| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| September 18, 1861 |
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| Sad accident |
| The
Holly
Springs
(Miss.) Herald of the 30th ult., says: |
| A melancholy casualty, by which a brave
soldier lost his life, occurred at Lamar Station, on the {Mississippi}
Central Road, on last Sunday morning. The trains which passed the depot at
Holly
Springs, about eight o'clock, had a large number of
Louisiana
troops on board, destined, we understand, for Virginia. Arriving at Lamar, where the Northern and Southern trains pass each
other, the soldiers left the cars and
walked about the depot, until the whistle sounded for them to get
aboard. While the cars were moving, one
poor fellow tried to jump on the platform, but failed. He fell between
the cars and was instantly killed. The
name of the unfortunate man was Wm. Lewis. He was a member of the 12th
Louisiana Regiment. |
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