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September 1, 1864, the Fifty-first was at Jones- boro, and took part in that engagement, and on
the 2d pursued the enemy to Lovejoy's Station. Here it lost ten men wounded. It then fell back to Atlanta, and, on the Sth of September, entered that city. It lay there quietly in camp until the 3d of October, when it marched toward Chatta- nooga, passing through Cassville, Kingston, Rome, Resaca and Snake Creek Gap.
This march was made in consequence of the rebel General Hood's movement to the rear of Atlanta, and the consequent return of General Hood's army. At this time a series of arduous marches were made in pursuit of the enemy through Tennessee and Alabama, ending at Pu- laski, Tennessee, where it went into camp until November 22, 1864. It then fell back with Gen- eral Thomas' command to Columbia, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. It was engaged at Spring Hill, but in the battle of Franklin it oc- cupied a position not involved in the fight. A number of its men were, however, engaged as skirmishers. December 14 and 15, the regiment took part in the battle of Nashville, with a loss of one man killed and a number wounded. It joined in the pursuit of the enemy to Lexington, Ala- bama. This march was arduous in the extreme, the roads being almost knee deep in mud and water. The regiment then proceeded to Hunts- ville, where it went into camp, January 5, 1865.
March 20 it went by rail to Strawberry Plains, and from thence to Bull's Gap, Tennessee. April 5 it went by rail to Nashville, where it remained until June 16. It was then taken to Texas, via New Orleans, and landed at Indianola, Texas, July 25, 1865. Thence it marched to Blue Lake, and again to Victoria.
October 3, 1865, the regiment was mustered out at Victoria, by Captain William Nicholas, Commissary of Musters of the Central District of Texas, and on the 4th was on its way.to Ohio, where it arrived November 1, 1865. It was dis- charged at Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, after a long and faithful term of arduous service, honorably performed.
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CHAPTER XXXVIH.
WAR OF THE REBELLION-CONTINUED.
Eightieth Ohio-Time of Enlistment-Muster Rolls of Co- shocion Companies-Paducah and Corinth-On to Vicks- burgh-Resignation of Captain Mathews-Battles of Jack- son and Mission Ridge-Defense of Resaca-Sherman's March to the Sea-Closing Scenes of the Eightieth's Ilis- tory.
W HILE the slain of the Thirty-second and
Twenty-fourth were being silently sent home from the battlefield; with the dead from the fever-stricken camps of the Fifty-first, at Wickliffe; while these martyrs were being laid away in their graves by the loved ones who could not see them die; amidst the enactment of these scenes, that wrung from the agony of broken hearts a solemn dirge which told of the tortures of cruel war; brave hearts and patriotic hands were steadily filling the rosters of new compa- nies for a regiment that was to be known as the Eightieth Ohio. Three companies in the Eighti- cth, namely, F, G, and H, were recruited solidly in Coshocton county, and a large portion of Com- pany B also came from this county. Thesc companies repaired to Camp Meigs, near Canal Dover.
Muster roll of Company H:
OFFICERS.
George W. Pepper, Captain.
John Kinney, First Lieutenant.
Jacob W. Doyle, Second Lieutenant.
Nicholas R. Tidball, First Sergeant.
S. M. Baldwin, Second Sergeant.
H. W. Brelsford, Third Sergeant.
Robert Diekey, Fourth Sergeant.
F. A. Norman, Fifth Sergeant.
A. Teas, First Corporal.
J. H. P. Dimmock, Second Corporal.
E. D. Swan, Third Corporal.
W. II. Anderson, Fourth Corporal.
J. T. Crawford, Fifth Corporal.
J. B. Wilson, Sixth Corporal.
P'. Moore, Seventh Corporal.
A. Spellman, Eighth Corporal.
P. S. Campbell and J. H. MeClure, Musicians.
Privates .- J. Baily, HI. Bell, J. Bechtol, G. B. Boyd, R. E. Brown, Perry Baker, J. D. Clark, T.
J. Cook, J. B. Cross, Eli Cross, H. P. Cross, John Chub, J. Carnafan, F. Cullison, J. P. Davis, J. Dayton, James Donley, II. H. Decker, J. Derr, Thomas Dobson, James Duffee, W. Derr, S. H. Ellis, J. F. Ellis, M. Failing, J. J. Finlay, P. S. Geren, G. W. Goodhue, J. E. House, R. E. Ilull, G. W. Huff, W. H. H. Hout, J. Hoyle, Perry In- field, Phineas Infield, Charles Infield, W. A. John- son. L. Kinney, C. Lint, F. Lockhart, M. Lang- head, W. Lawrence, W. McKee, J. Mills, J. Mas- ten, J. Marks, S. B. Madden, W. Madden, E. W. Morrow, S. Mulford, D. Mulford, J. F. Murrill, H. Magness, G. W. Miller, John Ogle, Jacob Ogle, J. Oakleaf, P. Poland, W. H. Robinson, W. H. II. Richards, J. Ross, A. C. Ricketts. A. Retherford, D. Ridenbach, H. Sharen, W. A. Syphert, W. A. Stewart, J. Stewart, D. P. Sickels, A. Steele, J. Vankirk, T. Wilson, W. Warner, R. W. Willis, J. R. Williams, J. Watson, J. B. Zook.
Muster roll of Company G :
OFFICERS.
William F. Marshall, Captain.
Peter Haek, First Lieutenant.
John D. Ross, Second Lieutenant.
John W. Simmons, First Sergeant.
Milton B. Coulter, Second Sergeant.
Benjamin A. Stevenson, Third Sergeant.
John Ewing, Fourth Sergeant. William Hay, Fifth Sergeant.
Christopher Humphreys, First Corporal.
Robert S. McCormick, Second Corporal.
Augustus Erman, Third Corporal.
John J. Sonogle, Fourth Corporal.
Joshua Dawson, Fifth Corporal.
John C. Miller, Sixth Corporal.
John Ross, Seventh Corporal.
Joseph Wood, Eighth Corporal.
James W. Langhead and Josiah Gadden, Mu- sicians.
Robert Lockhard, Teamster.
Privates-Abram R. Akroyd, David Ashbraker. James Bailey, Hugh Barler, John Berton. Patrick Bird, R. M. C. Broas, George Brodenkircher, John Bayer, John Carnahan, Patrick Creeley, William Carr, James Cain, William Clendennin, John HI. Davis, John Davis, James Eastman, Simon Fisher. George W. Ford, William M. Forrest, Edward S.
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Freely, Viditius Fuller, Michael Gosser, David Gray, Patrick Hartigan, Jacob Henderson, Mil- ton Himebaugh, Noah Hustin, Lewis Huff, Wil- son Hutchinson, William Jones, A. Kooble, Robert Lemon, Moses Lillybridge, Jonathan Longshore, David Loyd, Samuel Mason, Gotleib Merely, John E. Miser, George H. Nash, William Nash, William Nihurst, John Reed, Thomas Reed, John Robinson, Nelson Raney, George Roc. John W. Roderick, Henry Ross, John Ryan, Henry Samuel, John Samuel, Michael Snell, Theodore Snell, Alexander Shultz, Wil- liam Smith, George Summers, David Switzer, George W. Traxler. Peter Tye, Sylvester Van- dusen, Lewis Vaneisell, David Williams, John Wise, Samuel Wise, Nicholas Wise, John Wood and Theodore Miller.
Muster roll of Company F:
OFFICERS.
Pren Metham, Captain.
James Carnes, First Lieutenant. Francis Farmer, Second Lieutenant.
T. Willis Collier, First Sergeant. John Humphrey, Second Sergeant. James Cochran, Third Sergeant. Solomon MeNabb, Fourth Sergeant. John N. Henderson, Fifth Sergeant. George B. Wilson, First Corporal. Samuel Clark, Second Corporal. George W. Cox. Third Corporal. Thomas Kanard, Fourth Corporal. N. E. Clendennin, Fifth Corporal. Fernando C. Wright, Sixth Corporal. Samuel Compton, Seventh Corporal. Wesley Welling, Eighth Corporal. Coan Culter and James S. Gordon, Musicians, Jesse A. Bassett, Wagoner.
