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(IV) Peter, son of John 12, Hartwell. was born in Concor.l. July in. 1;12. He removed from Lebanon. Conectiont. fter
1738, to Carmel, then in Dutchess county. now the county seat of Putnam county, New York, and died there about 1750. Winchell, historian, says he had a second wife. He certainly married. April 22, 1736, Mary Coleman, of Colchester, born April, 1718. Children: 1. Abraham, mentioned below. 2. Ebenezer. died April 2, 1813. aged sixty- seven: moved to Castleton, Vermont, in 1786; was in revolution. 3. Mary, lived at Carmel. 4. Peter, lived at West Gran- ville. 5. Sarah, died March 8, 1836. James. mentioned below.
(V) Abraham, son of Peter Hartwell. was born June 2. 1743. died August 24. 1820. He married. April 2. 1761, Mary Lawrence, of the town of Northeast. He was a soldier in the revolution, with the rank of captain. in the Sixth Dutchess County Regiment, and his name appears on the land bounty lists. In 1790 he was the . only head of family of this surname living in the town of Northeast. Dutchess county. New York. James, presumably a brother. lived in 1700 in the town of Southeast, same county, and had a family. Peter lived in Washington county in 1790. The only other Hartwell heads of families were Da- vid and Thomas, in other parts of the state. Children of Abraham: 1. Mary, born Feb- ruary 7. 1762. 2. Chloe. February 13. 1764. 3. Charlotte, May 8, 1767. 4. Clar- issa. November 10, 1768. 5. Abraham. July 29. 1;72, lived at Northeast. 6. Law- rence. October 29. 1779. 7. Mills, July 20. 1782. diel December 1. 1793. 8. Thirz. May ;. 1785. 9. Nathaniel, September 20. 1787. died October 10, 1827.
(V) James, son of Peter Hartwell, wa- born about 1750. He settled in Dutchess county. New York. In 1790, according to the first federal census, he had two sons of er sixteen, four under sixteen, and two females in his family.
(VI) William, son of James Hartwe'l. was born in Dutchess county, New York. i. 1777. He went thence to Denmark in IS !: with wife and four children. He was o".
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of the early settlers there and cleared his farm, enduring the hardships and suffering the privations of the pioneers. He married Elizabeth Cooper, who died January 6, ISTI, aged ninety-two years, at Denmark. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and after his death his widow received a soldier's land bounty. He died September 18, 1845. Children, bern in Dutchess county: 1. Ran- som. 1797. 2. Hannah. 1799, died April 10, 1800. 3. Morris, July 18. 1801. died August 25. ISSO. 4. Abigail L., July 12. 1803. Born at Denmark: 5. William. Jr., September 12, 1806. 6. Laurie, July 27. 1808. 7. James. ISIO. S. Almon, 1812. 9. Charles .A., 1814. 10. Benjamin D., mentioned below.
(VII) Benjamin D., son of William Hartwell. was born at Denmark, New York. December 11, ISI7, died January 15. ISSI. He was educated in the common schools and in the Denmark Academy. He was for some years employed as clerk in the general store of Bent & Decker at Denmark. He resigned to accept a position with the com- pany which was about to try the experiment of using packet heats on the Erie canal to carry mail and passengers, and he had the distinction of being captain of the first boat of this kind plying between Albany and Rome. New York. He afterwards went to. Illinois and was superintendent of a hard- ware business owned by his brother. For a period of ty enty-three years after that he was in the em; los of a transportation e an- pany in New York City. He was well and favorably known to the shippers of the me- trop lis. On account of ill health he left New York City and returned to Lewis county. In 18;6 he was appointe 1 k.eper of the Lew's county almshouse and asylum and manager of the county farm, and hel 1 that position for three years to the entire satisfaction of the authorities and others concerned. In every position that he filled, indeed, he exhibited those qualities that com- mand success, faithfulness, consideration of the opinion of others and marked executive
ability. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics he was a Democrat, in religion a Universalist.
