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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |

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BORN:
1838 at Washington, DC
Entered Service in the US
Army from Providence, RI
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism on 1864 at
Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania & Petersburg, VA
DIED: February
24, 1903 at the age of 65
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In May 1864
after assuming command of the Union Army, General Grant launched
his offensive against Confederate General Robert E. Lee, marching
towards Richmond, Virginia. By May 5 most of Grant's army had
crossed the Rapidan River, where for three days they engaged the
Confederate forces in the opening battles of the "Wilderness
Campaign". In the period from May 5 - 7, twenty-three
soldiers earned Medals of Honor in the battles that followed.
Captain James Cutts of the 11th U.S. Infantry was awarded the
Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action during the Wilderness
Campaign, as well as the campaigns at Spotsylvania and Petersburg,
Virginia that followed.
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