Privates .- Andrew Alt, Samuel .Arm, Bernhard Bonham, William Bills, James Bair, Dennis Bar- anan, Mathew Baranagen, W. L. Cochran, Lo- renzo Carr, John Coplen, Joshua Cochran, Rich- ard Cox, John Clark, Mathew Campbell, Lemote Clark, Daniel Cunningham, Robert Cross, Rich- ard Croy, William Darons, Tuner Drummond, Nathan Daniels, Levi Daliere, David Decoursey, Isaac Daniels, James Ecely, Isaac Fortune, Thomas Fortune, Bartholomew Friekley, August
Frickor, Peter Good, Jacob Gaunder, Michael R. Gannder, John Gault, Stewart Ganlt, William A. Giffin, John S. Graybill, Jacob Harmon, John Hyde, Henry Hines, Thomas Hinds, Alfred Ilar- denbrood, John G. Johnson, George B. James, George W. Kanard, Edward Kitchen, Phillip G. Kiser, Charles P. Keyes, Daniel Levengood, An- drew J. Lama, Daniel McCullick, Alex. McCul- lough, Pren Metham, William MeCumber, AAm- brose B. Meredith, Isaac Meredith, James Nash, Burris Noland, Ephraim Orlison, John Parker, Samuel Phillips, Jonas Richereek, James Robi- . son, Ashburn Richardson, Thomas Richardson, James Richmond, John Schock, Jones Thatcher, Thomas Turner, John B. Taylor, Caleb Tharp, James B. Thompson, Benjamin Viol, Wilson Willis, Silas Yanker, Harvy H. Zimmerman.
The regiment left Camp Meigs on the 17th of February, 1862, and marched ten miles to Uhrichs- ville, Ohio, at which point it left by rail for Co- lumbus, where it made a brief halt at Camp Chase, during a heavy storm, from which consid- erable sickness resulted, thence via rail to Cin- cinnati, from which point the journey was con- tinued by river to Cairo, Illinois. The regiment was divided into two boat loads, and that portion on board the transport Leonora, was delayed by the breaking of her shaft, and being compelled to float down to Aurora, Indiana, where it changed boats and caught up with the first section at Pa- dueah, Kentucky. A stay of one week was made by the regiment at Fort Holt, on the opposite side of the river from Cairo, Illinois, and then re- turned to Paducah, Kentucky, at which point it arrived on the 8th of March, 1862. It was not till the regiment reached this point that it was armed, and then not until the 19th of April. The regiment also received its first pay at this point, on the 23d of April, 1862. During the in- terval of itsarrival and its being armed, the regi- ment was engaged in the heaviest fatigue duty, consisting in the loading and unloading of steam- boats, and daily drills in the tough Kentucky mud. As a result, from heavy labor and expos- ure in this service, there was much sickness and the following deaths: Geo. Traxler of Company G, aged twenty-five years; R. Petty of Company I, aged twenty-four years ; Corporal Samuel Compton, Company F, aged twenty-five years,
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and Corporal Culter of Company I. aged twenty- four years.
On the of 24th April the regiment left Paducah and went to Hamburg, Tennessee. Here, three companies. C. E and I were detailed as a guard, to unload supplies at that point. These companies afterwards rejoined the regiment previous to its leaving Camp Clearereck, in August.
They were under the command of Major Rich- ard Lanning, of Coshocton. Here the regiment was assigned to General Pope's command, and was consolidated into a brigade composed of the Eightieth Ohio, Tenth and Seventeenth Iowa and Fifty-sixth Illinois, under the command of Colonel Purzell, and were accompanied by the Sixth Wisconsin Battery. The regiment was now upon the ground made historic by the bloody battle of Pittsburgh Landing. On the 28th of April the regiment, with the brigade, com- meneed a series of marches over muddy roads where, in many instances, it assisted to build heavy corduroy roads, after which the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, Third Divi- sion, Seventeenth Corps, Army of the Tennessee. By the Sth of May the regiment had been in front of the enemy several days, and, on the 9th, was ordered to the support of a Missouri battery in front of Farmington, where it was, for the first time, under fire; but from this time on, during the entire siege of Corinth, it was frequently under fire in skirmishes and reconnoissances. On the 12th of May another forward movement was made, cannonading was brisk, and a second halt was made in front of Farmington, Mississippi. May 17 orders were received to have two days' rations ready cooked, and to be prepared for a forward movement at any moment. Riffe pits were dug, fortifications were built, and occa- sional skirmishing indulged in until the 30th, when word came about 7 A. M. that Corinth was evacuated. The Eightieth received orders, with other regiments, to pursue the retreating enemy, and, at 6 p. M .. moved out on the Booneville road, and marched until 12 that night, when they stopped in one of the enemy's camps so recently deserted, where they found meat cut up and in pans to fry, and biscuit mixed and in the oven.