He married, December 20, 1858. Anna Falcorna Bent, at Denmark. She was edu- cated at Denmark Academy and ranked high in scholarship. She began to teach school at the age of fourteen, and was the first teacher in the town of Montague. She completed her schooling at the Clinton Semi- nary. In 1884-85 she taught in Winfield, Kansas. She married ( second ) a Mr. Ed- wards, who died shortly afterward. She was a daughter of Abel and Sally ( Bedell ) Bent, born July 28. 1838, at Denmark, New York, granddaughter of Peter and Hannah ( Farwell ) Bent. Peter Bent came to Den- mark from Mount Holly, Vermont, and was one of the early settlers. Abel was the sec- ond white child bern in the town. He was born July 1. 1802. died at Deer River in ISSO. Sally (Bedell) Bent was born in 1799. died in 186o. Abel Bent studied law when a young man, and devoted much of his time to that profession. He was a lifelong student. and his mind was stored with a wealth of general knowledge. Benjamin D. and Anna Fat Bent ) Hartwell had chil- dren: 1. Abe Arlington, born January 20, 1860, died April, 1860. 2. Anna Virginia. February 28, 1861: 3. Benjamin Vernon (twin of Anna V. ), died September, 1861. 4. Harry Arthur, born April 1, 1863. Anna Virginia Hartwell married Frank A. Dexter in 1883: children: Vera Lavina Dexter. lern February 13. 1887 : Frances Allert? Dexter. November 22, 1808: Lorna Antoi- nette Dexter. April 17. 1900.
It is strongly argued by Elias LOOMIS Loomis. LL.D., the eminent genealogist of the family. that the Iomas ( Loomis ) family originated in Spain. that four or five centuries later. perhaps earlier, one or more members of the family became established in England, while others of the family found their way into northern Italy Loma. in Spanish, signifies
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a little hill, and Lomas is the plural of loma, signifying hills. In England the name became Lomax. then Lomas, finally Loomis. This reasoning enables him to trace to Lawrent Lomax, of Eye, Suffolk county, England. ro51, who had a coat-of- arms thus described: "Ermine a grey- hound, courant between three escallops, sa- ble. Crest. a demi greyhound, argent, col- Iard Gretes". Dr. Loomis places the com- ing of the first emigrant to England from Spain about the year 1400. From the fact that the names Lomis and Lomisville are applied to villages in Switzerland, he infers that persons of the same name migrated to that country from either Spain or England. Whatever may be the facts concerning the origin or English history of the family. the fact is indisputable that the founder of the family in America was Joseph Loomi -.
( I) Joseph I nomis was born about 1590. He was a woolen draper of Braintree. Essex county, England. He sailed from Londen. April 11. 1638, in the ship "Ellen and Su- san", and arrived at Boston. July 17. 1638. On February 2. 1040, according to the Windsor, Connecticut. records, he hadl granted him from the plantation twenty-one acres on the west side of the Connecticut river ; also several tracts on the east side. partly from the town and partly by par- chase. He is supposed to have arrived at Windsor in company with Rev. Ephraim Huet. August 17. 1630. His home was near the mouth of Farmington river, on the "Island". so called on account of its fre quently being overflowed by the Connecticu. river freshets. He brought with him to Windsor five sons and three daughters. His wife died August 23. 1652. He died No- vember 25. 1658. Children: 1. Joseph, married ( first ) Sarah Hill: (second) Mary Chauncey : he had twelve children. all born in England: he died June 26, 168 ;. 2. 1 daughter, ,who' married Captain Nicholas Olmsted, of Hartford. 3. Elizabeth, mar- ried Josiah Hull. deputy to the general court in 1659-60-62: - he was living in 1665.
Deacon John, deputy in 1666-67, and from 1675 to 1687 deacon of the church ; he mar- ried Elizabeth Scott, of Hartford : thirteen children, motel in church and state. 5. Thomas. married (first ) Hannah Fox: ( second ) Mary Judd; eleven children; he died August 28. 1689. 6. Nathaniel, mar- ried Elizabeth Moore : twelve children : die I August 19, 1688. 7. Mary, married ( first ) John Skinner: (second ) Owen Tudor; she died August 19. 1680. 8. Lieutenant Sam- tel. see forward.
