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721:. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2004.
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1267:Involvement
1227:Tebbs' Bend
1120:Confederacy
402:Brig. Gen.
395:seizure of
302:Fort Sumter
277:Confederate
172:13 captured
1435:Categories
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1284:Louisville
1212:Perryville
1187:Lucas Bend
1177:Sacramento
1108:Combatants
862:References
390:Brig. Gen.
375:Brig. Gen.
291:Background
107:Home Guard
46:1861-09-19
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1300:Aftermath
1279:Lexington
1257:Cynthiana
1217:New Haven
1129:Campaigns
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380:to seize
368:Maj. Gen.
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348:U.S. flag
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373:ordered
281:Kentucky
150:Strength
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1242:Paducah
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1150:Battles
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