Sunday June 8, the regiment bivouacked in the woods and rested, but soon after getting to !
bed that night was called up, ordered two days' cooked rations, and marched at 5 o'clock in the morning, passing through the small town of Dan- ville and Rienzi, Mississippi, and finding them al- most depopulated. The advance frequently came up with the rear guard of the rebels, always giv- ing them battle taking many thousand prisoners and many stand of arms. It got to Boonville on the 9th, remained until the 11th, then started back to Corinth arriving on the 12th and going into camp on Clear creek. June 22 the regiment made a forced march to Ripley, Mississippi, a dis- tance of forty-six miles, during which it suffered intensely from dust and heat, and a number of the men died from the effects of sunstroke. July 17 the regiment was paid off for the months of March, April, May and June. August 14 the regi- ment left its comfortable quarters on Clear creek and marched fifteen miles to near Jacinto, on one of the hottest days of the season, and camped. It was here that Second Lieutenant Jacob W. Doyle of company H died very suddenly. Lieu- tenant Doyle gave out on the road and was left at a house on the roadside and brought on after the regiment got to camp by a detail under Sergeant N. R. Tidball, dying a half hour after reaching the camp. August 24, George Early, of company B, aged thirty years died in the brigade hospital ; and on the 28th, Jeremiah Burress, of the same company, worn down by hardship and exposure, died very suddenly. The regiment remained in camp Sullivan near Jacinto, doing guard and pick- et duty, until the 8th of September. On September 19 the regiment marched twenty miles in the di- rection of Fuka, to meet and give battle to the rebel forces under General Sterling Price. For the last eight miles of the march the rebel out- posts were being driven in continually.
The battle began about 4 p. M., and the Eighti- eth was marched into the action on double- quick; under a heavy fire, early in the engage- ment; took an active part therein, and did not leave the field until ordered at 2 A. M., in pursuit of General Price. In this engagement Lieuten- ant-Colonel Bartleson had his horse killed under him, and was himself severely wounded in the thigh while gallantly leading the regiment. AAd- jutant Philpott was wounded in the arm, and also the following named parties from different com-
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panies were wounded: H. H. Whitcraft, J. F. Huddleson ; Corporals Jesse Gaumer, A. IFodge and N. E. Clendenning; James Andrews, J. De- lanomer, Simon Darst, Thomas Elder, R. G. Hill, Allen Talbott, T. Drummond (mortally ), and Ben- jamin Viall. The regiment lost forty-five killed and wounded.
The Eightieth was now ordered to Jacinto for the purpose of watching the movements of the rebels under General Price. It remained there until October 3, scouting and drilling, when it was ordered to Corinth, and again went into line of battle. The regiment maneuvered and skirm- ished all day, and toward evening made a dash on the rebel lines just across the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, capturing two lieutenants, one captain and fifty privates. During that night the regi- ment laid on its arms, and at daylight, October 4, was in line of battle, and on that memorable day the decisive battle of Corinth was fought, result- ing in a glorious victory for the Federal arms. The following is the list of killed, wounded and missing in the Eightieth at this battle :
Major Richard Lanning, in command of the regiment, killed on the field.
Company A-Joseph E. Hutton and Milton Stemple, missing.
Lieutenant O. C. Powelson, of Company B, wounded in left side ; Private Abel Fuller, killed on the field, and Christ. Lerch, wounded in the head.
Company C-Lieutenant John J. Robinson, killed on the field while bravely leading his com- pany on to retake a battery which we had lost ; Private John Wade, wounded in the foot; Joseph Stincheomb, missing.
