80 Men Left Standing: A Regiment's Desperate Stand at Shiloh
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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After hours of brutal combat at the Battle of Shiloh, only about 80 men remained of the 11th Illinois Infantry. They included Ira Beddo, who continued fighting despite a mangled hand. Their stubborn stand helped hold the line during one of the Civil War’s bloodiest engagements.
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