, stationed at Concord, N. H., and served about a year. Prior to commission in colored regiment, was Assistant Postmaster at Hilton Head.
Chase, Valentine M., Co. E: Captured 16 June 1862, on James Island ; exchanged ; died 24 July 1862, in the Jews' Hospital, New York, of wounds. Body delivered to friends.
Drew, Chas. H., Co. H : He was one of the three men who deserted at Pinckney Island, S. C., 5 Aug. 1862, and furnished the enemy with informa- tion by which the latter were enabled to " gobble up" Co. HI a few days later. By some process, a little obscure, he got away after arrest at Camp Parole, Va., on his arrival with the exchanged men of Co. H from Rich- mond, to which point both lots gravitated. He enlisted in Co. C, Third Maryland Cavalry, under the name of Henry White; was apprehended 3 Nov. 1863, and presumably sent to Fort McHenry, Baltimore. He was ordered from the fort. 22 Feb. 1864, to New York, and from there to be sent to the Department of the South, for trial as a deserter from Co. H. Third New Hampshire. He undoubtedly was kept in provost at Hilton Head till the war was over; and then, in the general forgiveness, he got loose again. There is no record of any trial. The Government holds that from the day he deserted, in August, 1862, he has been in a state of continnous desertion, the enlistment in Third Maryland Cavalry not serving him as an offset in any sense.
Day, John E., Co. F : A re-enlisted man who returned with the veterans as far as New York, when he suddenly changed front and deserted. He was dropped as of 15 April 1864. Ile returned in September following, and was forgiven, by Gen. Terry's order, on the recommendation of his commanding officer; but the $30.00 apprehension fee had to stand charged. This is given as a sample. There were several cases almost identical with this.
Dickett, Joseph. unassigned recruit : It appears that he actually en- listed for the Fourth New Hampshire, and was forwarded by mistake to the Third New Hampshire, reaching it 28 March 1865, when the discovery was made. He was transferred to the Fourth New Hampshire, from which he deserted at Raleigh, N. C., 21 July 1865. In the Fourth New Hampshire he appears as " Joseph Dueett, Co. K." His transfer is dated 20 April 1-65. though it appears he did not join the Fourth New Hampshire till 6 May 1865. The diference in time was probably consmned in considering what to do with his case : i ... , red tape.
Dodge. Asa M., Co. B: The records show he was discharged, to be commissioned in the Fifth New Hampshire; but the records of the Fifth
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New Hampshire show no such event. The promise of a commission in the Fifth New Hampshire was merely a ruse to obtain discharge for supposably sufficient domestic reasons.
Desotell, Israel, Co. C: \ recruit of December, 1864; started for the regiment, but never actually reached it. Ile was reported as deserted en route ; but as he was placed on Co. C rolls, the supposition is that he almost reached the regiment, and the officer in charge persuaded the Third New Hampshire to take up the name and at same time report him " de- serted." The subsequent record, however, explains in part this peculiar case. Gen. Hooker's S.O. 203, of 31 Aug. 1865, relieved Desotell of the charge of desertion, because it appeared that he had been in the hospital, etc.
De Graw, James, Co. F: Died of typhoid fever 20 March 1865, in the Wilmington General Hospital (certificate given 18 June 1865 by Surg. Geo. C. Jarvis, Seventh Connecticut, in charge).
Dougherty, Jolin, unassigned recruit : Apparently the last recruit for the regiment; never reached it. Undoubtedly he started, and a roll went forward; for he was taken up on the regimental rolls, and reported as an " unassigned recruit, absent sick." The writer has seen among the records of Co. K a semi-attempt to attach him to that company. Diligent inquiry fails to reveal anything further.
Ennes, John F., Co. F : Died of secondary hemorrhage 25 July 1864, at U. S. General Hospital, Fort Monroe (undoubtedly Mcclellan Hospital), Asst. Surg. E. MeClellan, U.S.A., in charge (certificate given 30 Sept. 1864). He was wounded in face and neck 16 June 1864.
Everett, Franklin, Co. F : Died of wounds at Base Hospital, Fort Fisher, 12 Feb. 1865 (Surg. J. W. Mitchell, Fourth U.S.C.T., in charge).
Emery, William H., Co. G : Wounded 15 May 1864; sent to hospital ; did not rejoin till muster-out of regiment.
Emerson, G. W .. Co. F : Was on detached duty in the Post Hospital, Morris Island, when the regiment was being mounted. He was relieved from the hospital by Gen. Gillmore's S.O. 103, 12 March 1864, presumably to enable him to rejoin his regiment and ride a horse. From some cause not apparent, he did not actually reach the regiment till on or about 29 July 1864. He was dropped as a deserter 20 May 1864. On his return, he was taken up on the rolls, presumably on the basis that he satisfactorily ex- plained his absence. It appears also that at one time he was on detached duty in the Naval Machine Shop (two vessels), when it was near St. Helena Island, S. C .- probably after the Morris Island duty.
Eaton, Chas. W., Co. D: Went home (i.e., North) on the Hospital Steamer Cosmopolitan 25 June 1863. Was not mustered out till 23 Jan. 1867, as of 20 July 1865. Said to have been sick all the time at Boston, Mass.
