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45th Illinois Infantry

Shiloh, Tennessee
· Marsh's Brigade - McClernand's Division
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The 45th Illinois Infantry, part of the 2d Brigade under Marsh in the 1st Division under McClernand in the Army of the Tennessee and commanded by Col. John E. Smith, went into battle on this line about 9.00 a.m., April 6, 1862, and maintained this position until 11.00 a.m., when it joined the division on a new line. The regiment lost 1 officer and 22 men killed; 17 officers and 170 men wounded; 3 men missing; total, 213.
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