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Major General Benjamin M. Prentiss and often called the "Hero of Shiloh" he held the Hornets Nest against 11 Confederate attacks with mostly untested Illinois and Iowa farm boys. After six hours and having faced 62 cannons his force finally surrendered. He lived until 1901.

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