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The heat of battle can push a soldier to fully realize that the cause for which he is fighting is more important than his life. And so it was for John Baldwin, a first sergeant in the 74th Ohio Infantry. His moment of awareness came upon the second and final day of the Battle of Stones River. Here's his story.
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