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746:Barnes
741:Barlow
705:Wright
695:Wilcox
675:Thomas
655:Semmes
650:Scales
620:Perrin
610:Pender
600:O'Neal
595:McLaws
585:Mahone
575:W. Lee
570:F. Lee
550:Kemper
485:Gordon
455:Daniel
425:Archer
325:
296:Latham
179:after
124:Monroe
85:brevet
1460:Wills
1435:Burns
1430:Bryan
1389:Stone
1384:Spear
1374:Smith
1299:Lewis
1284:Keogh
1279:Kelly
1274:Jones
1224:Gregg
1219:Goree
1184:Ellis
1179:Devin
1164:Corby
1129:Bryan
1124:Brown
1099:Baker
1094:Avery
1089:Alger
1026:Tyler
1016:Sykes
1006:Starr
971:Ruger
936:Nolan
866:Gregg
851:Gilsa
841:Geary
801:Cross
776:Candy
736:Ayres
725:Meade
715:Union
660:Smith
645:Rodes
630:Posey
605:Oates
475:Ewell
470:Early
465:Doles
460:Davis
262:Notes
245:Death
42:Union
1455:Wade
1409:Ward
1324:Mayo
1289:Lang
1239:Hall
1234:Gwyn
1104:Belo
1071:Zook
1056:Webb
1051:Weed
1041:Ward
956:Rice
941:Paul
901:Hunt
881:Hays
786:Carr
731:Ames
560:Lane
510:Hood
505:Hill
500:Heth
495:Hays
323:OCLC
1199:Fry
565:Law
404:Lee
210:'s
175:'s
105:at
71:by
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75:,
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378:e
371:t
364:v
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