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Which battles left Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. seriously wounded during the Civil War?

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During the American Civil War, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was seriously wounded three times while serving with the 20th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers. These injuries occurred at the following battles:

Battle of Ball's Bluff
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville1