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Battery D of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery, also known as McAllister's Battery D and commanded by Capt. E. McAllister, who was wounded, served with the 1st Division under McClernand in the Army of the Tennessee. This battery of four 24-pounders went into action here about 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 1863, held this position until about 11:00 a.m., and then retired along the Corinth Road, leaving one gun. The battery had 1 officer and 3 men wounded.
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Shiloh, Tennessee · United States