(II) Lieutenant Samuel. youngest child and fifth son of Joseph Loomis, "the Emi- grant", was born in England, died in West- field. Connecticut, October 1. 1689. He was made a freeman of Windsor in 1654. and admitted to the church November 20. 1661. He was heutenant of militia, and removed to Westfield. Connecticut, between 1672 and 1675. He married. December 27. 1653, Elizabeth Judd, died May 7. 1696. daughter of Thomas Judd. Children: 1. Sergeant Samuel. died November 6, 1711: married Hannah. daughter of Thomas Han- chett, six children. 2. Elizabeth, married. in 1673. Thomas Hanchett. 3. Ruth, mar- ried Benjamin Smith. 4. Sarah, married John Bissell. 5. Joanna, married Joseplí Smith. 6. Benjamin, married Ann Fitch, left no issue. 7. Nehemiah, married Thank- ful Welten, six children. 8. William, see
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forward. 9. Philip. married Hannah -: removed to Simsbury, Connecticut : twelve children. 10. Mary, born AAugust 16. 1678.
( III) William. eighth child and fourt'i son of Lieutenant Samuel and Elizabeth ( Judd) Loomis, was born March IS. 1672. died in 1738. He married Martha Morley. She died February 22, 1753, aged seventy- one years. Children: 1. Martha. born February 24. 1704. died April, 1804. a. Granby, Connecticut, aged one hundred years, two months. 2. Joshua, married Abi- gail Landon, ten children. 3. Benjamin. see forward. 4. Anna. August 27. ITI. 4. 5 William. September 15. 1;12: marie.
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Experience Smith, of Farmington, four chil- dren. 6. James, married Eunice Stricklen. and removed to Lanesboro, Massachusetts, in 1764. 7. Thankful. November 19. 1710. 8. Jonathan, married Hannah Selden. and removed to West Springfieldl: eleven chil- dren. 9. Hezekiah. March 14. 1721. 10. Captain Noah, May 12, 1724: married Rhoda Clark; died August 9. 1808. in Southwick, Massachusetts ; eight children.
(IV) Benjamin, third child and second son of William and Martha ( Morley ) Loo- mis, was born August 30. 1708. He re- moved to Southwick. Massachusettts, in 1773, and died in 1787. He married (first ) Elizabeth Noble. in March, 1734: married ( second ) Rachel Chil- dren : 1. Benjamin, died in infancy. 2. Ann, born November 4. 1737. 3. Nehe- miah, November 8. 1739: served in the rev- olution from town of Southwick, Massa chusetts : married Elizabeth Morley : eleven children. 4. Enos, married Eunice Noble. October 20, 1768: ten children : in 1794 he removed to North Granville, Washington county, New York, where he died Decem- ber 2, 1817. 5. Litey, married Matthew Laflew. 6. Elizabeth, married Tehan No- ble. 7. Israel. married Abigail Saxton : ten children: he served in the revolution from Southwick. 8. Amos, married Esther Ste- phens, October 6. 1768: one child : he served in the revolution from Southwick, and died before 1786. 9. Benjamin, see forward.
(V) Benjamin, youngest child and sixth son of Benjamin and his second wife. Ka- chel Loomis, was born September 5. 1750. He removed with his father to Southwick. and later to Remsen. Oneida county. New York, where he died in 1814. ( Three of nanie Benjamin Loomis served in the revo- lution from Massachusetts, and one of them may have been this Benjamin ). He mar- ried Lney Leonard. of Springfield. Novem- her 21. 1771. died 1827. ( Benjamin Loo- mis, of West Springfield, is one of the three soldiers noted previously ). Children: I. Cynthia, born May 8, 1784: married George
W. Haight, died March, 1813, at Pompey, New York. 2. Solomon, see forward. 3. Sarah, died in Rock county, Illinois, 1805 : married John Kent, who died 1867. 4. Da- vid, born February 8, 1789, died September 27, 1873, at Cohocton, Steuben county, New York; married Orpha Haight, November 29. 1821, and had eight children. 5. Beu- jamin, born 1791; married Martha Dens- low; removed to Lenawee county, Michi- gan ; two children. 6. Leonard, born 1793: married Lucy Seramm, and removed to Rock county, Illinois.