Company D-Private Conrad Perch, mortally wounded; Sergeant W. C. Wiard; Corporal John Richards; Privates T. J. Elder, John McBain, Alfred Johnson, James Beaty and Lewis W. Wiard, wounded.
Company E-Private Isaac Cottrap, killed on the field ; private John Messer, shot through the lungs, died after six weeks of great suffering: Privates David Charnock, Adolphus Reynolds, Lewis Furbay and Reuben Tedrow, wounded.
Company F-Private Joshna Cochrane, killed ; Sergeant T. W. Collier and Corporals N. E. Clen- denning, wounded; Privates Wilser Williams,
Bartholemew Flick (mortally), Arthur Woods, Isaac Fortune and B. M. Noland, wounded.
Company G-Lieutenant George F. Robinson and Corporal John Dawson; Privates Michael Snell, wounded, and Patrick Crilley, missing.
Company I-Privates John Ogle, Daniel Mul- ford, James M. Falkenson, wounded, and Abra- ham Steel, missing.
Company I-Corporal Thomas H. Johnson, killed on the field; Privates John M. Furney, Joseph B. Westfall and Renben White, wounded ; privates Oliver Atherton, John Anderson, Enos Cahill and Lapoll Goldsmith, missing.
Company K- Privates Emanuel Miller and Daniel McAfee, wounded, and George Schweig- heimer, Samuel Burns and Frank Speaker, miss- ing.
Major Richard Lanning, who fell on this battle "field, was one of Coshocton's most honored citi- zens. He was connected with one of the oldest families in the county, was a farmer in earlier years, and was prosecuting attorney of the county when commissioned. He was about fifty years of age. After he was shot, while lying in the arms of a friend, he said : " I am willing to die for my country, my wife and my children." His last words, uttered midst the din of battle, were : "I am killed; give it to them." His body was sent home and now lies in Coshocton cemetery.
The total loss of the regiment in this battle was eighty officers and men killed and wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Bartleson, although still suf- fering severely from his wound, hearing of Major Lanning's death, mounted his horse and com- manded the regiment through the remainder of the battle. The regiment joined in the pursuit of the rebels and made some very severe marches in the direction of Holly Springs, and on return- ing went into camp at Corinth; at which place, October 30, 1862, Captain Morris, with about one hundred new recruits reached the regiment.
November 21, Lieutenant Colonel Bartleson, suffering from his wound at Iuka, was sent to Columbus on Government orders. The regiment marched with Grant's army through Central Mississippi. On this march the Eightieth, in company with General Sullivan's brigade, took part in a reconnoissance from Davis' Mills to Cold Water. General Sullivan in pressing for-
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ward on November 28, went into Holly Springs, Mississippi, surprised the rebels, and took a num- ber of prisoners. Holly Springs was beyond the point to which General Sullivan was ordered, and he was immediately ordered back to Davis' Mills. In executing that order a forced march of twenty-two miles was made. For several miles on this march, the rebels in heavy force were in plain view, but for some cause they failed to at- tack. Colonel Eckley, commanding the Second Brigade, was ordered on the 5th of December, with the Eightieth Ohio, Seventeenth Iowa, and Tenth Missouri, on a reconnoissance to the front. The rebels were in force on the Tallahatchie river, about four miles in advance. A brisk can- nonading was kept up for some time, the rebels being driven back to their intrenchments. The reconnaissance proved a success, the Union troops suffering no loss and capturing 500 rebel prison- ers, and one rebel sutler's store; the march was continued across the Tallahatchie in a snow storm, with almost impassable roads, and on the 6th and 7th of December, the brigade went into camp at Oxford.
December 9, the regiment was reviewed by General Grant and staff; remained in this camp until the 12th, then marched back five miles. December 17, Lieutenant Wagstaff brought twen- ty-two drafted men to the regiment. On the 18th, Lieutenants Powelson and Hay arrived with twelve recruits. Sunday, December 21, the regi- ment marched from Yockona creek back to Oxford. six miles ; at 9 p. M. were in line of battle, and laid on its arms during the night in expectation of an attack. On the 22d, moved to Abbeyville, across the Tallahatchie, fifteen miles. On the 23d, at 7 A. M., marched to Holly Springs, and bivouacked for the night; rations short on account of sup- plies having been captured by the rebel General Van Dorn. On the 24th, marched to Lumpkin's Mills. pitched tents and remained over Christmas.
