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Washington's Civil War Hero Colonel Palmer's Shiloh Tale
Des Moines reports Colonel Palmer of Iowa, veteran of the Eighth and later Twenty-fifth Iowa, recounts his harrowing Shiloh survival. Wounded in the breast, he crawled to safety behind lines, endured freezing nights under a Confederate tent, and was aided by comrades and a friendly enemy. He later recovered, organized the Twenty-fifth Iowa, and earned honor as a Christian soldier and commander.
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Des Moines
Dave Palmer
Railroad Commission
Washinton - Henry
Shiloh
C.L. Davidson
Des Moines Y.M.C.A
Palmer
Y.M.C.A
Colonel Palmer
Iowa
Gate City
Davidson
Iowa Infantry
William B. Bill
Camp McClelland
Davenport
Town
Fred Steele
Saint Louis
Benton Barracks
Jefferson City
Syracuse
McKinstry
Price
Springfield
Prie
Sedalia
Cairo
Tennessee River
Pittsburg Landing
Tenn
James L. Geddes
R. Palmer
Kilgore
United States
McKean
Mount Pleasant
Twenty - Fifth
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Col
Washington County