Southern Historical Society Papers, Volumes 23-25Virginia Historical Society, 1895 - Confederate States of America |
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... shot to death ; but I swore I would have that map or die , and when I reached the house , with my horse white with sweat , a lady met me at the gate with the map , and said : " Fly , for they are here . " It is useless to state that the ...
... shot to death ; but I swore I would have that map or die , and when I reached the house , with my horse white with sweat , a lady met me at the gate with the map , and said : " Fly , for they are here . " It is useless to state that the ...
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... shots of the enemy , and cried out : " Davis , I am dying , catch me . " His nephew and courier , young Willie Aiken ... shot passing through his hair at less than five paces . He fired at them once as they approached , and again as he ...
... shots of the enemy , and cried out : " Davis , I am dying , catch me . " His nephew and courier , young Willie Aiken ... shot passing through his hair at less than five paces . He fired at them once as they approached , and again as he ...
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... shot in the side . Though wounded , he succeeded in capturing another horse , and continued in the battle until disabled by a wound in the shoulder . After the battle investigation showed that the enemies ' bullet had entered the same ...
... shot in the side . Though wounded , he succeeded in capturing another horse , and continued in the battle until disabled by a wound in the shoulder . After the battle investigation showed that the enemies ' bullet had entered the same ...
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... shot through the right elbow , and as soon as Captain James Butler saw his young brother's arm hanging at his side ... shots at each other , this brave man in blue bit the dust . Captain James Butler was cool , brave , and reckless , and ...
... shot through the right elbow , and as soon as Captain James Butler saw his young brother's arm hanging at his side ... shots at each other , this brave man in blue bit the dust . Captain James Butler was cool , brave , and reckless , and ...
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... shot by a sharpshooter from a flower or kitchen garden below . The first shot , though fatal , was followed by a second , which cut his crutch in two and precipitated him to the ground . He was tenderly borne to the foot of the ...
... shot by a sharpshooter from a flower or kitchen garden below . The first shot , though fatal , was followed by a second , which cut his crutch in two and precipitated him to the ground . He was tenderly borne to the foot of the ...
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