"The Blood of Purer Patriots or Baser Rebels Never Flowed More Freely"
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James F. Putnam of the 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, participated in the Battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862. During the days following, he wrote a pair of letters home to his mother. Both were printed in his hometown newspaper. Here's his observations.
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