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Infantry. LOUISIANA-- 1st Cavalry (Co. "F"). MAINE-- 22d and 26th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS-- 2d Battery Light Arty.; 52d Infantry. NEW YORK-- 6th, 91st, 131st and 156th Infantry. UNITED STATES--Battery "L" 1st Arty., Battery "C" 2d Arty.</ref>
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