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Born May 23, 1824 • Indiana
Died September 13, 1881 (aged 57) • Bristol • Rhode Island
Title / Office United States Senate (1875-1881), United States • governor (1866-1869), Rhode Island
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Fredericksburg • Battle of the Wilderness • Petersburg Campaign

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