(VI) Solomon, son of Benjamin (2) and Lucy ( Leonard ) Loomis, was born July 12, 1786, in Remsen, Oneida county, New' York. He removed to Leyden. Lewis county, where he died May 30, 1865. He married (first) Lois Walker, March IO. 1807. She died February 2. 1836. aged forty-nine years. He married ( second ) La- vinia Roberts, October 22, 1839. She died February. 1868. Children : I. Elizabeth W .. died in childhood. 2. Solomon (21. see forward. 3. Emory, born August 17. ISIT : married Nancy Lane, 1831 : he died July 25. 1842: she died in 1858: they removed to Sandwich, Illinois. 4. Sarah, February 17. 1813 : married John V. Lane. born February 8. 1829: they resided at Talcottville. Lewis county. New York. 5. A child died in in- fancy. 6. Dana F., born December 25. 1820: married Elizabeth Lane. December 1. 1841 : they were of Collinsville. Lewis county. New York. 7. Lois E. marrie ! James Falen, in 1845 : they removed to Ne : York City. 8. Clarissa, married John Wat- son, and removed to Humboldt county. Iowa. Q. Alice, married Elmer Patchin, and removed to Phoenix. New York, where she died. 10. Horace, died in infancy.
(VII ) Solomon (2). son of Solomon (D) and Lois ( Walker ) Loomis, was born June 4. 1809. died June 6, 1855. He was a pin- neer farmer of Lewis county, and there aided in creating homes and farms from a hitherto wilderness. He married. March 10. 1833. Mary Clark, born June 28, 1813.
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died September 16. 1888. Children : I. Jared, born February 19, 1835, died Febru- ary 7, 1907 ; married. March 21. 1859. Mary A. Johnson, born May 4, 1839. died May 7, 1884: children, an infant unnamed and Howard S., born June 3. 1874. 2. Leonard Solomon, see forward.
( IX ) Leonard Solomon, son of Solomon (2) and Mary ( Clark ) Loomis, was born January 21, 1838. in a log cabin in the town of Leyden, Lewis county, New York, about two miles from what is known locally as "Thayer's Hill". Here he resided until he was nine years of age, when his father pur- chased the farm where he now resides, and removed there. His father died in 1855. Leonard S. was then seventeen years of age. and had attended Whitestown Seminary for two winter terms. He taught school for a time in Madison and Oneida counties, later returning to the farm in Leyden and assist- ing his brother Jared in its cultivation. The farm then contained about sixty-five acres. Purchasing Jared's interest, he added to it traet by tract until he has two hundred and sixty acres, well improved and stocked. He made a specialty of dairy farming, and en- gaged extensively in the manufacture of cheese. being sole owner of two factories and half-owner of a third. He was a lead- ing spirit in the Leyden Association of Cheese Manufacturers, and for several years secretary, treasurer and salesman for the as- sociation, and salesman for the Sugar River factory. He is a successful man of substan- tial means, accumulated by devetion to husi- ness and good management. His manly in- tegrity, liberdity and genial, pleasing man- ner have been potent factors in his success. His standing in his community as a business man, neighbor, public official and friend is of the highest. He is a lifelong Democrat. and has always taken a prominent part in town and county affairs. Ile was appointed supervisor to fill out the unexpired term of Ered Kent, deceased. and at the next elec- tion was chosen for the same office, serving six years. He married. Jaumiry ro. 18;7.
Rosalie Eugenia, daughter of Andrew J. and Anna (Rundge) Collins. ( See Collins). Their children: 1. Collins Leonard. born March 13, 1878; graduate of Port Ley- den high school. Lowville Academy, Fairfield. New York, Military Academy, and Albany business college ; employed in the of- fice of the United States Wood Preserving Company. of New York City. He married Marie, born in Germany, June 27, 18%, daughter of Carl Emil and Augusta ( Schil- ler ) Neiper. 2. J. Clark, see forward. 3. Florence Augusta, August 17, 1882. grad- uated from Port Leyden high school, 1900. Lowville Academy, and entered Syracuse University, where she was graduated Ph. B., class of 1905. 4. Gertrude. October 13. 1884: educated Port . Leyden high school and Cortland Normal School: a teacher in New York City. 5. Hulda Mary, October 12, 1886; graduate of Port Leyden high school, and spent two years at Syracuse Uni- versity : she went to Madison, Wisconsin. and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin. A.B., class of 1900.
