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Cpl. John Lorence, a Poem
John Lorence, a member of the 9th New Jersey Volunteers known as "The Muskrats" will be seriously wounded during the Battle of Roanoke Island, February 8th 1862. This poem about Lorence was originally published in Harpers Weekly shortly after the battle.
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