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73:Brooklyn
1655:McClean
1584:Salomon
1559:O'Rorke
1549:Morrill
1544:Melcher
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1424:Garrard
1389:Dearing
1374:Colvill
1359:Carroll
1354:Burling
1349:Burgwyn
1276:Willard
1246:Vincent
1206:Sickles
1141:Merritt
1131:Lincoln
1086:Hancock
1026:Cushing
1011:Claflin
932:leaders
915:Wofford
895:Trimble
850:Ramseur
840:Pickett
770:Kershaw
750:Johnson
745:Jenkins
740:Iverson
735:Imboden
705:Hampton
695:Garnett
655:Benning
611:leaders
536:Eicher.
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345:I Corps
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1594:Sorrel
1579:Poague
1574:Perrin
1569:Pegram
1564:Pardee
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1444:Grimes
1429:Godwin
1419:Gamble
1384:Coster
1364:Carter
1334:Brooke
1329:Biddle
1324:Berdan
1261:Warren
1236:Tilton
1211:Slocum
1196:Schurz
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1146:Newton
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1101:Hooker
1091:Harrow
1076:Greene
1071:Graham
1061:Gibbon
1036:Cutler
1031:Custer
1021:Curtin
981:Buford
976:Birney
971:Biddle
966:Baxter
961:Barnes
956:Barlow
920:Wright
910:Wilcox
890:Thomas
870:Semmes
865:Scales
835:Perrin
825:Pender
815:O'Neal
810:McLaws
800:Mahone
790:W. Lee
785:F. Lee
765:Kemper
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670:Daniel
640:Archer
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1604:Stone
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1589:Smith
1514:Lewis
1499:Keogh
1494:Kelly
1489:Jones
1439:Gregg
1434:Goree
1399:Ellis
1394:Devin
1379:Corby
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1304:Alger
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1231:Sykes
1221:Starr
1186:Ruger
1151:Nolan
1081:Gregg
1066:Gilsa
1056:Geary
1016:Cross
991:Candy
951:Ayres
940:Meade
930:Union
875:Smith
860:Rodes
845:Posey
820:Oates
690:Ewell
685:Early
680:Doles
675:Davis
524:Notes
412:, in
310:major
99:Union
1670:Wade
1624:Ward
1539:Mayo
1504:Lang
1454:Hall
1449:Gwyn
1319:Belo
1286:Zook
1271:Webb
1266:Weed
1256:Ward
1171:Rice
1156:Paul
1116:Hunt
1096:Hays
1001:Carr
946:Ames
775:Lane
725:Hood
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715:Heth
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