( X) J. Clark, second son of Leonard Sol- omon and Rosahe Eugenia ( Collins ) Loo- mis, was born in the town of Leyden, Lewis county, New York, May 9. 1879. He was educated at Port Leyden high school. Low- ville Academy and Fairfield. New York. Military Academy. He is associated with his father in the management of the farm. He is a Democrat in politics, and was town clerk of Leyden and supervisor in 1009. He belongs to Port Leyden lodges. F. and .A. M. and I. O. O. F. He married. October 10. 1905. Lulu Mary, bern April 19. 1883. daughter of Horace and Ada (Clay) Wil- cox. Children: 1. Leonard Wilcox, born July 13. 1907. 2. Mary Eudora, November 3, 1908.
The first Capron in America CAPRON was Banfield, who came from England, supposedly frem Chester. in the northern part adjointes Wales. He was of Attlely For Marsi
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setts, was thrice married, and died August 20. 1752, aged ninety-two years. He mar- ried (first ) -- Callender, of Rehoboth. Massachusetts. (second) Elizabeth Black- ington, who died May 10, 1735: (third ) December 16. 1735. the widow of Deacon John Daggett, of Attleboro. There were twelve children : Banfield. Joseph, Edward. Walter. John. Jonathan, Betsey, Mary, Han- nah. Margaret. Sarah and another daughter.
(II) John, son of Banfield Capron, the emigrant, was the fifth child. He was a seafaring man and his family lived in the southern part of Cumberland, Rhode Island. He died of a fever and left a widow and three children.
(III) John (2) son of John ( 1 ) Capron, was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He married an I had issue.
(IV) John (3). son of John (2) Capron. was born in Rhode Island about Itto. He was a farmer. a Democrat. and a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Jemima Martin. Children : Henry, see forward: Colvin. Philancy, Oli- ver. Philo. Lucinda. Mareness and James.
(V) Henry, eldest child of John (3) and Jemima (Martin Capron, was born in 1799. died 1875. He was a farmer. an 1 served in the United States army during the war with Great Britain. 1812-1814. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a man of deep religings on- victions. He was a Whig politically, and an earnest patriotic citizen. He married. in 1826, Betsey, born June 26, 1803, daugh- ter of Samuel and Butter ( Putnam) Kent. Children: Jane. Jantes. Charles. Albert. Merritt N .. see forward: Smith, Almira. Alonzo.
(VI) Rev. Merritt N., fifth child of Henry and Betsey ( Kent ) Capron, was born in Boonville, New York. October 20. 1836. He was educated in the public schools of that early period. later attended [ w- ville Academy, from which he was gradu- ated in 1857. Also took a course at Whites-
town Seminary, graduating, and later in life becoming one of the trustees of that insti- > tution. He began teaching. continuing for two and one-half years. In 186o he was elected school commissioner of Fourth Dis- trict. Oneida county : was re-elected in 1863. holding the office for six consecutive years. At the outbreak of the civil war he was ap- pointed enrolling officer and special deputy, also clerk to the provost marshal. After the war he began farming and engaged in that occupation until 1871. He prepared for the ministry and was admitted to Northern New York conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in the year 1875. His first charge was Port Leyden, where he preached three years : his next appointment was Rod- man. Jefferson county, where he remained three years: next charge was at Liberty street. Rome. New York, from there going to Bangor, Franklin county. He experi- enced some changes in his theological opin- ions and, severing his connection with the Methodist Episcopal church he joined the Wesleyan Methodist Society, preaching for them one year. He then retired from ac- tive ministerial work, returning to his farm. where he still resides. Ilis labors in the ministry covered a period of twelve years. He has been a Mason for many years, and is one of the oldest past masters of that or- der now living. He is a member of Baron Steuben Lodge. No. 264, of which he was elected worshipful master in 1864. He is a Royal Arch Masen of Lowville Chapter. He is also connected with the Patrons of Husbandry, and is one of the trustees of Port Leyden Grange.
