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I saw Fuller get down off his horse, grab the colors of the Twenty-seventh, rush to the front with them in his hands, and call upon his regiment to come to the colors; and they rallied and saved his front.
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gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “I saw Fuller get down off his horse, grab the colors of the Twenty-seventh, rush to the front with them in his hands…”
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Dodge recounts a moment of bravery from Fuller, who rallied his regiment during a critical moment in battle.
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