Soldier dies while trying to vote during Civil War

[David Lockmiller]

(11-16-2018 08:43 PM)Steve Wrote:  David,
Poor Eugene Conelly, forgotten again in the pursuit of making present day political points.

Did you happen to read my post #3 above? If not, here it is again.

What I thought was so interesting about this story is all that sympathetic strangers (especially H.R. Parrott) did for this soldier who was dying, as disclosed in the letter written by H.R. Parrott, Agent for the Adams Express Company.

Accidental death of wounded Union soldier going home to vote in November, 1864:

Immediately sent for Physicians. Dr. Bennett one of our best Surgeons was shortly to his side also Surgeon Burnett who is Medical Inspector of 23d Army Corp’s happened to be home on a short furlough. They made an examination and was soon satisfied that he could not live but a short time. He had hardly a perceptible pulse and but slight movement of the bead. Brandy was given him but he did not revive in the least. Doctors thought that he must have been injured internally as the loss of his leg would not have so reduced him. He lay perfectly quiet apparently unconscious until he died. I heard him say once plainly “I am dying take me home”.

By permission of the Doctors we removed him on a mattress to the “Sterling House” in this City, a House whose doors are always wide open to take in any soldier in distress (and it is the only one we have I am sorry to say) balance are “Copperheads”. They gave us a good room and a good bed free of expense on which we laid him; he however lived but about 3/4 of an hour. He died as easily as if going to sleep -- not a movement of a muscle could be discerned. He died surrounded by quite a number of warm-hearted friends and everything was done for him that possibly could be to resuscitate him. He died about 1/4 after 12 A.M. A brother soldier and a Gentleman here volunteered to lay him out and remain with him until morning, which they did.

I bought the coffin and made some little expense I intended to have sent bill to you to collect of the friends but since receiving your letter stating that they are so poor, I will endeavor to collect here if possible.

H.R. Parrott
Agt. Adams Express Co
Br. Port. Ct.

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(11-16-2018 08:38 PM)L Verge Wrote:  And how did we turn the true story of a soldier trying to exercise his right to vote during the Civil War into another contentious "discussion" on modern politics?

You can blame JMadonna for that > "Good to know he continues to vote... in Broward county."

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(11-16-2018 08:43 PM)Steve Wrote:  David,

In the 2000 election Gore's percentage of the national popular vote (.51%) would've been just above the threshold for an automatic recount according to current Florida rules.

"With the end of the recount, Bush won Florida by a margin of .009%, or 537 votes."

You will find this statement at the beginning of the same paragraph that you quoted from Wikipedia:

Ultimately, Bush won 271 electoral votes, one more than was necessary for the majority, despite Gore receiving 543,895 more votes (0.51% of all votes cast).

Popular vote: Bush 50,456,002 and Gore 50,999,897

Bush won Florida by 537 votes and Gore lost the Presidency of United States, despite receiving 543,895 more votes nationwide.