He married, at Leyden. Lewis county. New York. February 1. 1859. Angeline L .. born in Leyden. New York. January 4. 1830. daughter of Harvey Dewey, a farmer of Lewis county, and a veteran of the war of 1812. Her mother was Jerusha Jenks. Harvey Dewey was a descendant of the Dewey family of New England. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey : Sylvester H., Alonzo, Scott. Samantha, Chester, Eli.
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Angeline L., Madison, Caius and Cassius. * Children of Merritt N. and AAngeline L. ( Dewey) Capron: 1. Minnie, born Septem- ber 18, 1864, died December 23. 1890, at Rome, New York : educated at Rome Acad- emy ; married. November 6. 1883. Edwin B. Smith : child, Edna Minnie Smith. 2. Sylvester. December 20. 1865: educated at Reme Academy: married lone Drake and has Harold Drake, Helen and Lucille. 3. Jessie Dewey, educated at Rome Academy ; Malone and Boonville, New York, high schools: entered Cornell University from which she was graduated. class of 1896. She taught after leaving Cornell at East Rome. Rome Academy, and Oneonta State Normal at Oneonta, New York. She mar- ried, September 5. 1900, Frederick W. Phis- terer, captain in the United States army. now stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York. Child : Isabella Phisterer.
Leonard Hinton was born HINTON and educated in England. He came when a young man to Montreal, Canada, and afterward to Al- bany. New York. He followed his trade of shoemaking for two years at Albany. Ile lived for a time at Rome, New York, and in 1842 located at Constableville, New York, where he opened at boot and shoe store and remained in business the rest of his life. He married. at Albany, Mary Aikens, born in Ireland. daughter of Michael and Mary Aikens. She had broth- ers Patrick, John. Peter, Michael and Wil- liam Aikens, and sisters Ann and Elizabeth Aikens. Children of Leonard and Mary Hinton : 1. William. 2. Helen, married Michael Donnelly, who died at Minneapolis. Minnesota, where they settled. 3. Susan. married Charles Myers : their daughter Nel- lie lives in Minneapolis. 4. Harvey John. mentioned below. 5. Francis, married Frances, daughter of Chester Munn ( see Munn ) : Frances died suddenly, leaving one young daughter, and he then went to Min- neapolis, where the child died, and he after-
ward died suddenly of heart disease. like the wife and daughter. 6. Mary. married Fred Taylor: resides at 3208 Aldrich ave- nue, South Minneapolis. 7. Agnes, married Henry Tippets. 46 Cottage Grove. Utica, New York. 8. James, married Caroline Halsted.
(II ) Harvey John, son of Leonard Hin- ton, was born at Constableville, New York. March 5. 1844. He attended the public schools of his native town. In 1861, at the age of seventeen years, he enlisted in Com- pany C. Fifty-seventh New York Regiment. and was mustered into service in October. The regiment was nine hundred strong. un- der the command of Colonel S. K. Zook. It was presented with a stand of colors by Chester A. Arthur, afterward president of the United States, in behalf of the mer- chants of New York City, when the regi- ment was at New Dorp. Staten Island. About November 1. 1861. the regiment went to Washington and joined the Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the command of General Sumner. The men re- ceived their first camp instruction at Camp California, two miles west of Alexandria. Virginia, where they remained until the following March, then moved with the army under General McClellan to Manassas June- tion. Leaving the army at this point, the regiment formed part of a reconnoitering party under General Stoneman and pro- ceeded to Warrenton, Virginia, and, accord- ing to his official report of the movement to the War Department afterward. the com- mander did not look for their return except as prisoners of war. The regiment took part in the Peninsular campaign from begin- ning to end. under MeClellan. Burnside. Hooker. Meade and Grant. At the last of the war, part of the regiment re-enlisted in the Sixty-first New York Regiment. The regiment to which Mr. Hlinman belonged took part in the following twenty-four battles: Fair Oaks. Gaines Mill, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp. Malvern Hill. Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,
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