Fulton, Chas. C., reernit, Co. F. Died of accidental wound, at Base Hospital, Fort Fisher, 20 Feb. 1865 (Surg. J. W. Mitchell, Fourth U.S.C.T., in charge): see Accidents.
Flanders, J. K., Co. B : Died 29 Aug. 1863, on board Barque Hannibal (of the Navy), off' Charleston, S. C. He was on detached service as a printer. The Navy had a quasi printing office on board. He died of typhoid fever, and was buried on Morris Island.
Fowler, Andrew J., Co. I: Original man. After transfer to the Signal Corps, he being at the time a private of the first class, was recom- mended for promotion to Sergeant for bravery under fire, by Capt. Dana, U.S.A. (Signal Corps), 1 Aug. 1864, in a report to the Chief Signal Officer of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina.
Gove, Nathan W .. N.C.S. ( Fife Major) : Had furlough early in August, 1862 : and while enjoying himself at home got legislated out of the service by the operation of G.O. 126, W. D., dated 6 Sept. 1862.
George, Albert : Served twice in regiment and in same company (A) -- first, as an original man, serving three years; second, as a volunteer re- cruit, mustered in 16 Sept. 1864; mustered out 20 July 1865.
George, Albert Q .. Co. H : Supposably killed 16 June 1862; but was afterward seen by the Co. HI men (they captured 21 Ang. 1862), at Columbia, S. C. Jail, wounded.
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Gilbert, Daniel W., Cos. K and I : Original of K; discharged for disa- bility. Enlisted a second time for regiment; but remained in camp at Concord or some of the offices connected therewith, on clerical duty. till 14 March 1864, when he was forwarded to regiment, having charge of a recruit for the Fourth New Hampshire ( Elbridge Towle). He was sup- posably killed (i.e., left to die), 16 Ang. 1864; but he survived that event- ful day and lived to be paroled or exchanged and die in the hospital at Annapolis. (See " Buried : How, When, Where.")
Gay. T. F., Co. A: Sick at Washington in September. 1861, and Annapolis, October, 1861. Sent back to hospital at Washington. thence to Baltimore (Camden Street), thence to Paterson Park Hospital (Baltimore), thence discharged.
Gammon, Charles, Co. K: Captured a rebel lieutenant on picket 10 Dec. 1864. The lieutenant was really hunting for our line, when he sud- denly heard Gammon say, " Halt !" He halted, though very much astonished. He removed his sinews of war at Gammon's request, and accompanied his captor to camp and to Gen. Butler. who very generously permitted Gianmon to retain the sword as his recompense. On the hilt was engraved, .. L. M. Bean, Co. A, 17 Miss."
Garrity, Edward, Co. C: Left sick at Edisto, 1 June 1862. Died in a few days, and was buried there by comrades who had come from James Island after the baggage.
Goodwin, Elisha, Co. G: Recruit. Enlisted from Third New Hamp- shire into the Regular Army, at Beaufort, S. C .; and his discharge from the Third was by authority of G.O. 154, W.D .. A .- G.O., 11 Nov. 1862. Re- turned to duty in his company (G), Third New Hampshire, 27 Jan. 1863, under S.O. 9, 22 Jan. 1863, Department of the South. The reasons why the Regular Army did not retain him are not apparent.
Gilbert, John, Co. F : Said to have dug up the first torpedo on Morris Island, in front of Wagner.
Harris, Geo. C., Co. H : Recruit. He reached the regiment in Septem- ber, 1862, in charge of a detachment of recruits: i.e., in charge till joined by Capt. Allen, with another squad, at New York. Capt. Ayer (Co. H) at once made him Orderly Sergeant. Being very skilful with his pen, his services were in great demand, particularly by the officers of the regiment, in making monthly returns, etc.
Haines, John M., Co. B: After his service (3 years), was clerk in the Adjutant-General's Office, Concord, N. II., 17 Oct. to 5 Nov. 1864, on which date he was given a quasi furlough to get married. Returned to his duty 28 Nov. 1864. Later he was Adjutant-General of New Hampshire, from 11 July 1870 to 10 Aug. 1874.
Hall, Charles, Co. C: Volunteer recruit of August, 1862. Died of disease 11 April 1863; buried at Folly Island.
Hall, Charles, Co. G: Substitute recruit; mustered in 19 Ang. 1863; died of disease 4 Dec. 1864.
Hubbard, Stephen, Co. K : Original volunteer. Died of disease.
Hubbard, Stephen, Co. F : Substitute recruit. Died of disease.
Hodgdon, Enos F., Co. F : He was a relative of Capt. Randlett. While the re-enlisted men were on furlongh. Capt. Randlett, who was in charge, procured the enlistment of Hodgdon as a recruit ; and he accompanied the re-enlisted men on their return. He was soon after detailed in the regi- mental hospital, and so remained till 14 June 1864. when he was ordered to the ranks. His first action was on 16 June 1864. at which time he was mortally wounded, dying the next day. The records show he enlisted as a private 29 March 1864.
