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presented them with the regimental flag of the unit he commanded in the
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in July, 1865. The detachment found itself surrounded and under attack by a reported 100 or 200 Apaches and escaped after a fortuitous rainstorm ended a fight that lasted over an hour and left two soldiers dead and one wounded.
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region. Later, they were also called the "Hungry
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