December 26, at 8 A. M., the regiment was again on the march, but on account of heavy rains made but thirteen miles and were then placed, under orders, in General Quinby's division with the purpose of guarding a provision train to Mem- phis, Tennessee. December 27, made fifteen miles to Byhalia, and on the 29th marched into Memphis. On this march the rear of the train was tired into
by guerillas, killing one man and wounding two others. December 31, regiment marched fifteen miles out on the Memphis and Charleston road and halted at Germantown. January 1, 1863, marched twelve miles to Colliersville. At this point Surgeon E. P. Buell, Adjutant James E. Philpot, Lieutenant Thomas Patton and Lieuten- ant Robert Hill were taken prisoners, while try- ing to procure some forage for their horses and refreshments, but were eventually paroled and returned to the regiment, with the exception of Surgeon Buell, who declined to sign a parole, and was unconditionally released and resumed his duties as surgeon of the regiment.
On the 3d of January, 1863, the Eightieth went into camp at Forest Hill, eighteen miles out of Memphis, and remained, doing guard duty until February 8, 1863. January 16, it was again paid off to August 31, 1862. January 18, Captain Mathews resigned his commission, on which the following resolutions were adopted :
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTIETH REGIMENT O. V. I.,
January 23, 1863.
At a supper given by the officers in honor of Captain C. Il. Mathews, late of this regiment, the following resolutions were adopted unanimously :
1. Resolved, That by the resignation of Captain C. H. Mathews, we regret having to part with a gentleman whose social powers, urbanity of man- ners, and gentlemanly deportment, have deserv- cilly won for him the high esteem and lasting respect of every officer of this command.
2. Resolved, That in the resignation of Captain C. H. Mathews the regiment loses a faithful officer, and the country a brave and dauntless defender, as the bloody fiekls of Fuka and Corinth have well attested.
COLONEL E. R. ECKLEY, Pres. ADJUTANT J. E. PHILPOT, Sec'y.
January 23, Private James E. Graham, who was promoted from the ranks, received his commis- sion as second lieutenant. February 8, the regi- ment went into camp in the suburbs of Memphis, preparatory to a Vicksburg expedition. While at Memphis, Colonel Eckley, having been elected to Congress, resigned his commission, in March, 1863, and returned to Ohio.
March 1, 1863, the regiment embarked on the steamer " Ed Walsh," and was taken to Wood- ruff's Landing. It arrived at Grand Lake, March
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4, where it disembarked; but on the 7th was or- dered to proceed below Helena, Arkansas, where it was to await transportation to convey it to the Yazoo Pass, on which expedition it was ordered with Quinby's division. It arrived opposite the Pass on the 9th, camping on a sand bar.
March 21, the regiment embarked for the Pass. By the 26th, it had succeeded in making four miles, the currents being so swift that they smashed the wheel-house and damaged things generally. Disembarkation occured on the 3d of April, the boats being divested of smoke-stacks, guards and wheel-houses; return was ordered almost immediately, and the regiment got back into the Mississippi on the 10th of April, when three rousing cheers went up from all the boats, and cannon were fired. Thus ended the Yazoo Pass expedition which, it is said, was one of the wildest the Eightieth participated in during its whole service.
April 16th, the regiment having returned to Helena, took boat, and disembarked at Milliken's Bend. Here it was paid for the months of No- vember and December, 1862, January and Feb- ruary, 1863. April 20, it started for Carthage, Louisiana, where it was contemplated to cross the Mississippi with General Grant's forces, under cover of the gunboats at Grand Gulf. Carthage was reached on the 26th, where the regiment was ordered down to Bruinsburgh, where it crossed over into Mississippi on the first of May, 1863. The battle of Port Gibson was fought on that day, but the regiment did not get up in time to participate. It marched however, in line of battle, and skirmished with the enemy almost the whole way to Little Black river. May 12, the regiment participated in the battle of Raymond, but did not lose any men.
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