NP, CM 7/23/1862

From the Charleston Mercury
 
July 23, 1862
  
   An accident occurred yesterday on the down train of the South Carolina Railroad, while at Blackville. Donald McCoy, from Irwin County, Ga., a member of Capt. Mathew's Company, 61st Georgia Regiment, fell between the cars and the freight platform, and was considerably bruised, but not seriously injured. A trifling collision which occurred further up the road yesterday morning, and by which no one was hurt, delayed for several hours the Augusta train, due here at half past three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 
{follow-up article in the July 25 issue}
Fatal Result
   We regret t learn that Private Donald McCoy, of the 61st Georgia Regiment, who, as we mentioned a few days ago, was severely bruised by falling between the cars near Blackville, but whose injuries were not at first considered serious, died on Wednesday of internal hemorrhage.

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