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The 17th Illinois Infantry, under Lieut.-Col. Enos P. Wood and Major Francis M. Smith, formed the right of the Third Brigade, 1st Division, in the Army of the Tennessee and went into battle on this line about 8:30 a.m., April 6, 1862, holding it until 10:00 a.m. before falling back about 60 yards. In the battle, the regiment lost 5 officers and 113 men wounded, 15 men killed, and 5 missing, for a total of 138.
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Shiloh, Tennessee · United States
