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1st soldier shot in the Civil War meets Lincoln
04-17-2015, 02:12 PM
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RE: 1st soldier shot in the Civil War meets Lincoln
(04-16-2015 08:50 PM)HerbS Wrote:  Pvt.Brown was killed in Grafton,Western Virginia which is now,West Virginia.Fetterman,West Virginia is near Grafton.He was killed by Daniel Knight,from the same town[ruffian] who got into a fight with the night before.Brown[Union] was shot in the head and died.Knight[Rebel] was shot in the ear and lived.

Thanks, Herb! That's the exact same story that I had read on one of the internet sites. Your friend should be honored to have a slice of little-known Civil War history.
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