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Indiana's 6th Battery, Morton's, commanded by Capt. Frederick Behr, served in the 1st Brigade under Col. J. A. McDowell, 5th Division under Gen. Sherman, Army of the Tennessee. At this place, Gen. W. T. Sherman ordered the battery into action at 10.30 a.m. on April 6, 1862. Capt. Behr was shot from his horse and fell dead. The battery's casualties were 1 officer killed and 5 men wounded, 6 in total.
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