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L–R: The 57th Ohio’s Lt. Col. Americus Vespucius Rice—undeniably one of the war’s greatest names—and 77th Ohio Major Benjamin Fearing figured significantly in the Federals’ resilient Day 1 defense. (National Portrait Gallery)
L–R: The 57th Ohio’s Lt. Col. Americus Vespucius Rice—undeniably one of the war’s greatest names—and 77th Ohio Major Benjamin Fearing figured significantly in the Federals’ resilient Day 1 defense. (National Portrait Gallery)