Hines, James, Co. I : Recruit. Reached regiment about 1 Jan. 1865. Was with an escort doing gnard duty with a lot of exchanged prisoners. at Wilmington, N. C., about 28 Feb. 1865. He got shot in the leg, in some sort of a fracas, and at once took passage North on steamer with the exchanged men. Did not return. In 1890 was living at Lynn, Mass .. and trying to have his record amended.
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Henderson. William, Co. E: Wounded 10 July 1863, and sent to hospital at Hilton Head. Returned 10 Sept. 1864, near Petersburg; said to have a bullet still in his head. Four days later he was appointed Brigade Postmaster, because not fit for active duty.
Hamilton, Henry S., Band: Prior to the war was in the Eleventh . (English) Hussars about one year. In 1854 he joined the Tenth U.S. In- fantry, serving in it as Sergeant a part of the time. Was in the Utah Expedition, part of the time as bugler. Five years in all. In the Third New Hampshire he blew the first Federal bugle on the main-land (at Bluff- ton, S. C.), and was Regimental Bugler for some time.
Hern, William, Co. H: Recruit. Was one of the squad sent from Goldsboro', N. C., to Norfolk, Va., in June, 1865, for the regimental baggage stored there in May, 1864. He carried the State flag on the arrival of the regiment at Concord for final discharge.
Hoxie, Benjamin. Co. E: Was detached 22 March 1863, for special service (Ransom D. Stevens of E. too) in the Department as mounted patrol and body guard to Lient .- Col. James F. Hall, First New York Engi- neers, Provost Marshal General. He was killed at the battle of Olustee, Florida. While riding near the action, on Lieut .- Col. Hall's horse, with mail, he was struck by an exploding shell; and both horse and rider were instantly killed.
Jackson, Geo. W., Co. E: Original 2d Lieutenant. Resigned.
Jackson, Geo. W., Co. K : Original private; re-enlisted; mustered out 20 July 1865.
Jennings, A. A., Co. F : Died 10 Oct. 1864, at Camp Parole, Md., of intermittent fever, while awaiting exchange (Surg. G. B. Parker, U.S.V., in charge. Certificate given 20 Oct. 1864).
Jewett, Charles, Co. I : Was a quasi regimental blacksmith, till ap- pointed Regimental Armorer. Was thus employed during entire term, only appearing once on the field with a gun, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., during a scare. In 1892 he is living, and totally blind.
Jones, Edwin R., Co. G : Was an original corporal. Left at Annapolis sick, supposably discharged and dropped. He turned up later, 17 Jan. 1862, at Hilton Head, from the North, and had to be taken up. The vacancy in corporals had meantime been filled. Apparently he was, later, again given a corporal's warrant.
Jones, John, Co. HI : Recruit. Apparently had been to regiment (re- crnit of December, 1863), had been on furlough, and had overstayed it. Probably reported under the President's Proclamation, and really left Con- cord (second time) for the regiment, ria Galloupe's Island, 18 March 1865, with others.
Jones, John, Co. F: Recruit. Mustered in 25 Nov. 1863; mustered out 20 July 1865.
Kempton, Elisha M., Co. B : Recruit. At the time he enlisted he was a recruiting officer himself, and enlisted sixteen for the Third New Hamp- shire. Ile is said to have had good reasons to believe he would be rewarded with a commission for this service. if he joined the same regiment. He did so, going with the sixteen and others, reaching the regiment 12 Sept. 1862. He was one of the two excess corporals in Co. B (see main story - June, 1863). A severe wound of 10 July 1863 substantially ended his active ser- vice. In 1892 he was Register of Probate for Sullivan County, Newport, N.H.
Kennedy, Jolin. Co. A : Substitute reeruit. Mustered in 12 Oct. 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Kennedy, John, Co. C: Volunteer recruit. Mustered in 20 Nov. 1863; captured; discharged 1 July 1865.
Keily, Jolin, Ist, Co. I : Recruit, 2 Dec. 1564. At Wilmington, N.C., in March, 1865, was sent with others as a guard up river to Fayetteville on a stern-wheel steamer laden with provisions for Sherman's army. Fell down hatchway, breaking collar bone. Was attended by Robert Justice of Co. I. of the squad. On return to Wilmington was sent to Marine Hospital, thence to Smithville, thenee to David's Island, N.Y., thence to Manchester, N.II. Joined regiment on its arrival at Concord.
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Lee, John, Co. I : Substitute recruit. Mustered in 13 Dec. 1864; absent 20 July 1865.
Lee, John, Co. K: Volunteer recruit. Mustered in 11 Feb. 1863: mustered out 20 July 1865.
Lang, W. W., Co. I : Stunned by explosion of a shell at charge on Wag- ner, 18 July 1863. Was captured, taken to Charleston next day, and with Lieut .- Col. Bedel to Columbia Jail 21 July. He never recovered, being in- jured internally ; was sent to Richmond 22 Sept. 1863, and there died 9 Dec. 1863. While at Columbia, Lient .- Col. Bedel assisted him, so far as he was able, in obtaining delicacies, etc.
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