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about Private Jesse H. Hutchins. He enlisted with the Confederate Army five days after the shelling of Fort Sumpter in April 1861. He survived the entire war only to be killed on the final day of the war at Appomattox Courthouse

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Fun Fact: about Private Jesse H. Hutchins. He enlisted with the Confederate Army five days after the shelling of Fort Sumpter in April 1861. He survived the entire war only to be killed on the final day of the war at Appomattox Courthouse

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