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On This Day: American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's... (1863)

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On May 12, 1863: American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile C...

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