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The 40th Regiment Infantry of Indiana, commanded by Col. John W. Blake and serving in the 21st Brigade under Col. George D. Wagner, the 6th Division under Gen. Wood, Army of the Ohio, arrived on the battlefield from Savannah about 12 m. on April 7, 1862. Ordered with its brigade to the front by Maj. Gen. Grant, it formed on this line at 2 p.m. and assisted in driving the enemy from the field. The regiment was under infantry and artillery fire but sustained no loss.
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Shiloh, Tennessee · United States
